Johnston County vs Pushmataha County

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

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

Pushmataha County has the higher population (10,787 vs 10,334 in Johnston County). Johnston County has the higher median household income ($50,911 vs $44,634 in Pushmataha County). Pushmataha County has the higher median home value ($116,800 vs $110,700 in Johnston County).

Population, income & housing

	Johnston County	Pushmataha County
Population	10,334	10,787
Median age	39.5 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$50,911	$44,634
Median home value	$110,700	$116,800
Median gross rent	$732	$620
Housing units	4,710	5,694
Homeownership rate	70.2%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Johnston County	Pushmataha County
Population	11,064 → 10,334 (-6.6%)	11,128 → 10,787 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$41,332 → $50,911 (+23.2%)	$37,692 → $44,634 (+18.4%)
Median home value	$80,800 → $110,700 (+37.0%)	$80,500 → $116,800 (+45.1%)
Median gross rent	$624 → $732 (+17.3%)	$551 → $620 (+12.5%)

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

Pushmataha County

Population

11,12810,787

Median household income

$37,692$44,634

Median home value

$80,500$116,800

Median gross rent

$551$620

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Johnston County	Pushmataha County
Under 5	5.8%	5.3%
5 to 17	17.8%	16.3%
18 to 24	10.2%	6.8%
25 to 34	11.1%	11.3%
35 to 44	11.4%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.1%	11.4%
55 to 64	13.0%	15.1%
65 to 74	10.8%	12.8%
75 and over	7.7%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Johnston County	Pushmataha County
White (non-Hispanic)	67.2%	69.3%
Black or African American	2.4%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11.1%	16.1%
Asian	0.1%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	13.1%	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Johnston County	Pushmataha County
No high school diploma	12.5%	14.6%
High school graduate	36.5%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Johnston County	Pushmataha County
Drove alone	77.8%	80.0%
Carpooled	12.9%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	5.0%
Other means	1.2%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Johnston County	Pushmataha County
1-unit, detached	73.2%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	19.1%	17.6%

Poverty & households

	Johnston County	Pushmataha County
Poverty rate	21.9%	23.7%
Average household size	2.54	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1983	1981