Goodwell vs Optima

A side-by-side comparison of Goodwell and Optima: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Goodwell has the higher population (1,271 vs 226 in Optima). Goodwell has the higher median home value ($122,000 vs $73,800 in Optima). Since 2019, Goodwell's population has grown faster (+12.8% vs -45.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Goodwell	Optima
Population	1,271	226
Median age	22.1 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$85,982	—
Median home value	$122,000	$73,800
Median gross rent	$826	—
Housing units	379	76
Homeownership rate	57.8%	94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.2%	1.2%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Goodwell	Optima
Population	1,127 → 1,271 (+12.8%)	413 → 226 (-45.3%)
Median household income	$41,111 → $85,982 (+109.1%)	$53,500 → $81,667 (+52.6%)
Median home value	$101,600 → $122,000 (+20.1%)	$60,900 → $73,800 (+21.2%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $826 (+34.7%)	$681 → $677 (-0.6%)

Goodwell

Population

1,1271,271

Median household income

$41,111$85,982

Median home value

$101,600$122,000

Median gross rent

$613$826

Optima

Population

413226

Median household income

$53,500$81,667

Median home value

$60,900$73,800

Median gross rent

$681$677

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Goodwell	Optima
Under 5	3.5%	1.8%
5 to 17	20.8%	12.8%
18 to 24	29.3%	9.7%
25 to 34	10.5%	18.6%
35 to 44	7.5%	25.7%
45 to 54	13.8%	19.9%
55 to 64	6.3%	5.3%
65 to 74	6.4%	6.2%
75 and over	1.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Goodwell	Optima
White (non-Hispanic)	57.3%	14.6%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	16.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	15.6%	85.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Goodwell	Optima
No high school diploma	11.6%	56.1%
High school graduate	23.0%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	14.0%
Bachelor's degree	24.0%	1.2%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Goodwell	Optima
Drove alone	58.5%	100.0%
Carpooled	11.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	23.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	0.0%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Goodwell	Optima
1-unit, detached	67.0%	39.5%
1-unit, attached	11.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.2%	60.5%

Poverty & households

	Goodwell	Optima
Poverty rate	13.9%	19.5%
Average household size	3.56	4.35
Mean commute (minutes)	19	14
Median year structure built	1967	1977