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McCurtain County, OK

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

AI Overview

McCurtain County, in southeastern Oklahoma, has a population of 30,825 that has contracted 6.5% over five years, with a labor force participation rate of just 54.0% and a poverty rate of 21.1%. The workforce skews toward lower-cost labor—median worker earnings of $34,033 and only 15.5% holding a bachelor's degree or higher—with housing costs that remain among the more accessible in the region at a median home value of $126,100 and median rent of $705 per month. Unemployment stands at 4.2%, and a GDP per capita of $41,176 against a per capita income of $25,818 points to output concentrated outside higher-wage resident employment.

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

Population

30,825

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$51,929

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-6.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone18,542 (60.1%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone4,444 (14.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,255 (10.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,409 (7.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race708 (2.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone678 (2.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish998
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island525
  3. 3.Vietnamese82
  4. 4.Other Indo-European73
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic43

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

26.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,591

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$41,176

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$25,818

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

21.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,591
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,211
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,405
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,192
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,004

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,163
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,600
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,355
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations2,204
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,789

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.41×)665
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.93×)2,346
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.17×)989
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.14×)1,220
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.01×)1,342

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$126,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$705/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999828 (10.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999794 (9.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999687 (8.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999630 (7.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999495 (6.1%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999438 (5.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,033

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,948 (83.8%)
  • Carpooled1,097 (9.2%)
  • Worked At Home527 (4.4%)
  • Other185 (1.6%)
  • Walked106 (0.9%)
  • Motorcycle4 (0.0%)

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.