COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sterling vs Midland
PLACE A
Sterling, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Midland, Texas
Sterling is 100% smaller than Midland. Midland earns more, with a median household income $21,604 higher. Midland has grown faster since 2000 (19% vs -16%).
STERLINGMIDLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population674147,615−100% vs Midland
Population density8201,943−1,123
Population growth-15.8%19.2%−35.0 pts
Median age40.231.5+8.7
Male45.1%50.8%−5.7 pts
Female54.9%49.2%+5.7 pts
Foreign-born0.5%13.2%−12.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.0%41.3%+46.7 pts
Black3.6%7.4%−3.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.2%45.9%−42.7 pts
Asian0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Other5.2%2.8%+2.4 pts
Median household income$67,981$89,585−$21,604
Per capita income$36,630$49,879−$13,249
Poverty rate14.0%12.4%+1.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4760.496−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%33.7%−21.9 pts
Graduate degree4.2%9.7%−5.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Labor force participation41.9%70.3%−28.4 pts
Median home value$131,900$319,200−$187,300
Median gross rent$604$1,434−$830
Owner-occupied74.1%65.1%+9.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.4%6.7%+3.7 pts
Rent-burdened households57.7%50.6%+7.1 pts
Average commute27.220.1+7.1
Worked from home2.4%6.2%−3.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured10.1%14.4%−4.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025