Ellis County vs Roger Mills County

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

Ellis 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.

Ellis County has the higher population (3,717 vs 3,378 in Roger Mills County). Roger Mills County has the higher median household income ($62,721 vs $56,992 in Ellis County). Roger Mills County has the higher median home value ($152,600 vs $122,500 in Ellis County).

Population, income & housing

	Ellis County	Roger Mills County
Population	3,717	3,378
Median age	43.4 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$56,992	$62,721
Median home value	$122,500	$152,600
Median gross rent	$728	$708
Housing units	2,125	1,850
Homeownership rate	82.3%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellis County	Roger Mills County
Population	4,015 → 3,717 (-7.4%)	3,667 → 3,378 (-7.9%)
Median household income	$53,245 → $56,992 (+7.0%)	$51,302 → $62,721 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$89,800 → $122,500 (+36.4%)	$109,600 → $152,600 (+39.2%)
Median gross rent	$677 → $728 (+7.5%)	$585 → $708 (+21.0%)

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

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)

	Ellis County	Roger Mills County
Under 5	5.2%	5.0%
5 to 17	17.4%	19.5%
18 to 24	7.5%	6.5%
25 to 34	9.7%	10.4%
35 to 44	12.3%	12.4%
45 to 54	11.5%	10.5%
55 to 64	13.1%	13.8%
65 to 74	13.6%	12.8%
75 and over	9.8%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellis County	Roger Mills County
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	80.8%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.9%	5.1%
Asian	0.9%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.7%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.9%	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellis County	Roger Mills County
No high school diploma	11.8%	6.4%
High school graduate	37.3%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellis County	Roger Mills County
Drove alone	78.6%	79.8%
Carpooled	11.9%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	6.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	6.6%
Other means	0.4%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellis County	Roger Mills County
1-unit, detached	85.7%	85.4%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	0.1%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.0%	11.1%

Poverty & households

	Ellis County	Roger Mills County
Poverty rate	13.8%	15.4%
Average household size	2.53	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1968	1971