Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma

15 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 73,011
Median household income: $60,828
Median home value: $155,700

Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma counts 73,011 residents. 15 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $60,828 is below the Oklahoma median ($63,603).

Between 2019 and 2023, Pottawatomie County's population grew 1.2% from 72,154 to 73,011, while its median household income rose 23.5% from $49,250 to $60,828.

The median gross rent is $869. 21.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 73,011
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $60,828
Median home value: $155,700
Median gross rent: $869
Housing units: 30,163
Homeownership rate: 69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

72,15473,011

Median household income

$49,250$60,828

Median home value

$120,500$155,700

Median gross rent

$718$869

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	72,154	$49,250	$120,500	$718
2020	72,511	$51,150	$123,100	$727
2021	72,331	$54,896	$129,800	$776
2022	72,734	$58,270	$147,000	$848
2023	73,011	$60,828	$155,700	$869

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,212	5.8%
5 to 17	12,791	17.5%
18 to 24	7,338	10.1%
25 to 34	9,064	12.4%
35 to 44	9,361	12.8%
45 to 54	8,916	12.2%
55 to 64	9,294	12.7%
65 to 74	7,250	9.9%
75 and over	4,785	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	51,198	70.1%
Black or African American	2,249	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8,373	11.5%
Asian	590	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	93	0.1%
Some other race	118	0.2%
Two or more races	5,889	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,501	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.5%

High school graduate35.2%

Some college or associate's32.3%

Bachelor's degree14.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,575	11.5%
High school graduate	17,142	35.2%
Some college or associate's	15,733	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	6,953	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3,267	6.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone81.9%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	24,166	81.9%
Carpooled	2,440	8.3%
Public transit	6	0.0%
Walked	485	1.6%
Bicycle	39	0.1%
Worked from home	2,030	6.9%
Other means	339	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,867	35.9%
15 to 29 min	8,178	29.8%
30 to 44 min	4,309	15.7%
45 to 59 min	3,214	11.7%
60+ min	1,907	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 15.7% (10,879 of 69,372)

	Count	Share
Family households	18,130	68.2%
Nonfamily households	8,451	31.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	26,581	88.1%
Vacant	3,582	11.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	18,578	69.9%
Renter-occupied	8,003	30.1%

1-unit, detached74.8%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other13.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	22,561	74.8%
1-unit, attached	372	1.2%
2 to 4 units	1,641	5.4%
5 to 19 units	978	3.2%
20 or more units	563	1.9%
Mobile home & other	4,048	13.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 40125
State: Oklahoma
Land area: 788 sq mi
Water area: 5.73 sq mi
Center point: 35.2114, -96.9570