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McIntosh County, OK

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

AI Overview

McIntosh County is a small, rural Oklahoma county of 19,237 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $20,123 and median household income of $46,281, well below state and national norms. The labor market is notably constrained, with only 41.8% labor force participation, a 4.2% unemployment rate, and just 14.4% of adults holding a bachelor's degree, pointing to a workforce that is modest in size and lower in formal credentialing. The county has lost 2.9% of its population over five years, skews older at a median age of 47.1, and carries a 20.9% poverty rate, though housing remains accessible with a median home value of $135,800 and median rent of $763 per month.

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

Population

19,237

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$46,281

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.9% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone13,087 (67.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone3,094 (15.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,220 (11.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone504 (2.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race260 (1.3%)
  • Asian Alone186 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic173
  2. 2.Other Indo-European139
  3. 3.Spanish134
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island16
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)8

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

25.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,553

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$20,123

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$27,068

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

20.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,547
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)947
  3. 3.Construction (Group)632
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services550
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services485

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,034
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,310
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,201
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,004
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations766

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.08×)210
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.52×)664
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.41×)972
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.21×)449
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.17×)348

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$135,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$763/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999553 (9.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999551 (9.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999504 (8.5%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999483 (8.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999457 (7.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999410 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

14.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

41.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,385

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,730 (76.8%)
  • Worked At Home698 (11.3%)
  • Carpooled580 (9.4%)
  • Walked79 (1.3%)
  • Other42 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit18 (0.3%)

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.