COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sterling vs Chickasha
PLACE A
Sterling, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Chickasha, Oklahoma
Sterling is 96% smaller than Chickasha. Sterling earns more, with a median household income $13,870 higher. Chickasha has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -16%).
STERLINGCHICKASHADIFFERENCE
Total population67417,313−96% vs Chickasha
Population density820772+48
Population growth-15.8%0.1%−15.9 pts
Median age40.236.1+4.1
Male45.1%47.9%−2.8 pts
Female54.9%52.1%+2.8 pts
Foreign-born0.5%1.7%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.0%72.2%+15.8 pts
Black3.6%5.5%−1.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.2%8.7%−5.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other5.2%13.5%−8.4 pts
Median household income$67,981$54,111+$13,870
Per capita income$36,630$28,841+$7,789
Poverty rate14.0%17.5%−3.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4760.433+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%21.5%−9.7 pts
Graduate degree4.2%7.3%−3.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.9%−6.9 pts
Labor force participation41.9%59.5%−17.7 pts
Median home value$131,900$130,300+$1,600
Median gross rent$604$888−$284
Owner-occupied74.1%52.7%+21.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.4%17.5%−7.0 pts
Rent-burdened households57.7%39.0%+18.7 pts
Average commute27.218.8+8.4
Worked from home2.4%3.6%−1.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.1%15.0%−4.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025