Cartwright vs Mead

A side-by-side comparison of Cartwright and Mead: population, income, housing, and more.

Cartwright and Mead are places in Oklahoma. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cartwright has the higher population (827 vs 418 in Mead). Mead has the higher median household income ($75,500 vs $55,357 in Cartwright). Cartwright has the higher median home value ($98,100 vs $75,000 in Mead).

Population, income & housing

	Cartwright	Mead
Population	827	418
Median age	41.8 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$55,357	$75,500
Median home value	$98,100	$75,000
Median gross rent	$677	$644
Housing units	376	160
Homeownership rate	73.6%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.7%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cartwright	Mead
Population	626 → 827 (+32.1%)	99 → 418 (+322.2%)
Median household income	$50,234 → $55,357 (+10.2%)	$38,125 → $75,500 (+98.0%)
Median home value	$71,100 → $98,100 (+38.0%)	$61,300 → $75,000 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	$664 → $677 (+2.0%)	$542 → $644 (+18.8%)

Cartwright

Population

626827

Median household income

$50,234$55,357

Median home value

$71,100$98,100

Median gross rent

$664$677

Mead

Population

99418

Median household income

$38,125$75,500

Median home value

$61,300$75,000

Median gross rent

$542$644

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cartwright	Mead
Under 5	7.9%	2.9%
5 to 17	12.1%	9.8%
18 to 24	17.7%	6.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	11.5%
35 to 44	18.4%	25.4%
45 to 54	9.7%	12.0%
55 to 64	12.3%	7.4%
65 to 74	16.4%	17.7%
75 and over	5.6%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cartwright	Mead
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	69.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	12.4%
Asian	1.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	11.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cartwright	Mead
No high school diploma	9.5%	16.2%
High school graduate	58.5%	52.1%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cartwright	Mead
Drove alone	87.4%	97.8%
Carpooled	12.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cartwright	Mead
1-unit, detached	48.9%	60.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	11.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	51.1%	27.5%

Poverty & households

	Cartwright	Mead
Poverty rate	19.0%	19.9%
Average household size	2.83	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	18	15
Median year structure built	1984	1988