Stephens County, Oklahoma

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 43,314
Median household income: $60,236
Median home value: $135,100

Stephens County, Oklahoma counts 43,314 residents. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. At $60,236, its median household income sits below Oklahoma's $63,603.

From 2019 to 2023, Stephens County's population held roughly steady from 43,647 to 43,314, while its median household income rose 27.6% from $47,214 to $60,236.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 78.1% of the population. 80.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 43,314
Median age: 40.9 yrs
Median household income: $60,236
Median home value: $135,100
Median gross rent: $865
Housing units: 20,311
Homeownership rate: 74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

43,64743,314

Median household income

$47,214$60,236

Median home value

$107,700$135,100

Median gross rent

$694$865

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	43,647	$47,214	$107,700	$694
2020	43,401	$51,156	$114,700	$700
2021	42,983	$53,470	$118,100	$747
2022	43,140	$57,065	$127,500	$831
2023	43,314	$60,236	$135,100	$865

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,473	5.7%
5 to 17	7,503	17.3%
18 to 24	3,195	7.4%
25 to 34	4,999	11.5%
35 to 44	5,245	12.1%
45 to 54	5,015	11.6%
55 to 64	6,051	14.0%
65 to 74	5,148	11.9%
75 and over	3,685	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	33,812	78.1%
Black or African American	595	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,399	3.2%
Asian	196	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	21	0.0%
Some other race	121	0.3%
Two or more races	3,521	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,649	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.7%

High school graduate40.8%

Some college or associate's28.0%

Bachelor's degree12.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,525	11.7%
High school graduate	12,289	40.8%
Some college or associate's	8,454	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	3,893	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,982	6.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone80.5%

Carpooled11.9%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,172	80.5%
Carpooled	2,104	11.9%
Public transit	21	0.1%
Walked	218	1.2%
Bicycle	63	0.4%
Worked from home	848	4.8%
Other means	185	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,230	43.1%
15 to 29 min	5,432	32.4%
30 to 44 min	1,801	10.7%
45 to 59 min	926	5.5%
60+ min	1,374	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 17.5% (7,464 of 42,574)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,670	67.7%
Nonfamily households	5,558	32.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,228	84.8%
Vacant	3,083	15.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,834	74.5%
Renter-occupied	4,394	25.5%

1-unit, detached82.1%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other8.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,678	82.1%
1-unit, attached	496	2.4%
2 to 4 units	546	2.7%
5 to 19 units	523	2.6%
20 or more units	360	1.8%
Mobile home & other	1,708	8.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 40137
State: Oklahoma
Land area: 870 sq mi
Water area: 21 sq mi
Center point: 34.4814, -97.8556