Latimer County vs Woods County

A side-by-side comparison of Latimer County and Woods County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Latimer County has the higher population (9,495 vs 8,619 in Woods County). Woods County has the higher median household income ($50,512 vs $41,048 in Latimer County). Woods County has the higher median home value ($141,900 vs $103,300 in Latimer County).

Population, income & housing

	Latimer County	Woods County
Population	9,495	8,619
Median age	41.5 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$41,048	$50,512
Median home value	$103,300	$141,900
Median gross rent	$720	$806
Housing units	4,682	4,463
Homeownership rate	70.5%	64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	32.5%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Latimer County	Woods County
Population	10,348 → 9,495 (-8.2%)	9,043 → 8,619 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$44,214 → $41,048 (-7.2%)	$54,282 → $50,512 (-6.9%)
Median home value	$87,000 → $103,300 (+18.7%)	$107,000 → $141,900 (+32.6%)
Median gross rent	$622 → $720 (+15.8%)	$690 → $806 (+16.8%)

Latimer County

Population

10,3489,495

Median household income

$44,214$41,048

Median home value

$87,000$103,300

Median gross rent

$622$720

Woods County

Population

9,0438,619

Median household income

$54,282$50,512

Median home value

$107,000$141,900

Median gross rent

$690$806

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Latimer County	Woods County
Under 5	6.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	16.1%	15.9%
18 to 24	9.3%	17.0%
25 to 34	11.0%	13.8%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.9%
45 to 54	10.7%	8.5%
55 to 64	13.8%	10.5%
65 to 74	11.5%	9.1%
75 and over	9.9%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Latimer County	Woods County
White (non-Hispanic)	61.5%	82.4%
Black or African American	1.2%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23.9%	2.5%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	8.4%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Latimer County	Woods County
No high school diploma	15.3%	11.4%
High school graduate	39.3%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Latimer County	Woods County
Drove alone	88.2%	77.7%
Carpooled	5.7%	11.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	9.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	2.0%
Other means	1.0%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Latimer County	Woods County
1-unit, detached	72.5%	83.4%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	1.7%
20 or more units	1.2%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	21.1%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	Latimer County	Woods County
Poverty rate	19.2%	19.1%
Average household size	2.37	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	26	16
Median year structure built	1984	1961