Heavener vs Panama

A side-by-side comparison of Heavener and Panama: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Heavener has the higher population (2,998 vs 1,432 in Panama). Panama has the higher median household income ($45,489 vs $39,356 in Heavener). Panama has the higher median home value ($121,100 vs $57,100 in Heavener).

Population, income & housing

	Heavener	Panama
Population	2,998	1,432
Median age	34.4 yrs	30.5 yrs
Median household income	$39,356	$45,489
Median home value	$57,100	$121,100
Median gross rent	$756	$833
Housing units	1,291	680
Homeownership rate	64.1%	65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.4%	7.4%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Heavener	Panama
Population	3,324 → 2,998 (-9.8%)	1,334 → 1,432 (+7.3%)
Median household income	$33,950 → $39,356 (+15.9%)	$31,346 → $45,489 (+45.1%)
Median home value	$53,300 → $57,100 (+7.1%)	$60,000 → $121,100 (+101.8%)
Median gross rent	$587 → $756 (+28.8%)	$729 → $833 (+14.3%)

Heavener

Population

3,3242,998

Median household income

$33,950$39,356

Median home value

$53,300$57,100

Median gross rent

$587$756

Panama

Population

1,3341,432

Median household income

$31,346$45,489

Median home value

$60,000$121,100

Median gross rent

$729$833

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Heavener	Panama
Under 5	10.6%	15.5%
5 to 17	18.3%	14.6%
18 to 24	8.5%	8.8%
25 to 34	13.9%	19.6%
35 to 44	13.6%	8.0%
45 to 54	10.6%	6.6%
55 to 64	10.8%	7.7%
65 to 74	8.4%	14.2%
75 and over	5.0%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Heavener	Panama
White (non-Hispanic)	46.8%	63.7%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9.6%	14.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.3%	17.1%
Hispanic or Latino	35.1%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Heavener	Panama
No high school diploma	27.6%	12.1%
High school graduate	36.0%	59.4%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Heavener	Panama
Drove alone	82.7%	82.2%
Carpooled	12.4%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.4%	9.4%
Other means	1.4%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Heavener	Panama
1-unit, detached	77.1%	77.5%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	3.7%
20 or more units	5.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.8%	13.7%

Poverty & households

	Heavener	Panama
Poverty rate	34.3%	30.3%
Average household size	3.06	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	1968	1981