Carmen

Population: 377
Median household income: $49,375
Median home value: $47,500

Carmen, a community in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, has 377 residents. At $49,375, its median household income sits below Alfalfa County's $67,870.

From 2019 to 2023, Carmen's population declined 11.5% from 426 to 377, while its median home value was little changed from $47,900 to $47,500.

The median resident is 33.6 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 19.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 377
Median age: 33.6 yrs
Median household income: $49,375
Median home value: $47,500
Median gross rent: $645
Housing units: 199
Homeownership rate: 66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

426377

Median household income

$49,750$49,375

Median home value

$47,900$47,500

Median gross rent

$843$645

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	426	$49,750	$47,900	$843
2020	364	$49,861	$57,400	$588
2021	369	$50,781	$52,000	$744
2022	313	$42,344	$52,300	$850
2023	377	$49,375	$47,500	$645

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 512.2%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 242.7%

25 to 3419.4%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 745.3%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	46	12.2%
5 to 17	72	19.1%
18 to 24	10	2.7%
25 to 34	73	19.4%
35 to 44	42	11.1%
45 to 54	37	9.8%
55 to 64	54	14.3%
65 to 74	20	5.3%
75 and over	23	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	345	91.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	10	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.7%

High school graduate47.0%

Some college or associate's21.3%

Bachelor's degree12.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	34	13.7%
High school graduate	117	47.0%
Some college or associate's	53	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	32	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone87.7%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	135	87.7%
Carpooled	18	11.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	70	45.5%
15 to 29 min	13	8.4%
30 to 44 min	39	25.3%
45 to 59 min	22	14.3%
60+ min	10	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 36.9% (139 of 377)

	Count	Share
Family households	88	64.2%
Nonfamily households	49	35.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	137	68.8%
Vacant	62	31.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	91	66.4%
Renter-occupied	46	33.6%

1-unit, detached89.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	179	89.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16	8.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4012000
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.52 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.5791, -98.4579