Payne County, Oklahoma

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 82,290
Median household income: $48,937
Median home value: $217,700

Home to 82,290 residents, Payne County is one of Oklahoma's counties. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. At $48,937, its median household income sits below Oklahoma's $63,603.

From 2019 to 2023, Payne County's population held roughly steady from 81,815 to 82,290, while its median household income rose 17.6% from $41,603 to $48,937.

23.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.25 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 82,290
Median age: 27.7 yrs
Median household income: $48,937
Median home value: $217,700
Median gross rent: $922
Housing units: 36,900
Homeownership rate: 50.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

81,81582,290

Median household income

$41,603$48,937

Median home value

$161,700$217,700

Median gross rent

$817$922

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	81,815	$41,603	$161,700	$817
2020	81,912	$42,103	$172,700	$811
2021	81,817	$43,686	$172,200	$827
2022	82,058	$46,658	$196,100	$899
2023	82,290	$48,937	$217,700	$922

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 2427.0%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 548.4%

55 to 648.7%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,944	4.8%
5 to 17	11,392	13.8%
18 to 24	22,239	27.0%
25 to 34	11,110	13.5%
35 to 44	8,756	10.6%
45 to 54	6,921	8.4%
55 to 64	7,185	8.7%
65 to 74	6,173	7.5%
75 and over	4,570	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	61,125	74.3%
Black or African American	2,989	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3,165	3.8%
Asian	3,296	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	61	0.1%
Some other race	126	0.2%
Two or more races	6,241	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,287	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate27.0%

Some college or associate's26.0%

Bachelor's degree21.8%

Graduate or professional degree18.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,052	6.8%
High school graduate	12,092	27.0%
Some college or associate's	11,638	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	9,757	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8,176	18.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone75.3%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.7%

Walked4.4%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	27,679	75.3%
Carpooled	3,214	8.7%
Public transit	248	0.7%
Walked	1,631	4.4%
Bicycle	412	1.1%
Worked from home	3,007	8.2%
Other means	584	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,575	52.0%
15 to 29 min	9,915	29.4%
30 to 44 min	3,036	9.0%
45 to 59 min	1,176	3.5%
60+ min	2,066	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 23.9% (17,305 of 72,500)

	Count	Share
Family households	17,347	53.6%
Nonfamily households	14,994	46.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	32,341	87.6%
Vacant	4,559	12.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16,466	50.9%
Renter-occupied	15,875	49.1%

1-unit, detached61.1%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units11.4%

20 or more units8.4%

Mobile home & other9.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	22,542	61.1%
1-unit, attached	1,353	3.7%
2 to 4 units	2,341	6.3%
5 to 19 units	4,207	11.4%
20 or more units	3,116	8.4%
Mobile home & other	3,341	9.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 40119
State: Oklahoma
Land area: 685 sq mi
Water area: 12 sq mi
Center point: 36.0792, -96.9753