Terral vs Waurika

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

Terral 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 273 in Terral). Waurika has the higher median household income ($42,054 vs $36,667 in Terral). Terral has the higher median home value ($50,000 vs $49,500 in Waurika).

Population, income & housing

	Terral	Waurika
Population	273	1,847
Median age	55.3 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$36,667	$42,054
Median home value	$50,000	$49,500
Median gross rent	$435	$616
Housing units	182	888
Homeownership rate	64.1%	60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.7%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Terral	Waurika
Population	403 → 273 (-32.3%)	2,127 → 1,847 (-13.2%)
Median household income	$39,167 → $36,667 (-6.4%)	$36,845 → $42,054 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$26,000 → $50,000 (+92.3%)	$61,300 → $49,500 (-19.2%)
Median gross rent	$553 → $435 (-21.3%)	$509 → $616 (+21.0%)

Terral

Population

403273

Median household income

$39,167$36,667

Median home value

$26,000$50,000

Median gross rent

$553$435

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)

	Terral	Waurika
Under 5	2.2%	7.2%
5 to 17	11.4%	18.8%
18 to 24	5.9%	7.7%
25 to 34	7.3%	9.1%
35 to 44	9.9%	13.6%
45 to 54	12.8%	11.6%
55 to 64	16.1%	13.1%
65 to 74	23.8%	12.7%
75 and over	10.6%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Terral	Waurika
White (non-Hispanic)	72.9%	78.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	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	8.1%	8.6%
Hispanic or Latino	17.2%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Terral	Waurika
No high school diploma	25.9%	13.0%
High school graduate	39.5%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.2%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Terral	Waurika
Drove alone	85.7%	68.7%
Carpooled	10.2%	20.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.9%
Walked	2.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.0%
Other means	2.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Terral	Waurika
1-unit, detached	86.3%	84.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Terral	Waurika
Poverty rate	23.4%	29.9%
Average household size	2.13	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	22	28
Median year structure built	1959	1968