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Garvin County, OK

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

AI Overview

Garvin County, a rural Oklahoma county of 25,779 residents, has a GDP per capita of $73,712 that runs well ahead of its $30,253 per capita income, pointing to an industrial or extraction-heavy economic base. The labor force is relatively small, with a 55.7% participation rate and only 17.7% of adults holding a bachelor's degree, though unemployment is low at 2.8% and median worker earnings sit at $40,010. Housing costs are modest—median home value of $132,600 and median gross rent of $828/month—but the county has shed 7.3% of its population over the past five years, a contraction that shapes workforce availability.

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

Population

25,779

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$58,556

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-7.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone20,020 (77.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,184 (12.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone1,153 (4.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone552 (2.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race431 (1.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone352 (1.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,350
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic63
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)46
  4. 4.Other Indo-European21
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic14

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,382

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$73,712

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,253

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,384
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,303
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,169
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,109
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining986

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,227
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,452
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,987
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,742
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,589

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.14×)1,067
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.56×)993
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.27×)1,372
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.20×)904
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.02×)524

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$132,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$828/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

67.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999757 (11.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999626 (9.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999620 (9.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999594 (8.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999533 (7.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999379 (5.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,010

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,054 (83.3%)
  • Carpooled838 (7.7%)
  • Worked At Home737 (6.8%)
  • Walked138 (1.3%)
  • Other82 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit10 (0.1%)

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.