COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sterling vs Blanchard
PLACE A
Sterling, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Blanchard, Idaho
Sterling and Blanchard are close in size. Sterling earns more, with a median household income $8,969 higher. Blanchard has grown faster since 2000 (45% vs -16%).
STERLINGBLANCHARDDIFFERENCE
Total population674651+4% vs Blanchard
Population density820439+381
Population growth-15.8%45.2%−61.0 pts
Median age40.259.4−19.2
Male45.1%57.0%−11.8 pts
Female54.9%43.0%+11.8 pts
Foreign-born0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.0%99.1%−11.1 pts
Black3.6%0.0%+3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.2%0.9%+2.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other5.2%0.0%+5.2 pts
Median household income$67,981$59,012+$8,969
Per capita income$36,630$67,294−$30,664
Poverty rate14.0%3.5%+10.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4760.494−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%58.2%−46.4 pts
Graduate degree4.2%22.5%−18.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%0.0%Even
Labor force participation41.9%26.0%+15.9 pts
Median home value$131,900$279,100−$147,200
Median gross rent$604––
Owner-occupied74.1%85.7%−11.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.4%18.2%−7.8 pts
Rent-burdened households57.7%0.0%+57.7 pts
Average commute27.230.4−3.2
Worked from home2.4%31.0%−28.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.1%6.1%+4.0 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024