Purcell

Population: 6,716
Median household income: $60,529
Median home value: $163,000

Purcell, a community in McClain County, Oklahoma, has 6,716 residents. At $60,529, its median household income sits below McClain County's $84,778.

From 2019 to 2023, Purcell's population grew 4.9% from 6,401 to 6,716, while its median home value rose 8.9% from $149,700 to $163,000.

19.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 57.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,716
Median age: 36.1 yrs
Median household income: $60,529
Median home value: $163,000
Median gross rent: $871
Housing units: 2,752
Homeownership rate: 57.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,4016,716

Median household income

$53,155$60,529

Median home value

$149,700$163,000

Median gross rent

$803$871

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,401	$53,155	$149,700	$803
2020	6,508	$50,703	$143,600	$755
2021	6,506	$59,063	$146,200	$791
2022	6,632	$68,295	$158,000	$872
2023	6,716	$60,529	$163,000	$871

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	532	7.9%
5 to 17	1,328	19.8%
18 to 24	523	7.8%
25 to 34	944	14.1%
35 to 44	761	11.3%
45 to 54	850	12.7%
55 to 64	695	10.3%
65 to 74	620	9.2%
75 and over	463	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,581	68.2%
Black or African American	95	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	344	5.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	554	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,142	17.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.9%

High school graduate35.8%

Some college or associate's22.3%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	949	21.9%
High school graduate	1,553	35.8%
Some college or associate's	968	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	547	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	316	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone83.0%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,392	83.0%
Carpooled	293	10.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	25	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	162	5.6%
Other means	9	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	974	35.8%
15 to 29 min	875	32.2%
30 to 44 min	474	17.4%
45 to 59 min	244	9.0%
60+ min	152	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 11.4% (745 of 6,549)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,700	66.7%
Nonfamily households	847	33.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,547	92.6%
Vacant	205	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,460	57.3%
Renter-occupied	1,087	42.7%

1-unit, detached77.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units8.9%

Mobile home & other9.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,143	77.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	40	1.5%
5 to 19 units	69	2.5%
20 or more units	244	8.9%
Mobile home & other	256	9.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4061150
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0.53 sq mi
Center point: 35.0237, -97.3737