Johnston County vs Love County

A side-by-side comparison of Johnston County and Love County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Johnston County has the higher population (10,334 vs 10,196 in Love County). Love County has the higher median household income ($62,940 vs $50,911 in Johnston County). Love County has the higher median home value ($167,500 vs $110,700 in Johnston County).

Population, income & housing

	Johnston County	Love County
Population	10,334	10,196
Median age	39.5 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$50,911	$62,940
Median home value	$110,700	$167,500
Median gross rent	$732	$903
Housing units	4,710	4,724
Homeownership rate	70.2%	72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Johnston County	Love County
Population	11,064 → 10,334 (-6.6%)	10,063 → 10,196 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$41,332 → $50,911 (+23.2%)	$49,399 → $62,940 (+27.4%)
Median home value	$80,800 → $110,700 (+37.0%)	$111,700 → $167,500 (+50.0%)
Median gross rent	$624 → $732 (+17.3%)	$715 → $903 (+26.3%)

Johnston County

Population

11,06410,334

Median household income

$41,332$50,911

Median home value

$80,800$110,700

Median gross rent

$624$732

Love County

Population

10,06310,196

Median household income

$49,399$62,940

Median home value

$111,700$167,500

Median gross rent

$715$903

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Johnston County	Love County
Under 5	5.8%	6.0%
5 to 17	17.8%	18.3%
18 to 24	10.2%	8.5%
25 to 34	11.1%	12.3%
35 to 44	11.4%	11.8%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.1%
55 to 64	13.0%	12.9%
65 to 74	10.8%	10.7%
75 and over	7.7%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Johnston County	Love County
White (non-Hispanic)	67.2%	68.3%
Black or African American	2.4%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11.1%	4.1%
Asian	0.1%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.1%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	17.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Johnston County	Love County
No high school diploma	12.5%	14.7%
High school graduate	36.5%	36.6%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Johnston County	Love County
Drove alone	77.8%	80.8%
Carpooled	12.9%	12.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	3.5%
Other means	1.2%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Johnston County	Love County
1-unit, detached	73.2%	68.4%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.3%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	19.1%	20.7%

Poverty & households

	Johnston County	Love County
Poverty rate	21.9%	14.8%
Average household size	2.54	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1983	1982