COMPARING TWO PLACES
Vernon vs Starkville
PLACE A
Vernon, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Starkville, Colorado
Vernon is 30% smaller than Starkville. Starkville earns more, with a median household income $14,185 higher.
VERNONSTARKVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population4666−30% vs Starkville
Population density8904−896
Population growth–5.1%–
Median age45.858.5−12.7
Male63.6%41.2%+22.5 pts
Female36.4%58.8%−22.5 pts
Foreign-born9.1%0.0%+9.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.0%19.6%−19.6 pts
Black39.4%0.0%+39.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino24.2%80.4%−56.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other36.4%0.0%+36.4 pts
Median household income$53,542$67,727−$14,185
Per capita income$32,891$31,753+$1,138
Poverty rate15.2%12.7%+2.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3750.306+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%3.4%+11.9 pts
Graduate degree7.7%0.0%+7.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%0.0%Even
Labor force participation42.4%63.9%−21.5 pts
Median home value$33,600$95,000−$61,400
Median gross rent–$1,092–
Owner-occupied64.7%63.6%+1.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate34.6%14.3%+20.3 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%54.2%−54.2 pts
Average commute–16.3–
Worked from home21.4%9.7%+11.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured30.3%20.6%+9.7 pts
Population, 2023 – 2025