Blackwell vs Newkirk

A side-by-side comparison of Blackwell and Newkirk: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Blackwell has the higher population (6,091 vs 2,024 in Newkirk). Newkirk has the higher median household income ($53,125 vs $50,104 in Blackwell). Newkirk has the higher median home value ($99,000 vs $77,000 in Blackwell).

Population, income & housing

	Blackwell	Newkirk
Population	6,091	2,024
Median age	37.4 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$50,104	$53,125
Median home value	$77,000	$99,000
Median gross rent	$852	$613
Housing units	3,225	967
Homeownership rate	65.9%	70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.0%	11.1%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blackwell	Newkirk
Population	6,696 → 6,091 (-9.0%)	2,324 → 2,024 (-12.9%)
Median household income	$42,371 → $50,104 (+18.3%)	$38,750 → $53,125 (+37.1%)
Median home value	$63,800 → $77,000 (+20.7%)	$78,300 → $99,000 (+26.4%)
Median gross rent	$773 → $852 (+10.2%)	$607 → $613 (+1.0%)

Blackwell

Population

6,6966,091

Median household income

$42,371$50,104

Median home value

$63,800$77,000

Median gross rent

$773$852

Newkirk

Population

2,3242,024

Median household income

$38,750$53,125

Median home value

$78,300$99,000

Median gross rent

$607$613

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blackwell	Newkirk
Under 5	7.2%	5.6%
5 to 17	19.1%	17.8%
18 to 24	6.6%	8.7%
25 to 34	14.1%	15.3%
35 to 44	9.3%	12.5%
45 to 54	8.5%	9.8%
55 to 64	14.1%	10.8%
65 to 74	12.9%	11.5%
75 and over	8.2%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blackwell	Newkirk
White (non-Hispanic)	74.3%	70.6%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.7%	12.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.3%	10.6%
Hispanic or Latino	13.4%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blackwell	Newkirk
No high school diploma	10.3%	12.2%
High school graduate	44.8%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blackwell	Newkirk
Drove alone	83.7%	87.3%
Carpooled	10.4%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	2.2%	2.3%
Other means	1.2%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blackwell	Newkirk
1-unit, detached	85.3%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	2.0%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	13.8%

Poverty & households

	Blackwell	Newkirk
Poverty rate	17.3%	13.6%
Average household size	2.57	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1954	1967