COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sweetwater vs Pampa
PLACE A
Sweetwater, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Pampa, Texas
Sweetwater is 99% smaller than Pampa. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Sweetwater has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs -6%).
SWEETWATERPAMPADIFFERENCE
Total population10516,414−99% vs Pampa
Population density71,820−1,813
Population growth17.2%-6.3%+23.5 pts
Median age39.035.3+3.7
Male54.6%50.4%+4.2 pts
Female45.4%49.6%−4.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%12.5%−12.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.4%57.6%+37.7 pts
Black0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.6%35.2%−30.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Median household income$55,208$56,626−$1,418
Per capita income$30,938$35,014−$4,076
Poverty rate0.0%17.2%−17.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2650.495−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher42.9%17.0%+25.8 pts
Graduate degree14.3%3.2%+11.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Labor force participation72.4%64.2%+8.2 pts
Median home value$106,900$100,700+$6,200
Median gross rent$945$934+$11
Owner-occupied22.8%74.1%−51.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.6%18.7%−5.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%41.8%−41.8 pts
Average commute12.516.7−4.1
Worked from home0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.9%18.9%−17.0 pts
Population, 2009 – 2025