COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wilson vs Lubbock
PLACE A
Wilson, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Lubbock, Texas
Wilson is 99% smaller than Lubbock. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Lubbock has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs -19%).
WILSONLUBBOCKDIFFERENCE
Total population1,439273,071−99% vs Lubbock
Population density2551,924−1,669
Population growth-18.9%12.0%−30.9 pts
Median age40.230.5+9.7
Male53.1%49.0%+4.1 pts
Female46.9%51.0%−4.1 pts
Foreign-born2.9%6.3%−3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.8%49.6%+31.1 pts
Black0.4%7.7%−7.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.0%36.6%−33.7 pts
Asian0.9%2.7%−1.8 pts
Other15.0%3.3%+11.6 pts
Median household income$60,625$60,895−$270
Per capita income$34,775$35,237−$462
Poverty rate17.4%18.9%−1.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4280.489−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.8%35.1%−21.3 pts
Graduate degree8.6%14.1%−5.5 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%5.2%−2.3 pts
Labor force participation53.7%66.6%−12.9 pts
Median home value$102,500$212,400−$109,900
Median gross rent$869$1,182−$313
Owner-occupied80.7%51.2%+29.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.3%9.4%+2.9 pts
Rent-burdened households44.1%52.2%−8.1 pts
Average commute32.816.3+16.5
Worked from home19.2%7.1%+12.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured18.7%13.6%+5.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025