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Johnston County, OK

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

AI Overview

Johnston County is a small rural Oklahoma county of 10,334 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $51,945 against median worker earnings of just $37,785, pointing to productivity concentrated outside the typical wage base. The labor force participation rate is low at 51.0%, only 21.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate stands at 21.9%, while unemployment runs at 5.1%. Housing costs are notably low—median home value of $110,700 and median gross rent of $732/month support a 72.2% homeownership rate—though the county's population has contracted 6.4% over the past five years.

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

Population

10,334

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$52,688

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-6.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone7,012 (68.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone1,377 (13.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,283 (12.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone236 (2.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race210 (2.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone151 (1.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish306
  2. 2.Other Indo-European19
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)7
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic3

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

612

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$51,945

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$25,352

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

21.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,059
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)487
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)434
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining367
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services290

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,235
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations800
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations706
  4. 4.Service Occupations652
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations521

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.10×)384
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.77×)330
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.30×)1,198
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.10×)430
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 0.93×)214

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$110,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$732/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999304 (10.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999275 (9.8%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999244 (8.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999221 (7.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999213 (7.6%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999180 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

51.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,785

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,065 (79.6%)
  • Carpooled379 (9.8%)
  • Worked At Home224 (5.8%)
  • Walked79 (2.1%)
  • Other57 (1.5%)
  • Bicycle30 (0.8%)

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.