Sentinel

Population: 930
Median household income: $105,000
Median home value: $108,700

Sentinel is a community in Washita County, Oklahoma, home to 930 residents. At $105,000, its median household income sits above Washita County's $61,980.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sentinel's population grew 12.7% from 825 to 930, while its median home value rose 84.6% from $58,900 to $108,700.

The median resident is 38.8 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 23.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 930
Median age: 38.8 yrs
Median household income: $105,000
Median home value: $108,700
Median gross rent: $700
Housing units: 520
Homeownership rate: 80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

825930

Median household income

$52,333$105,000

Median home value

$58,900$108,700

Median gross rent

$568$700

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	825	$52,333	$58,900	$568
2020	1,050	$98,269	$83,400	$579
2021	984	$101,167	$83,100	$583
2022	973	$103,750	$93,700	$702
2023	930	$105,000	$108,700	$700

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 2411.7%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 546.1%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 7423.4%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	49	5.3%
5 to 17	146	15.7%
18 to 24	109	11.7%
25 to 34	88	9.5%
35 to 44	107	11.5%
45 to 54	57	6.1%
55 to 64	92	9.9%
65 to 74	218	23.4%
75 and over	64	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	745	80.1%
Black or African American	3	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34	3.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	46	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	102	11.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.5%

High school graduate24.8%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree10.9%

Graduate or professional degree31.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	47	7.5%
High school graduate	155	24.8%
Some college or associate's	159	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	68	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	197	31.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone53.5%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means33.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	265	53.5%
Carpooled	43	8.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.4%
Bicycle	1	0.2%
Worked from home	16	3.2%
Other means	168	33.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	252	52.6%
15 to 29 min	109	22.8%
30 to 44 min	66	13.8%
45 to 59 min	34	7.1%
60+ min	18	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.04
Poverty rate: 13.9% (129 of 930)

	Count	Share
Family households	316	69.3%
Nonfamily households	140	30.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	456	87.7%
Vacant	64	12.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	365	80.0%
Renter-occupied	91	20.0%

1-unit, detached96.3%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	501	96.3%
1-unit, attached	7	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4066400
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.62 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.1570, -99.1735