Garvin vs Golden

A side-by-side comparison of Garvin and Golden: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Garvin has the higher population (148 vs 26 in Golden). Golden has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $51,875 in Garvin). Garvin has the higher median home value ($98,800 vs $85,000 in Golden).

Population, income & housing

	Garvin	Golden
Population	148	26
Median age	37.0 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$51,875	$58,750
Median home value	$98,800	$85,000
Median gross rent	$763	—
Housing units	71	21
Homeownership rate	63.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	35.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garvin	Golden
Population	275 → 148 (-46.2%)	55 → 26 (-52.7%)
Median household income	$38,250 → $51,875 (+35.6%)	$33,750 → $58,750 (+74.1%)
Median home value	$72,500 → $98,800 (+36.3%)	$70,000 → $85,000 (+21.4%)
Median gross rent	$581 → $763 (+31.3%)	—

Garvin

Population

275148

Median household income

$38,250$51,875

Median home value

$72,500$98,800

Median gross rent

$581$763

Golden

Population

5526

Median household income

$33,750$58,750

Median home value

$70,000$85,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Garvin	Golden
Under 5	9.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	23.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	8.1%	38.5%
25 to 34	7.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	14.2%	0.0%
45 to 54	12.8%	30.8%
55 to 64	12.2%	7.7%
65 to 74	8.8%	15.4%
75 and over	4.1%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garvin	Golden
White (non-Hispanic)	62.8%	84.6%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10.1%	15.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6.8%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	15.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garvin	Golden
No high school diploma	18.2%	37.5%
High school graduate	39.8%	37.5%
Some college or associate's	19.3%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garvin	Golden
Drove alone	95.7%	100.0%
Carpooled	2.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garvin	Golden
1-unit, detached	78.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Garvin	Golden
Poverty rate	12.2%	7.7%
Average household size	2.43	1.86
Mean commute (minutes)	14	—
Median year structure built	1983	1981