COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wister vs Sallisaw
PLACE A
Wister, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Wister is 88% smaller than Sallisaw. Sallisaw earns more, with a median household income $11,429 higher.
WISTERSALLISAWDIFFERENCE
Total population1,0688,790−88% vs Sallisaw
Population density565634−69
Population growth-6.4%-4.2%−2.3 pts
Median age35.935.8+0.1
Male48.2%48.5%−0.2 pts
Female51.8%51.5%+0.2 pts
Foreign-born1.0%1.7%−0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.9%57.2%+9.7 pts
Black0.1%1.6%−1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.5%6.0%+1.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other25.5%35.1%−9.5 pts
Median household income$36,607$48,036−$11,429
Per capita income$24,413$24,166+$247
Poverty rate25.3%29.5%−4.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5140.451+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher7.5%14.4%−6.9 pts
Graduate degree3.8%4.7%−0.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.5%4.8%−0.2 pts
Labor force participation44.3%53.0%−8.8 pts
Median home value$106,500$134,100−$27,600
Median gross rent$788$826−$38
Owner-occupied68.5%53.9%+14.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.8%10.2%+5.5 pts
Rent-burdened households31.0%41.1%−10.1 pts
Average commute32.919.0+13.9
Worked from home2.1%5.0%−2.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured21.1%16.6%+4.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025