Oran vs Sikeston

A side-by-side comparison of Oran and Sikeston: population, income, housing, and more.

Oran and Sikeston are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sikeston has the higher population (16,231 vs 1,137 in Oran). Oran has the higher median household income ($57,404 vs $53,203 in Sikeston). Sikeston has the higher median home value ($158,100 vs $130,200 in Oran).

Population, income & housing

	Oran	Sikeston
Population	1,137	16,231
Median age	38.7 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$57,404	$53,203
Median home value	$130,200	$158,100
Median gross rent	$780	$827
Housing units	508	7,600
Homeownership rate	59.7%	59.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	24.8%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oran	Sikeston
Population	1,512 → 1,137 (-24.8%)	16,200 → 16,231 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$38,295 → $57,404 (+49.9%)	$39,803 → $53,203 (+33.7%)
Median home value	$95,100 → $130,200 (+36.9%)	$121,400 → $158,100 (+30.2%)
Median gross rent	$550 → $780 (+41.8%)	$712 → $827 (+16.2%)

Oran

Population

1,5121,137

Median household income

$38,295$57,404

Median home value

$95,100$130,200

Median gross rent

$550$780

Sikeston

Population

16,20016,231

Median household income

$39,803$53,203

Median home value

$121,400$158,100

Median gross rent

$712$827

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oran	Sikeston
Under 5	5.5%	6.7%
5 to 17	17.0%	18.2%
18 to 24	9.4%	7.8%
25 to 34	13.5%	15.2%
35 to 44	14.0%	9.5%
45 to 54	13.3%	10.0%
55 to 64	11.8%	10.9%
65 to 74	10.1%	10.8%
75 and over	5.4%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oran	Sikeston
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	66.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	24.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.8%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oran	Sikeston
No high school diploma	16.7%	12.3%
High school graduate	37.5%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oran	Sikeston
Drove alone	74.0%	80.5%
Carpooled	13.1%	14.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	3.1%
Other means	3.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oran	Sikeston
1-unit, detached	90.4%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	14.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Oran	Sikeston
Poverty rate	14.9%	16.5%
Average household size	2.49	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	27	16
Median year structure built	1959	1975