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Garfield County, OK

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

AI Overview

Garfield County, Oklahoma has a population of 62,322 and anchors its economy in agriculture and energy extraction, consistent with its rural Great Plains location, generating a GDP per capita of $49,632 against median worker earnings of $36,318. The labor force of roughly 40,000 carries a 4.2% unemployment rate and 64.7% participation rate, with 22.3% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and an 87.5% high school attainment rate. Housing costs remain low—median home value of $149,800 and median gross rent of $915/month—while the county posted only marginal population growth of 0.2% over five years, and a 12.7% poverty rate sits alongside a median household income of $66,182.

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

Population

62,322

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$66,182

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.2% since 2018

Garfield County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone45,476 (73.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,521 (7.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone4,167 (6.7%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone2,398 (3.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,087 (3.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,486 (2.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish4,871
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island1,734
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)222
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic148
  5. 5.Other Indo-European111

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

26.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,804

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$49,632

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,818

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,120
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)3,932
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)2,924
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,682
  5. 5.Construction (Group)2,437

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,624
  2. 2.Service Occupations5,586
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations5,246
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,014
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,825

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.88×)1,756
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.34×)1,791
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.24×)3,838
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.18×)1,581
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.13×)737

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$149,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$915/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

66.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,9991,960 (12.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,736 (11.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,414 (9.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,361 (8.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,338 (8.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,169 (7.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,318

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

17.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone22,479 (78.8%)
  • Carpooled3,910 (13.7%)
  • Worked At Home1,306 (4.6%)
  • Walked394 (1.4%)
  • Other152 (0.5%)
  • Bicycle123 (0.4%)

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.