Blackwell

Population: 6,091
Median household income: $50,104
Median home value: $77,000

Blackwell, a community in Kay County, Oklahoma, has 6,091 residents. Its median household income of $50,104 runs below the Kay County figure of $56,673.

Between 2019 and 2023, Blackwell's population declined 9.0% from 6,696 to 6,091, while its median home value rose 20.7% from $63,800 to $77,000.

The median resident is 37.4 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,091
Median age: 37.4 yrs
Median household income: $50,104
Median home value: $77,000
Median gross rent: $852
Housing units: 3,225
Homeownership rate: 65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,6966,091

Median household income

$42,371$50,104

Median home value

$63,800$77,000

Median gross rent

$773$852

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,696	$42,371	$63,800	$773
2020	6,634	$42,407	$66,600	$750
2021	6,192	$45,855	$63,300	$781
2022	6,132	$47,333	$80,900	$823
2023	6,091	$50,104	$77,000	$852

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	439	7.2%
5 to 17	1,163	19.1%
18 to 24	399	6.6%
25 to 34	857	14.1%
35 to 44	569	9.3%
45 to 54	520	8.5%
55 to 64	861	14.1%
65 to 74	783	12.9%
75 and over	500	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,523	74.3%
Black or African American	62	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	286	4.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	18	0.3%
Two or more races	384	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	818	13.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate44.8%

Some college or associate's33.8%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	422	10.3%
High school graduate	1,833	44.8%
Some college or associate's	1,384	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	315	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	136	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone83.7%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.2%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,151	83.7%
Carpooled	267	10.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	62	2.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	57	2.2%
Other means	32	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,281	51.0%
15 to 29 min	642	25.6%
30 to 44 min	200	8.0%
45 to 59 min	160	6.4%
60+ min	229	9.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 17.3% (1,034 of 5,994)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,477	63.0%
Nonfamily households	869	37.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,346	72.7%
Vacant	879	27.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,545	65.9%
Renter-occupied	801	34.1%

1-unit, detached85.3%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other4.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,750	85.3%
1-unit, attached	41	1.3%
2 to 4 units	103	3.2%
5 to 19 units	92	2.9%
20 or more units	87	2.7%
Mobile home & other	152	4.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4006600
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.58 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.8013, -97.3009