Ardmore vs Wilson

A side-by-side comparison of Ardmore and Wilson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ardmore has the higher population (24,757 vs 1,606 in Wilson). Wilson has the higher median household income ($65,375 vs $52,954 in Ardmore). Ardmore has the higher median home value ($158,800 vs $102,300 in Wilson).

Population, income & housing

	Ardmore	Wilson
Population	24,757	1,606
Median age	36.7 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$52,954	$65,375
Median home value	$158,800	$102,300
Median gross rent	$959	$832
Housing units	11,384	811
Homeownership rate	56.4%	80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ardmore	Wilson
Population	24,821 → 24,757 (-0.3%)	1,426 → 1,606 (+12.6%)
Median household income	$47,860 → $52,954 (+10.6%)	$50,455 → $65,375 (+29.6%)
Median home value	$107,400 → $158,800 (+47.9%)	$69,500 → $102,300 (+47.2%)
Median gross rent	$790 → $959 (+21.4%)	$660 → $832 (+26.1%)

Ardmore

Population

24,82124,757

Median household income

$47,860$52,954

Median home value

$107,400$158,800

Median gross rent

$790$959

Wilson

Population

1,4261,606

Median household income

$50,455$65,375

Median home value

$69,500$102,300

Median gross rent

$660$832

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ardmore	Wilson
Under 5	7.0%	7.3%
5 to 17	18.2%	17.0%
18 to 24	8.9%	6.0%
25 to 34	13.4%	16.2%
35 to 44	13.7%	7.8%
45 to 54	11.2%	8.7%
55 to 64	11.4%	10.6%
65 to 74	8.6%	19.7%
75 and over	7.6%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ardmore	Wilson
White (non-Hispanic)	61.2%	80.5%
Black or African American	8.3%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.6%	6.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.5%	9.7%
Hispanic or Latino	11.5%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ardmore	Wilson
No high school diploma	13.6%	14.8%
High school graduate	34.3%	41.5%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ardmore	Wilson
Drove alone	78.5%	63.5%
Carpooled	13.0%	11.6%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	21.1%
Other means	2.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ardmore	Wilson
1-unit, detached	77.9%	73.2%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	21.7%

Poverty & households

	Ardmore	Wilson
Poverty rate	16.7%	17.9%
Average household size	2.44	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	17	30
Median year structure built	1971	1975