COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wilson vs Budd Lake
PLACE A
Wilson, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Budd Lake, New Jersey
Wilson is 86% smaller than Budd Lake. Budd Lake earns more, with a median household income $53,529 higher. Budd Lake has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -19%).
WILSONBUDD LAKEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,43910,650−86% vs Budd Lake
Population density2551,956−1,701
Population growth-18.9%9.1%−28.0 pts
Median age40.236.9+3.3
Male53.1%50.7%+2.4 pts
Female46.9%49.3%−2.4 pts
Foreign-born2.9%22.1%−19.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.8%58.0%+22.7 pts
Black0.4%9.2%−8.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.0%21.2%−18.2 pts
Asian0.9%7.4%−6.5 pts
Other15.0%4.1%+10.8 pts
Median household income$60,625$114,154−$53,529
Per capita income$34,775$51,420−$16,645
Poverty rate17.4%4.6%+12.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4280.382+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher13.8%45.3%−31.5 pts
Graduate degree8.6%18.3%−9.7 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%6.4%−3.5 pts
Labor force participation53.7%76.9%−23.2 pts
Median home value$102,500$456,100−$353,600
Median gross rent$869$1,402−$533
Owner-occupied80.7%74.8%+5.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.3%0.7%+11.6 pts
Rent-burdened households44.1%39.8%+4.2 pts
Average commute32.830.4+2.4
Worked from home19.2%19.1%+0.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured18.7%4.3%+14.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024