Colbert vs Mead

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

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

Colbert has the higher population (1,248 vs 418 in Mead). Mead has the higher median household income ($75,500 vs $45,263 in Colbert). Colbert has the higher median home value ($86,600 vs $75,000 in Mead).

Population, income & housing

	Colbert	Mead
Population	1,248	418
Median age	43.4 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$45,263	$75,500
Median home value	$86,600	$75,000
Median gross rent	$884	$644
Housing units	532	160
Homeownership rate	61.1%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colbert	Mead
Population	1,354 → 1,248 (-7.8%)	99 → 418 (+322.2%)
Median household income	$44,483 → $45,263 (+1.8%)	$38,125 → $75,500 (+98.0%)
Median home value	$80,200 → $86,600 (+8.0%)	$61,300 → $75,000 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	$679 → $884 (+30.2%)	$542 → $644 (+18.8%)

Colbert

Population

1,3541,248

Median household income

$44,483$45,263

Median home value

$80,200$86,600

Median gross rent

$679$884

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)

	Colbert	Mead
Under 5	5.5%	2.9%
5 to 17	14.3%	9.8%
18 to 24	11.2%	6.0%
25 to 34	12.6%	11.5%
35 to 44	9.5%	25.4%
45 to 54	12.8%	12.0%
55 to 64	11.8%	7.4%
65 to 74	12.7%	17.7%
75 and over	9.6%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colbert	Mead
White (non-Hispanic)	68.8%	69.9%
Black or African American	9.7%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8.9%	12.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.7%	11.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colbert	Mead
No high school diploma	17.8%	16.2%
High school graduate	46.2%	52.1%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colbert	Mead
Drove alone	83.5%	97.8%
Carpooled	4.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colbert	Mead
1-unit, detached	64.1%	60.0%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	11.9%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30.1%	27.5%

Poverty & households

	Colbert	Mead
Poverty rate	25.4%	19.9%
Average household size	2.49	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	26	15
Median year structure built	1979	1988