Denver vs Oklahoma City
Denver, CO compared with Oklahoma City, OK · 500 miles apart
Denver has 740,613 residents to Oklahoma City’s 719,849. Denver comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. Oklahoma City does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| Denver, CO | Oklahoma City, OK | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 740,613 | 719,849 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,838 | 1,186 |
| Median household income | $94,718 | $68,656 |
| Median home value | $616,000 | $231,300 |
| Median rent | $1,831 | $1,130 |
| Homeownership | 48.8% | 58.6% |
| Average commute | 24.9 min | 22.2 min |
| Median age | 35.3 | 35.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 56.5% | 34.7% |
| Poverty rate | 11.2% | 15.1% |
| Unemployment | 4.9% | 4.7% |
| Price to income | 6.5× | 3.4× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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