Fort Towson vs Soper

A side-by-side comparison of Fort Towson and Soper: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fort Towson has the higher population (578 vs 212 in Soper). Fort Towson has the higher median household income ($50,250 vs $40,750 in Soper). Fort Towson has the higher median home value ($133,000 vs $73,800 in Soper).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Towson	Soper
Population	578	212
Median age	53.6 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$50,250	$40,750
Median home value	$133,000	$73,800
Median gross rent	$825	$706
Housing units	300	114
Homeownership rate	66.8%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	11.6%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Towson	Soper
Population	528 → 578 (+9.5%)	250 → 212 (-15.2%)
Median household income	$36,731 → $50,250 (+36.8%)	$28,750 → $40,750 (+41.7%)
Median home value	$87,100 → $133,000 (+52.7%)	$53,000 → $73,800 (+39.2%)
Median gross rent	$521 → $825 (+58.3%)	$683 → $706 (+3.4%)

Fort Towson

Population

528578

Median household income

$36,731$50,250

Median home value

$87,100$133,000

Median gross rent

$521$825

Soper

Population

250212

Median household income

$28,750$40,750

Median home value

$53,000$73,800

Median gross rent

$683$706

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Towson	Soper
Under 5	5.5%	4.7%
5 to 17	13.7%	24.5%
18 to 24	4.0%	9.9%
25 to 34	6.6%	9.9%
35 to 44	9.9%	10.8%
45 to 54	12.1%	7.1%
55 to 64	19.0%	12.3%
65 to 74	17.3%	11.8%
75 and over	11.9%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Towson	Soper
White (non-Hispanic)	76.8%	57.5%
Black or African American	0.7%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8.8%	14.2%
Asian	1.6%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	10.2%	12.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Towson	Soper
No high school diploma	12.4%	16.3%
High school graduate	47.1%	41.1%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Towson	Soper
Drove alone	72.8%	77.0%
Carpooled	21.2%	14.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Towson	Soper
1-unit, detached	78.3%	77.2%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.3%	21.1%

Poverty & households

	Fort Towson	Soper
Poverty rate	14.1%	24.8%
Average household size	2.34	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	28	23
Median year structure built	1978	1980