COMPARING TWO PLACES
Watonga vs Piedmont
PLACE A
Watonga, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Piedmont, Oklahoma
Watonga is 72% smaller than Piedmont. Piedmont earns more, with a median household income $50,360 higher. Piedmont has grown faster since 2000 (29% vs -47%).
WATONGAPIEDMONTDIFFERENCE
Total population2,5949,427−72% vs Piedmont
Population density688217+471
Population growth-47.4%29.4%−76.8 pts
Median age40.737.9+2.8
Male62.3%51.2%+11.1 pts
Female37.7%48.8%−11.1 pts
Foreign-born4.7%3.1%+1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic56.2%73.7%−17.5 pts
Black10.5%3.7%+6.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.2%13.7%+2.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other17.0%8.7%+8.3 pts
Median household income$54,081$104,441−$50,360
Per capita income$21,407$46,464−$25,057
Poverty rate19.2%2.6%+16.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4290.393+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.4%40.1%−30.7 pts
Graduate degree2.4%13.9%−11.5 pts
Unemployment rate13.5%3.3%+10.2 pts
Labor force participation50.8%70.2%−19.4 pts
Median home value$89,700$330,100−$240,400
Median gross rent$784$1,544−$760
Owner-occupied73.7%91.4%−17.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.5%1.1%+24.4 pts
Rent-burdened households40.3%35.0%+5.4 pts
Average commute17.830.4−12.5
Worked from home0.9%14.1%−13.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured15.6%15.7%−0.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025