Ellis County vs Harper County

A side-by-side comparison of Ellis County and Harper County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ellis County has the higher population (3,717 vs 3,231 in Harper County). Harper County has the higher median household income ($59,191 vs $56,992 in Ellis County). Ellis County has the higher median home value ($122,500 vs $99,300 in Harper County).

Population, income & housing

	Ellis County	Harper County
Population	3,717	3,231
Median age	43.4 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$56,992	$59,191
Median home value	$122,500	$99,300
Median gross rent	$728	$791
Housing units	2,125	1,714
Homeownership rate	82.3%	80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellis County	Harper County
Population	4,015 → 3,717 (-7.4%)	3,760 → 3,231 (-14.1%)
Median household income	$53,245 → $56,992 (+7.0%)	$46,154 → $59,191 (+28.2%)
Median home value	$89,800 → $122,500 (+36.4%)	$77,200 → $99,300 (+28.6%)
Median gross rent	$677 → $728 (+7.5%)	$707 → $791 (+11.9%)

Ellis County

Population

4,0153,717

Median household income

$53,245$56,992

Median home value

$89,800$122,500

Median gross rent

$677$728

Harper County

Population

3,7603,231

Median household income

$46,154$59,191

Median home value

$77,200$99,300

Median gross rent

$707$791

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ellis County	Harper County
Under 5	5.2%	6.4%
5 to 17	17.4%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.5%	8.1%
25 to 34	9.7%	8.6%
35 to 44	12.3%	13.0%
45 to 54	11.5%	11.2%
55 to 64	13.1%	14.7%
65 to 74	13.6%	12.3%
75 and over	9.8%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellis County	Harper County
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	72.3%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.9%	23.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellis County	Harper County
No high school diploma	11.8%	12.4%
High school graduate	37.3%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellis County	Harper County
Drove alone	78.6%	89.0%
Carpooled	11.9%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	2.2%
Other means	0.4%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellis County	Harper County
1-unit, detached	85.7%	86.1%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.0%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Ellis County	Harper County
Poverty rate	13.8%	15.9%
Average household size	2.53	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	24	18
Median year structure built	1968	1965