COMPARING TWO PLACES
Spencer vs Cookeville
PLACE A
Spencer, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Cookeville, Tennessee
Spencer is 90% smaller than Cookeville. Spencer earns more, with a median household income $8,486 higher. Cookeville has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs 2%).
SPENCERCOOKEVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population3,85738,212−90% vs Cookeville
Population density7171,068−351
Population growth1.7%14.5%−12.8 pts
Median age44.229.8+14.4
Male45.6%49.9%−4.3 pts
Female54.4%50.1%+4.3 pts
Foreign-born6.7%9.3%−2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic29.0%78.2%−49.2 pts
Black44.5%3.4%+41.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.2%12.0%+4.2 pts
Asian1.2%1.9%−0.8 pts
Other9.1%4.5%+4.6 pts
Median household income$59,861$51,375+$8,486
Per capita income$29,379$29,350+$29
Poverty rate15.1%23.5%−8.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3790.489−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.0%34.8%−8.8 pts
Graduate degree9.5%15.4%−5.9 pts
Unemployment rate8.7%3.8%+5.0 pts
Labor force participation61.8%60.5%+1.3 pts
Median home value$157,000$305,400−$148,400
Median gross rent$940$917+$23
Owner-occupied63.3%41.1%+22.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.4%7.6%+1.9 pts
Rent-burdened households21.3%48.6%−27.4 pts
Average commute25.818.9+6.9
Worked from home16.1%10.7%+5.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured7.8%13.2%−5.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025