COMPARING TWO PLACES
Taft vs Aransas Pass
PLACE A
Taft, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Aransas Pass, Texas
Taft is 98% smaller than Aransas Pass. Aransas Pass earns more, with a median household income $31,021 higher. Aransas Pass has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -30%).
TAFTARANSAS PASSDIFFERENCE
Total population1728,842−98% vs Aransas Pass
Population density111558−447
Population growth-30.4%-3.2%−27.2 pts
Median age54.042.7+11.3
Male46.7%54.7%−8.0 pts
Female53.3%45.3%+8.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%11.6%−11.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic4.3%47.1%−42.8 pts
Black80.4%1.7%+78.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%46.2%−46.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other15.2%3.3%+11.9 pts
Median household income$32,000$63,021−$31,021
Per capita income$23,343$37,260−$13,917
Poverty rate31.5%14.8%+16.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3700.514−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.7%14.0%−3.3 pts
Graduate degree9.5%4.7%+4.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
Labor force participation39.8%55.3%−15.5 pts
Median home value$59,300$235,500−$176,200
Median gross rent$883$1,159−$276
Owner-occupied58.0%66.3%−8.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate37.5%27.0%+10.5 pts
Rent-burdened households42.9%43.2%−0.3 pts
Average commute30.622.9+7.7
Worked from home25.7%3.1%+22.6 pts
Public transit to work2.9%0.0%+2.9 pts
Uninsured20.7%15.1%+5.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025