COMPARING TWO PLACES
Spencer vs Norfolk
PLACE A
Spencer, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Norfolk, Virginia
Spencer is 98% smaller than Norfolk. Norfolk earns more, with a median household income $6,248 higher.
SPENCERNORFOLKDIFFERENCE
Total population3,857231,013−98% vs Norfolk
Population density7174,336−3,619
Population growth1.7%-2.0%+3.7 pts
Median age44.232.7+11.5
Male45.6%50.7%−5.1 pts
Female54.4%49.3%+5.1 pts
Foreign-born6.7%7.9%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic29.0%41.2%−12.2 pts
Black44.5%38.9%+5.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.2%10.1%+6.0 pts
Asian1.2%3.6%−2.5 pts
Other9.1%6.1%+2.9 pts
Median household income$59,861$66,109−$6,248
Per capita income$29,379$39,457−$10,078
Poverty rate15.1%16.5%−1.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3790.474−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.0%33.5%−7.5 pts
Graduate degree9.5%14.1%−4.6 pts
Unemployment rate8.7%5.7%+3.0 pts
Labor force participation61.8%69.8%−8.0 pts
Median home value$157,000$289,900−$132,900
Median gross rent$940$1,321−$381
Owner-occupied63.3%46.3%+17.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.4%8.3%+1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households21.3%52.8%−31.6 pts
Average commute25.823.0+2.8
Worked from home16.1%10.2%+5.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Uninsured7.8%9.1%−1.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025