Kiowa County vs Tillman County

A side-by-side comparison of Kiowa County and Tillman County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kiowa County has the higher population (8,458 vs 6,967 in Tillman County). Tillman County has the higher median household income ($47,445 vs $42,063 in Kiowa County). Kiowa County has the higher median home value ($90,300 vs $71,900 in Tillman County).

Population, income & housing

	Kiowa County	Tillman County
Population	8,458	6,967
Median age	42.0 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$42,063	$47,445
Median home value	$90,300	$71,900
Median gross rent	$675	$704
Housing units	4,684	3,776
Homeownership rate	71.3%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kiowa County	Tillman County
Population	8,886 → 8,458 (-4.8%)	7,413 → 6,967 (-6.0%)
Median household income	$38,019 → $42,063 (+10.6%)	$42,280 → $47,445 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$62,900 → $90,300 (+43.6%)	$56,800 → $71,900 (+26.6%)
Median gross rent	$545 → $675 (+23.9%)	$616 → $704 (+14.3%)

Kiowa County

Population

8,8868,458

Median household income

$38,019$42,063

Median home value

$62,900$90,300

Median gross rent

$545$675

Tillman County

Population

7,4136,967

Median household income

$42,280$47,445

Median home value

$56,800$71,900

Median gross rent

$616$704

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kiowa County	Tillman County
Under 5	6.6%	5.8%
5 to 17	17.9%	18.3%
18 to 24	6.4%	8.7%
25 to 34	10.8%	11.7%
35 to 44	11.3%	10.4%
45 to 54	11.0%	10.4%
55 to 64	15.0%	14.6%
65 to 74	12.4%	11.7%
75 and over	8.4%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kiowa County	Tillman County
White (non-Hispanic)	72.7%	58.5%
Black or African American	3.4%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.0%	1.9%
Asian	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.9%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	11.8%	27.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kiowa County	Tillman County
No high school diploma	14.0%	18.5%
High school graduate	32.7%	38.4%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kiowa County	Tillman County
Drove alone	77.2%	79.2%
Carpooled	11.8%	9.9%
Public transit	0.3%	0.6%
Walked	0.9%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	7.2%	5.5%
Other means	2.5%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kiowa County	Tillman County
1-unit, detached	85.5%	89.5%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	2.8%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Kiowa County	Tillman County
Poverty rate	25.0%	17.2%
Average household size	2.47	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1960	1963