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Beckham County, OK

Demographic and economic profile of Beckham County, OK, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Beckham County is a small rural Oklahoma county of 22,202 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 49.6% and a bachelor's degree attainment rate of 13.3%, pointing to a workforce that is modest in size and lower in formal credentials relative to national norms. Median household income stands at $53,328 against a poverty rate of 23.2%, while median home values of $153,400 and median gross rent of $821/month reflect a low-cost operating environment. The county posted a population decline of 1.9% over five years and carries a 5.8% unemployment rate, with a mean commute time of 17.1 minutes suggesting a compact, locally oriented labor market.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

22,202

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$53,328

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.9% since 2018

Beckham County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone17,861 (80.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,230 (5.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,144 (5.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race676 (3.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone568 (2.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone407 (1.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,682
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)63
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)38
  4. 4.Other Indo-European16
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic14

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

895

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$48,660

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$26,675

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

23.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,569
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining1,121
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)882
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services727
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities631

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,293
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,727
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,534
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,508
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,104

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 11.04×)1,449
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.66×)644
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.50×)582
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.41×)267
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.04×)502

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$153,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$821/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

67.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999781 (14.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999682 (12.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999675 (12.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999377 (6.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999334 (6.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999303 (5.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

49.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,953

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

16.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,127 (76.4%)
  • Carpooled1,040 (13.0%)
  • Worked At Home355 (4.4%)
  • Walked270 (3.4%)
  • Other189 (2.4%)
  • Public Transit20 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.