Dewey County vs Roger Mills County

A side-by-side comparison of Dewey County and Roger Mills County: population, income, housing, and more.

Dewey County and Roger Mills County are counties in Oklahoma. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dewey County has the higher population (4,433 vs 3,378 in Roger Mills County). Roger Mills County has the higher median household income ($62,721 vs $60,550 in Dewey County). Roger Mills County has the higher median home value ($152,600 vs $118,200 in Dewey County).

Population, income & housing

	Dewey County	Roger Mills County
Population	4,433	3,378
Median age	38.0 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$60,550	$62,721
Median home value	$118,200	$152,600
Median gross rent	$900	$708
Housing units	2,195	1,850
Homeownership rate	74.7%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dewey County	Roger Mills County
Population	4,922 → 4,433 (-9.9%)	3,667 → 3,378 (-7.9%)
Median household income	$52,428 → $60,550 (+15.5%)	$51,302 → $62,721 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$97,700 → $118,200 (+21.0%)	$109,600 → $152,600 (+39.2%)
Median gross rent	$706 → $900 (+27.5%)	$585 → $708 (+21.0%)

Dewey County

Population

4,9224,433

Median household income

$52,428$60,550

Median home value

$97,700$118,200

Median gross rent

$706$900

Roger Mills County

Population

3,6673,378

Median household income

$51,302$62,721

Median home value

$109,600$152,600

Median gross rent

$585$708

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dewey County	Roger Mills County
Under 5	6.3%	5.0%
5 to 17	21.2%	19.5%
18 to 24	8.2%	6.5%
25 to 34	10.5%	10.4%
35 to 44	11.0%	12.4%
45 to 54	10.3%	10.5%
55 to 64	13.4%	13.8%
65 to 74	10.4%	12.8%
75 and over	8.6%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dewey County	Roger Mills County
White (non-Hispanic)	81.1%	80.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.6%	5.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.7%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	8.2%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dewey County	Roger Mills County
No high school diploma	7.4%	6.4%
High school graduate	45.4%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dewey County	Roger Mills County
Drove alone	78.7%	79.8%
Carpooled	8.9%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.8%	6.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	6.6%
Other means	1.5%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dewey County	Roger Mills County
1-unit, detached	77.5%	85.4%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.7%	11.1%

Poverty & households

	Dewey County	Roger Mills County
Poverty rate	14.4%	15.4%
Average household size	2.73	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1973	1971