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Kay County, OK

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

AI Overview

Kay County's economy centers on industries typical of rural Oklahoma, with a labor force drawing from a population of 43,731 that skews toward trade and production work; only 18.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 90.5% have a high school diploma, and median worker earnings sit at $35,272. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $116,800 and median gross rent of $830/month, but the county faces headwinds including a -2.6% population decline over five years, a 6.0% unemployment rate, a 15.5% poverty rate, and a labor force participation rate of just 59.1%.

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

Population

43,731

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$58,423

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone32,338 (74.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,397 (10.1%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone3,240 (7.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,330 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race971 (2.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone864 (2.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,102
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic83
  3. 3.Other Indo-European70
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic62
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)41

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,749

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$42,756

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$31,190

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,960
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,643
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,442
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,919
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,263

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,642
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,622
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,567
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,316
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,646

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.77×)836
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.51×)2,838
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.27×)1,134
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.24×)2,540
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.14×)1,888

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$116,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$830/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,9991,200 (10.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,158 (10.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999914 (7.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999836 (7.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999823 (7.1%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999730 (6.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,272

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

18.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone14,908 (80.8%)
  • Carpooled2,304 (12.5%)
  • Worked At Home683 (3.7%)
  • Walked276 (1.5%)
  • Taxi169 (0.9%)
  • Other88 (0.5%)

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.