Elk City

Population: 11,406
Median household income: $49,500
Median home value: $165,300

Elk City is a community in Beckham County, Oklahoma, home to 11,406 residents. At $49,500, its median household income sits below Beckham County's $52,323.

Between 2019 and 2023, Elk City's population declined 3.5% from 11,824 to 11,406, while its median home value rose 6.2% from $155,600 to $165,300.

The median resident is 34.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,406
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $49,500
Median home value: $165,300
Median gross rent: $850
Housing units: 6,215
Homeownership rate: 62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,82411,406

Median household income

$47,850$49,500

Median home value

$155,600$165,300

Median gross rent

$740$850

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,824	$47,850	$155,600	$740
2020	11,544	$43,795	$161,500	$776
2021	11,743	$44,159	$152,700	$772
2022	11,494	$47,903	$161,500	$835
2023	11,406	$49,500	$165,300	$850

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	906	7.9%
5 to 17	2,171	19.0%
18 to 24	1,146	10.0%
25 to 34	1,544	13.5%
35 to 44	1,268	11.1%
45 to 54	1,075	9.4%
55 to 64	1,305	11.4%
65 to 74	1,050	9.2%
75 and over	941	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,855	77.6%
Black or African American	187	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	92	0.8%
Asian	176	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	189	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,907	16.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate42.4%

Some college or associate's31.3%

Bachelor's degree8.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	773	10.8%
High school graduate	3,049	42.4%
Some college or associate's	2,251	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	639	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	471	6.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone82.0%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit1.9%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,955	82.0%
Carpooled	342	7.1%
Public transit	91	1.9%
Walked	141	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	162	3.4%
Other means	130	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,240	69.5%
15 to 29 min	685	14.7%
30 to 44 min	512	11.0%
45 to 59 min	114	2.4%
60+ min	108	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 26.8% (2,985 of 11,134)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,001	59.6%
Nonfamily households	2,035	40.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,036	81.0%
Vacant	1,179	19.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,135	62.3%
Renter-occupied	1,901	37.7%

1-unit, detached67.7%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units8.0%

5 to 19 units9.1%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other9.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,209	67.7%
1-unit, attached	142	2.3%
2 to 4 units	495	8.0%
5 to 19 units	568	9.1%
20 or more units	238	3.8%
Mobile home & other	563	9.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4023500
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 0.22 sq mi
Center point: 35.3896, -99.4287