Elgin

Population: 3,560
Median household income: $81,739
Median home value: $243,600

Elgin, a community in Comanche County, Oklahoma, has 3,560 residents. At $81,739, its median household income sits above Comanche County's $59,000.

Between 2019 and 2023, Elgin's population grew 15.2% from 3,089 to 3,560, while its median home value rose 37.5% from $177,100 to $243,600.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 65.6% of the population. 80.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,560
Median age: 32.3 yrs
Median household income: $81,739
Median home value: $243,600
Median gross rent: $1,206
Housing units: 1,294
Homeownership rate: 73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0893,560

Median household income

$70,841$81,739

Median home value

$177,100$243,600

Median gross rent

$1,533$1,206

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,089	$70,841	$177,100	$1,533
2020	3,137	$70,577	$198,100	$1,414
2021	3,498	$69,451	$203,200	$1,318
2022	3,498	$78,288	$235,500	$1,248
2023	3,560	$81,739	$243,600	$1,206

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

Age distribution

Under 59.1%

5 to 1723.8%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4416.6%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 648.1%

65 to 746.6%

75 and over3.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	325	9.1%
5 to 17	847	23.8%
18 to 24	251	7.1%
25 to 34	526	14.8%
35 to 44	592	16.6%
45 to 54	388	10.9%
55 to 64	289	8.1%
65 to 74	236	6.6%
75 and over	106	3.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,334	65.6%
Black or African American	95	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	42	1.2%
Asian	76	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.4%
Two or more races	309	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	691	19.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate21.0%

Some college or associate's32.3%

Bachelor's degree25.0%

Graduate or professional degree14.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	156	7.3%
High school graduate	449	21.0%
Some college or associate's	690	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	535	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	307	14.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,170	80.1%
Carpooled	148	10.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	113	7.7%
Other means	19	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	262	19.4%
15 to 29 min	654	48.5%
30 to 44 min	251	18.6%
45 to 59 min	80	5.9%
60+ min	101	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.92
Poverty rate: 9.5% (339 of 3,557)

	Count	Share
Family households	919	75.3%
Nonfamily households	301	24.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2008

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,220	94.3%
Vacant	74	5.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	895	73.4%
Renter-occupied	325	26.6%

1-unit, detached82.4%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units10.0%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,066	82.4%
1-unit, attached	34	2.6%
2 to 4 units	129	10.0%
5 to 19 units	9	0.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	56	4.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4023450
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.74 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 34.7859, -98.2966