Okmulgee County, Oklahoma

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 36,922
Median household income: $53,123
Median home value: $114,600

Okmulgee County, Oklahoma counts 36,922 residents. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $53,123 runs below the Oklahoma figure of $63,603.

From 2019 to 2023, Okmulgee County's population declined 4.7% from 38,749 to 36,922, while its median household income rose 23.5% from $42,998 to $53,123.

74.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1977.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 36,922
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $53,123
Median home value: $114,600
Median gross rent: $811
Housing units: 16,708
Homeownership rate: 70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

38,74936,922

Median household income

$42,998$53,123

Median home value

$85,400$114,600

Median gross rent

$655$811

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	38,749	$42,998	$85,400	$655
2020	38,553	$45,319	$85,900	$668
2021	37,046	$48,689	$96,400	$700
2022	36,900	$50,819	$106,300	$765
2023	36,922	$53,123	$114,600	$811

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,114	5.7%
5 to 17	6,623	17.9%
18 to 24	3,427	9.3%
25 to 34	4,525	12.3%
35 to 44	4,286	11.6%
45 to 54	4,284	11.6%
55 to 64	4,874	13.2%
65 to 74	3,977	10.8%
75 and over	2,812	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22,568	61.1%
Black or African American	2,586	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5,464	14.8%
Asian	192	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	20	0.1%
Two or more races	4,254	11.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,838	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.8%

High school graduate34.3%

Some college or associate's36.6%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,926	11.8%
High school graduate	8,481	34.3%
Some college or associate's	9,068	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,975	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,308	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone78.6%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.3%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,362	78.6%
Carpooled	1,546	10.7%
Public transit	54	0.4%
Walked	169	1.2%
Bicycle	13	0.1%
Worked from home	1,202	8.3%
Other means	103	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,944	37.3%
15 to 29 min	2,928	22.1%
30 to 44 min	2,266	17.1%
45 to 59 min	1,934	14.6%
60+ min	1,175	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 17.6% (6,254 of 35,491)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,204	64.9%
Nonfamily households	4,973	35.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,177	84.9%
Vacant	2,531	15.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,917	70.0%
Renter-occupied	4,260	30.0%

1-unit, detached74.5%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other15.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,441	74.5%
1-unit, attached	116	0.7%
2 to 4 units	953	5.7%
5 to 19 units	329	2.0%
20 or more units	353	2.1%
Mobile home & other	2,516	15.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 40111
State: Oklahoma
Land area: 697 sq mi
Water area: 5 sq mi
Center point: 35.6435, -95.9659