COMPARING TWO PLACES
Stratford vs Dalhart
PLACE A
Stratford, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Dalhart, Texas
Stratford is 83% smaller than Dalhart. Dalhart earns more, with a median household income $30,328 higher. Dalhart has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -8%).
STRATFORDDALHARTDIFFERENCE
Total population1,4378,377−83% vs Dalhart
Population density1,4211,752−330
Population growth-7.9%6.5%−14.4 pts
Median age34.530.9+3.6
Male47.8%53.2%−5.4 pts
Female52.2%46.8%+5.4 pts
Foreign-born0.7%24.9%−24.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.4%37.3%+28.1 pts
Black0.2%0.1%+0.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.7%57.2%−50.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other27.8%5.3%+22.5 pts
Median household income$41,302$71,630−$30,328
Per capita income$22,173$30,736−$8,563
Poverty rate26.5%12.3%+14.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4180.358+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.6%16.5%−5.9 pts
Graduate degree3.2%6.3%−3.1 pts
Unemployment rate7.1%2.5%+4.5 pts
Labor force participation51.1%73.0%−21.9 pts
Median home value$100,500$161,600−$61,100
Median gross rent$608$1,069−$461
Owner-occupied54.0%65.0%−11.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.5%11.4%+6.1 pts
Rent-burdened households24.7%39.8%−15.1 pts
Average commute27.513.1+14.4
Worked from home5.0%2.1%+2.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured16.4%26.3%−9.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025