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Blaine County, OK

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

AI Overview

Blaine County is a small, rural Oklahoma county of 8,603 residents with an economy that punches well above its population size — GDP per capita of $184,652 far exceeds median worker earnings of $37,642, pointing to capital-intensive industries such as agriculture or energy rather than a broad wage base. The labor force is limited, with participation at just 49.4%, unemployment at 7.5%, and only 18.0% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though housing costs remain low with a median home value of $126,200 and median rent of $842/month. The county lost 10.7% of its population over five years, and a poverty rate of 15.3% signals ongoing economic strain despite the elevated per-capita output figure.

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

Population

8,603

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$61,642

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-10.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone6,164 (71.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races662 (7.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone575 (6.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone467 (5.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race367 (4.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone332 (3.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish808
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic64
  3. 3.Other Indo-European4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

439

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$184,652

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,319

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance552
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining523
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)451
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)290
  5. 5.Construction (Group)289

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,107
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations576
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations566
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations551
  5. 5.Service Occupations448

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 10.54×)517
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.42×)434
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.41×)100
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.36×)198
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.24×)264

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$126,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$842/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999306 (12.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999265 (10.7%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999176 (7.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999167 (6.7%)
  • $30,000 to $34,999154 (6.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999154 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

49.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,642

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,723 (85.3%)
  • Carpooled306 (9.6%)
  • Worked At Home84 (2.6%)
  • Other29 (0.9%)
  • Walked25 (0.8%)
  • Bicycle18 (0.6%)

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.