Pontotoc County, Oklahoma

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 38,158
Median household income: $62,564
Median home value: $170,500

Home to 38,158 residents, Pontotoc County is one of Oklahoma's counties. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. At $62,564, its median household income sits in line with Oklahoma's $63,603.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pontotoc County's population held roughly steady from 38,355 to 38,158, while its median household income rose 24.2% from $50,392 to $62,564.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.4% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 63.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 38,158
Median age: 37.5 yrs
Median household income: $62,564
Median home value: $170,500
Median gross rent: $880
Housing units: 17,483
Homeownership rate: 66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

38,35538,158

Median household income

$50,392$62,564

Median home value

$129,300$170,500

Median gross rent

$707$880

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	38,355	$50,392	$129,300	$707
2020	38,385	$51,682	$134,700	$730
2021	38,102	$55,862	$137,000	$778
2022	38,116	$59,457	$151,500	$847
2023	38,158	$62,564	$170,500	$880

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,479	6.5%
5 to 17	7,032	18.4%
18 to 24	3,422	9.0%
25 to 34	4,937	12.9%
35 to 44	4,978	13.0%
45 to 54	4,213	11.0%
55 to 64	4,618	12.1%
65 to 74	3,669	9.6%
75 and over	2,810	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	24,158	63.3%
Black or African American	918	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6,868	18.0%
Asian	395	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	51	0.1%
Some other race	19	0.0%
Two or more races	3,348	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,401	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate32.2%

Some college or associate's28.5%

Bachelor's degree18.3%

Graduate or professional degree11.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,408	9.5%
High school graduate	8,135	32.2%
Some college or associate's	7,182	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	4,605	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2,895	11.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone84.2%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit0.2%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,707	84.2%
Carpooled	1,129	6.5%
Public transit	31	0.2%
Walked	755	4.3%
Bicycle	16	0.1%
Worked from home	652	3.7%
Other means	172	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,819	46.5%
15 to 29 min	6,317	37.6%
30 to 44 min	1,396	8.3%
45 to 59 min	532	3.2%
60+ min	746	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 12.6% (4,641 of 36,961)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,932	66.3%
Nonfamily households	5,042	33.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,974	85.6%
Vacant	2,509	14.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,949	66.4%
Renter-occupied	5,025	33.6%

1-unit, detached77.0%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units3.8%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other9.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,460	77.0%
1-unit, attached	169	1.0%
2 to 4 units	1,191	6.8%
5 to 19 units	671	3.8%
20 or more units	337	1.9%
Mobile home & other	1,655	9.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 40123
State: Oklahoma
Land area: 720 sq mi
Water area: 4.91 sq mi
Center point: 34.7214, -96.6918