Alex vs Rush Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Alex and Rush Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rush Springs has the higher population (1,230 vs 573 in Alex). Alex has the higher median household income ($65,000 vs $42,198 in Rush Springs). Rush Springs has the higher median home value ($80,300 vs $67,500 in Alex).

Population, income & housing

	Alex	Rush Springs
Population	573	1,230
Median age	32.9 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$65,000	$42,198
Median home value	$67,500	$80,300
Median gross rent	$767	$698
Housing units	254	586
Homeownership rate	85.4%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alex	Rush Springs
Population	548 → 573 (+4.6%)	1,248 → 1,230 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$45,000 → $65,000 (+44.4%)	$35,227 → $42,198 (+19.8%)
Median home value	$47,500 → $67,500 (+42.1%)	$65,500 → $80,300 (+22.6%)
Median gross rent	$633 → $767 (+21.2%)	$579 → $698 (+20.6%)

Alex

Population

548573

Median household income

$45,000$65,000

Median home value

$47,500$67,500

Median gross rent

$633$767

Rush Springs

Population

1,2481,230

Median household income

$35,227$42,198

Median home value

$65,500$80,300

Median gross rent

$579$698

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alex	Rush Springs
Under 5	6.1%	4.6%
5 to 17	21.8%	23.5%
18 to 24	6.3%	9.2%
25 to 34	21.5%	11.6%
35 to 44	12.6%	11.5%
45 to 54	8.6%	9.9%
55 to 64	6.5%	8.8%
65 to 74	6.8%	10.2%
75 and over	9.9%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alex	Rush Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	67.2%	80.3%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.2%	4.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	20.9%	9.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alex	Rush Springs
No high school diploma	16.7%	10.6%
High school graduate	43.8%	51.4%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alex	Rush Springs
Drove alone	92.8%	90.4%
Carpooled	1.0%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alex	Rush Springs
1-unit, detached	86.6%	78.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	5.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.4%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	Alex	Rush Springs
Poverty rate	12.7%	26.0%
Average household size	2.98	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1960	1964