Temple

Population: 822
Median household income: $29,914
Median home value: $55,600

Temple is a community in Cotton County, Oklahoma, home to 822 residents. At $29,914, its median household income sits below Cotton County's $60,313.

From 2019 to 2023, Temple's population declined 5.8% from 873 to 822, while its median home value rose 87.2% from $29,700 to $55,600.

27.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.12 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 822
Median age: 51.0 yrs
Median household income: $29,914
Median home value: $55,600
Median gross rent: $703
Housing units: 543
Homeownership rate: 81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

873822

Median household income

$35,833$29,914

Median home value

$29,700$55,600

Median gross rent

$600$703

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	873	$35,833	$29,700	$600
2020	916	$27,438	$34,000	$575
2021	812	$26,917	$34,900	$542
2022	842	$29,010	$49,400	$571
2023	822	$29,914	$55,600	$703

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 178.2%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 3417.6%

35 to 446.0%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 7414.4%

75 and over16.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	25	3.0%
5 to 17	67	8.2%
18 to 24	39	4.7%
25 to 34	145	17.6%
35 to 44	49	6.0%
45 to 54	113	13.7%
55 to 64	130	15.8%
65 to 74	118	14.4%
75 and over	136	16.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	672	81.8%
Black or African American	47	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20	2.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.4%
Two or more races	43	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	37	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.5%

High school graduate48.6%

Some college or associate's21.4%

Bachelor's degree8.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	114	16.5%
High school graduate	336	48.6%
Some college or associate's	148	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	59	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	34	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled19.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	229	78.4%
Carpooled	56	19.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	1.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	107	37.3%
15 to 29 min	19	6.6%
30 to 44 min	32	11.1%
45 to 59 min	109	38.0%
60+ min	20	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 27.9% (219 of 784)

	Count	Share
Family households	254	68.6%
Nonfamily households	116	31.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	370	68.1%
Vacant	173	31.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	302	81.6%
Renter-occupied	68	18.4%

1-unit, detached86.6%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	470	86.6%
1-unit, attached	3	0.6%
2 to 4 units	10	1.8%
5 to 19 units	21	3.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	39	7.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4072750
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.29 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.2721, -98.2346