Harper County, Oklahoma

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 3,231
Median household income: $59,191
Median home value: $99,300

Home to 3,231 residents, Harper County is one of Oklahoma's counties. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $59,191 runs below the Oklahoma figure of $63,603.

Between 2019 and 2023, Harper County's population declined 14.1% from 3,760 to 3,231, while its median household income rose 28.2% from $46,154 to $59,191.

Owners occupy 80.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,231
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $59,191
Median home value: $99,300
Median gross rent: $791
Housing units: 1,714
Homeownership rate: 80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,7603,231

Median household income

$46,154$59,191

Median home value

$77,200$99,300

Median gross rent

$707$791

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,760	$46,154	$77,200	$707
2020	3,730	$44,318	$83,700	$669
2021	3,358	$51,481	$86,800	$759
2022	3,272	$59,934	$96,700	$791
2023	3,231	$59,191	$99,300	$791

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 348.6%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	208	6.4%
5 to 17	570	17.6%
18 to 24	261	8.1%
25 to 34	277	8.6%
35 to 44	420	13.0%
45 to 54	361	11.2%
55 to 64	476	14.7%
65 to 74	397	12.3%
75 and over	261	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,335	72.3%
Black or African American	2	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	2	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	138	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	753	23.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.4%

High school graduate30.0%

Some college or associate's31.0%

Bachelor's degree20.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	271	12.4%
High school graduate	657	30.0%
Some college or associate's	680	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	442	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	142	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone89.0%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.2%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,295	89.0%
Carpooled	85	5.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	32	2.2%
Other means	22	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	833	58.5%
15 to 29 min	160	11.2%
30 to 44 min	295	20.7%
45 to 59 min	62	4.4%
60+ min	73	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 15.9% (502 of 3,150)

	Count	Share
Family households	841	67.0%
Nonfamily households	414	33.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,255	73.2%
Vacant	459	26.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,008	80.3%
Renter-occupied	247	19.7%

1-unit, detached86.1%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,476	86.1%
1-unit, attached	12	0.7%
2 to 4 units	39	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	187	10.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 40059
State: Oklahoma
Land area: 1,039 sq mi
Water area: 2.03 sq mi
Center point: 36.8004, -99.6628