COMPARING TWO PLACES
Watonga vs El Reno
PLACE A
Watonga, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
El Reno, Oklahoma
Watonga is 87% smaller than El Reno. El Reno earns more, with a median household income $2,138 higher. El Reno has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -47%).
WATONGAEL RENODIFFERENCE
Total population2,59420,730−87% vs El Reno
Population density688260+428
Population growth-47.4%1.4%−48.8 pts
Median age40.734.8+5.9
Male62.3%53.0%+9.3 pts
Female37.7%47.0%−9.3 pts
Foreign-born4.7%7.3%−2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic56.2%59.5%−3.3 pts
Black10.5%6.6%+4.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.2%22.2%−6.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other17.0%11.2%+5.8 pts
Median household income$54,081$56,219−$2,138
Per capita income$21,407$26,318−$4,911
Poverty rate19.2%19.3%−0.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4290.458−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.4%16.3%−6.9 pts
Graduate degree2.4%4.3%−1.9 pts
Unemployment rate13.5%6.1%+7.4 pts
Labor force participation50.8%56.3%−5.5 pts
Median home value$89,700$165,900−$76,200
Median gross rent$784$968−$184
Owner-occupied73.7%60.2%+13.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.5%9.8%+15.7 pts
Rent-burdened households40.3%51.1%−10.8 pts
Average commute17.822.1−4.2
Worked from home0.9%6.4%−5.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured15.6%17.0%−1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025