Arapaho vs Thomas

A side-by-side comparison of Arapaho and Thomas: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Thomas has the higher population (1,255 vs 802 in Arapaho). Thomas has the higher median household income ($57,813 vs $34,397 in Arapaho). Thomas has the higher median home value ($133,600 vs $105,400 in Arapaho).

Population, income & housing

	Arapaho	Thomas
Population	802	1,255
Median age	39.6 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$34,397	$57,813
Median home value	$105,400	$133,600
Median gross rent	—	$733
Housing units	337	508
Homeownership rate	63.5%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.1%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arapaho	Thomas
Population	744 → 802 (+7.8%)	1,213 → 1,255 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$54,258 → $34,397 (-36.6%)	$45,278 → $57,813 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$115,800 → $105,400 (-9.0%)	$102,000 → $133,600 (+31.0%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $783 (+11.9%)	$586 → $733 (+25.1%)

Arapaho

Population

744802

Median household income

$54,258$34,397

Median home value

$115,800$105,400

Median gross rent

$700$783

Thomas

Population

1,2131,255

Median household income

$45,278$57,813

Median home value

$102,000$133,600

Median gross rent

$586$733

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arapaho	Thomas
Under 5	4.1%	6.3%
5 to 17	20.4%	25.7%
18 to 24	5.0%	7.3%
25 to 34	10.2%	10.9%
35 to 44	17.6%	12.8%
45 to 54	23.3%	11.4%
55 to 64	12.7%	12.7%
65 to 74	4.7%	7.1%
75 and over	1.9%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arapaho	Thomas
White (non-Hispanic)	70.0%	76.7%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.9%	7.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	23.1%	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arapaho	Thomas
No high school diploma	21.2%	11.9%
High school graduate	51.0%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	2.8%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.2%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arapaho	Thomas
Drove alone	66.0%	76.1%
Carpooled	2.1%	14.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	15.2%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.7%	3.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arapaho	Thomas
1-unit, detached	80.4%	85.6%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.7%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Arapaho	Thomas
Poverty rate	33.5%	19.0%
Average household size	2.82	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	17	27
Median year structure built	1972	1956