Ryan vs Waurika

A side-by-side comparison of Ryan and Waurika: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Waurika has the higher population (1,847 vs 772 in Ryan). Ryan has the higher median household income ($47,188 vs $42,054 in Waurika). Waurika has the higher median home value ($49,500 vs $47,300 in Ryan).

Population, income & housing

	Ryan	Waurika
Population	772	1,847
Median age	34.3 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$47,188	$42,054
Median home value	$47,300	$49,500
Median gross rent	$517	$616
Housing units	414	888
Homeownership rate	69.4%	60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.6%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ryan	Waurika
Population	771 → 772 (+0.1%)	2,127 → 1,847 (-13.2%)
Median household income	$27,386 → $47,188 (+72.3%)	$36,845 → $42,054 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$54,400 → $47,300 (-13.1%)	$61,300 → $49,500 (-19.2%)
Median gross rent	$448 → $517 (+15.4%)	$509 → $616 (+21.0%)

Ryan

Population

771772

Median household income

$27,386$47,188

Median home value

$54,400$47,300

Median gross rent

$448$517

Waurika

Population

2,1271,847

Median household income

$36,845$42,054

Median home value

$61,300$49,500

Median gross rent

$509$616

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ryan	Waurika
Under 5	5.3%	7.2%
5 to 17	26.4%	18.8%
18 to 24	6.3%	7.7%
25 to 34	12.3%	9.1%
35 to 44	6.0%	13.6%
45 to 54	11.7%	11.6%
55 to 64	7.0%	13.1%
65 to 74	15.4%	12.7%
75 and over	9.6%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ryan	Waurika
White (non-Hispanic)	67.9%	78.0%
Black or African American	3.5%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	1.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.3%	8.6%
Hispanic or Latino	18.9%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ryan	Waurika
No high school diploma	21.3%	13.0%
High school graduate	45.0%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.3%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ryan	Waurika
Drove alone	81.0%	68.7%
Carpooled	16.3%	20.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.9%
Walked	1.6%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.2%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ryan	Waurika
1-unit, detached	78.5%	84.5%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	11.6%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Ryan	Waurika
Poverty rate	26.6%	29.9%
Average household size	2.50	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1966	1968