Sayre

Population: 5,216
Median household income: $41,813
Median home value: $77,800

Sayre, a community in Beckham County, Oklahoma, has 5,216 residents. At $41,813, its median household income sits below Beckham County's $52,323.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sayre's population grew 14.7% from 4,549 to 5,216, while its median home value was little changed from $78,400 to $77,800.

The median gross rent is $770. 4.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,216
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $41,813
Median home value: $77,800
Median gross rent: $770
Housing units: 1,243
Homeownership rate: 55.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.7%
Unemployment rate: 10.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,5495,216

Median household income

$46,406$41,813

Median home value

$78,400$77,800

Median gross rent

$616$770

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,549	$46,406	$78,400	$616
2020	4,480	$32,500	$61,800	$680
2021	4,839	$36,844	$64,600	$677
2022	5,459	$45,859	$66,400	$721
2023	5,216	$41,813	$77,800	$770

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

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 176.9%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3421.8%

35 to 4423.0%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over2.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	141	2.7%
5 to 17	361	6.9%
18 to 24	504	9.7%
25 to 34	1,139	21.8%
35 to 44	1,200	23.0%
45 to 54	697	13.4%
55 to 64	738	14.1%
65 to 74	317	6.1%
75 and over	119	2.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,930	56.2%
Black or African American	888	17.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	265	5.1%
Asian	11	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	19	0.4%
Two or more races	467	9.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	636	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.3%

High school graduate40.3%

Some college or associate's27.7%

Bachelor's degree3.0%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,150	27.3%
High school graduate	1,698	40.3%
Some college or associate's	1,166	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	126	3.0%
Graduate or professional degree	70	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone86.3%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	618	86.3%
Carpooled	58	8.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	33	4.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	1.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	342	48.2%
15 to 29 min	242	34.1%
30 to 44 min	49	6.9%
45 to 59 min	18	2.5%
60+ min	58	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 35.0% (712 of 2,036)

	Count	Share
Family households	540	57.3%
Nonfamily households	403	42.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	943	75.9%
Vacant	300	24.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	519	55.0%
Renter-occupied	424	45.0%

1-unit, detached70.2%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units9.7%

5 to 19 units5.6%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other11.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	872	70.2%
1-unit, attached	3	0.2%
2 to 4 units	120	9.7%
5 to 19 units	70	5.6%
20 or more units	40	3.2%
Mobile home & other	138	11.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4065700
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.39 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 35.2957, -99.6282