Altus

Population: 18,670
Median household income: $55,550
Median home value: $124,800

Altus, a community in Jackson County, Oklahoma, has 18,670 residents. The median household income of $55,550 is below the Jackson County median ($61,497).

Between 2019 and 2023, Altus's population held roughly steady from 18,744 to 18,670, while its median home value rose 16.4% from $107,200 to $124,800.

Owners occupy 55.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 33.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,670
Median age: 33.5 yrs
Median household income: $55,550
Median home value: $124,800
Median gross rent: $897
Housing units: 9,021
Homeownership rate: 55.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,74418,670

Median household income

$47,691$55,550

Median home value

$107,200$124,800

Median gross rent

$741$897

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,744	$47,691	$107,200	$741
2020	18,533	$47,990	$89,200	$732
2021	18,825	$52,085	$89,600	$816
2022	18,711	$56,620	$99,700	$876
2023	18,670	$55,550	$124,800	$897

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 2411.8%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,374	7.4%
5 to 17	3,350	17.9%
18 to 24	2,212	11.8%
25 to 34	2,908	15.6%
35 to 44	2,433	13.0%
45 to 54	1,800	9.6%
55 to 64	2,033	10.9%
65 to 74	1,448	7.8%
75 and over	1,112	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,708	57.4%
Black or African American	1,387	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	188	1.0%
Asian	370	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	20	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	859	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,138	27.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.8%

High school graduate27.4%

Some college or associate's34.3%

Bachelor's degree15.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,741	14.8%
High school graduate	3,219	27.4%
Some college or associate's	4,022	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,790	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	962	8.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 11 min

Drove alone83.5%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,281	83.5%
Carpooled	629	7.2%
Public transit	3	0.0%
Walked	221	2.5%
Bicycle	37	0.4%
Worked from home	389	4.5%
Other means	164	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,725	80.7%
15 to 29 min	1,079	12.9%
30 to 44 min	240	2.9%
45 to 59 min	183	2.2%
60+ min	108	1.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 17.3% (3,090 of 17,828)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,511	61.2%
Nonfamily households	2,860	38.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,371	81.7%
Vacant	1,650	18.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,124	55.9%
Renter-occupied	3,247	44.1%

1-unit, detached81.0%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units3.7%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,307	81.0%
1-unit, attached	308	3.4%
2 to 4 units	460	5.1%
5 to 19 units	527	5.8%
20 or more units	336	3.7%
Mobile home & other	83	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4001700
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 18 sq mi
Water area: 0.2 sq mi
Center point: 34.6571, -99.3090