COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wister vs Greenwood
PLACE A
Wister, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Greenwood, South Carolina
Wister is 95% smaller than Greenwood. Greenwood earns more, with a median household income $4,543 higher.
WISTERGREENWOODDIFFERENCE
Total population1,06822,745−95% vs Greenwood
Population density5651,364−798
Population growth-6.4%-2.9%−3.5 pts
Median age35.934.3+1.6
Male48.2%46.1%+2.1 pts
Female51.8%53.9%−2.1 pts
Foreign-born1.0%4.2%−3.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.9%36.6%+30.3 pts
Black0.1%49.8%−49.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.5%10.9%−3.4 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other25.5%1.6%+24.0 pts
Median household income$36,607$41,150−$4,543
Per capita income$24,413$22,043+$2,370
Poverty rate25.3%21.6%+3.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5140.421+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher7.5%17.6%−10.1 pts
Graduate degree3.8%7.2%−3.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.5%8.7%−4.2 pts
Labor force participation44.3%54.2%−9.9 pts
Median home value$106,500$136,300−$29,800
Median gross rent$788$839−$51
Owner-occupied68.5%43.4%+25.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.8%10.7%+5.1 pts
Rent-burdened households31.0%42.5%−11.5 pts
Average commute32.917.9+15.1
Worked from home2.1%3.0%−0.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured21.1%8.4%+12.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025