Pottawatomie County vs Rogers County

A side-by-side comparison of Pottawatomie County and Rogers County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rogers County has the higher population (97,235 vs 73,011 in Pottawatomie County). Rogers County has the higher median household income ($77,688 vs $60,828 in Pottawatomie County). Rogers County has the higher median home value ($222,200 vs $155,700 in Pottawatomie County).

Population, income & housing

	Pottawatomie County	Rogers County
Population	73,011	97,235
Median age	38.0 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$60,828	$77,688
Median home value	$155,700	$222,200
Median gross rent	$869	$1,018
Housing units	30,163	38,706
Homeownership rate	69.9%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	25.6%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pottawatomie County	Rogers County
Population	72,154 → 73,011 (+1.2%)	91,353 → 97,235 (+6.4%)
Median household income	$49,250 → $60,828 (+23.5%)	$65,434 → $77,688 (+18.7%)
Median home value	$120,500 → $155,700 (+29.2%)	$162,300 → $222,200 (+36.9%)
Median gross rent	$718 → $869 (+21.0%)	$872 → $1,018 (+16.7%)

Pottawatomie County

Population

72,15473,011

Median household income

$49,250$60,828

Median home value

$120,500$155,700

Median gross rent

$718$869

Rogers County

Population

91,35397,235

Median household income

$65,434$77,688

Median home value

$162,300$222,200

Median gross rent

$872$1,018

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pottawatomie County	Rogers County
Under 5	5.8%	5.7%
5 to 17	17.5%	17.5%
18 to 24	10.1%	8.7%
25 to 34	12.4%	12.5%
35 to 44	12.8%	12.6%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.5%
55 to 64	12.7%	13.7%
65 to 74	9.9%	10.1%
75 and over	6.6%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pottawatomie County	Rogers County
White (non-Hispanic)	70.1%	69.5%
Black or African American	3.1%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11.5%	12.1%
Asian	0.8%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	8.1%	9.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pottawatomie County	Rogers County
No high school diploma	11.5%	7.8%
High school graduate	35.2%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pottawatomie County	Rogers County
Drove alone	81.9%	79.4%
Carpooled	8.3%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.6%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	6.9%	10.1%
Other means	1.1%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pottawatomie County	Rogers County
1-unit, detached	74.8%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	2.8%
20 or more units	1.9%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	13.4%	10.6%

Poverty & households

	Pottawatomie County	Rogers County
Poverty rate	15.7%	9.6%
Average household size	2.61	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1979	1992