Fort Gibson vs Porum

A side-by-side comparison of Fort Gibson and Porum: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fort Gibson has the higher population (3,805 vs 696 in Porum). Fort Gibson has the higher median household income ($69,632 vs $32,010 in Porum). Fort Gibson has the higher median home value ($173,200 vs $84,000 in Porum).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Gibson	Porum
Population	3,805	696
Median age	37.3 yrs	26.0 yrs
Median household income	$69,632	$32,010
Median home value	$173,200	$84,000
Median gross rent	$737	$658
Housing units	1,781	297
Homeownership rate	67.5%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.2%	5.4%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	12.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Gibson	Porum
Population	4,021 → 3,805 (-5.4%)	755 → 696 (-7.8%)
Median household income	$54,044 → $69,632 (+28.8%)	$27,917 → $32,010 (+14.7%)
Median home value	$131,700 → $173,200 (+31.5%)	$43,000 → $84,000 (+95.3%)
Median gross rent	$637 → $737 (+15.7%)	$509 → $658 (+29.3%)

Fort Gibson

Population

4,0213,805

Median household income

$54,044$69,632

Median home value

$131,700$173,200

Median gross rent

$637$737

Porum

Population

755696

Median household income

$27,917$32,010

Median home value

$43,000$84,000

Median gross rent

$509$658

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fort Gibson	Porum
Under 5	7.9%	17.2%
5 to 17	16.8%	24.1%
18 to 24	9.8%	8.2%
25 to 34	14.6%	14.5%
35 to 44	13.9%	11.2%
45 to 54	10.1%	8.3%
55 to 64	12.2%	8.5%
65 to 74	9.1%	5.2%
75 and over	5.6%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Gibson	Porum
White (non-Hispanic)	59.2%	68.1%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18.4%	18.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.0%	13.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Gibson	Porum
No high school diploma	6.2%	23.1%
High school graduate	30.2%	43.6%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	29.2%	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Gibson	Porum
Drove alone	81.8%	72.2%
Carpooled	7.4%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	20.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Gibson	Porum
1-unit, detached	73.3%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	22.9%

Poverty & households

	Fort Gibson	Porum
Poverty rate	20.4%	33.3%
Average household size	2.32	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	18	34
Median year structure built	1986	1982