COMPARING TWO PLACES
Soper vs Durant
PLACE A
Soper, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Durant, Iowa
Soper is 88% smaller than Durant. Durant earns more, with a median household income $39,750 higher. Durant has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -14%).
SOPERDURANTDIFFERENCE
Total population2241,800−88% vs Durant
Population density8921,459−566
Population growth-13.8%2.1%−15.9 pts
Median age37.341.5−4.2
Male51.7%49.6%+2.1 pts
Female48.3%50.4%−2.1 pts
Foreign-born2.4%1.1%+1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic63.4%89.5%−26.1 pts
Black0.5%0.5%−0.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.3%7.6%+1.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other26.8%1.3%+25.5 pts
Median household income$41,875$81,625−$39,750
Per capita income$20,317$48,016−$27,699
Poverty rate27.7%7.8%+19.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4780.452+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.9%29.3%−18.3 pts
Graduate degree2.3%7.3%−4.9 pts
Unemployment rate5.5%0.3%+5.2 pts
Labor force participation48.0%71.2%−23.2 pts
Median home value$80,700$194,300−$113,600
Median gross rent$675$784−$109
Owner-occupied70.9%78.1%−7.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.9%4.2%+19.7 pts
Rent-burdened households20.0%30.7%−10.7 pts
Average commute24.423.3+1.2
Worked from home8.7%7.4%+1.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured17.1%2.7%+14.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025