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Noble County, OK

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

AI Overview

Noble County is a small rural Oklahoma county of roughly 10,900 residents with a median household income of $66,365 and a GDP per capita of $57,491, suggesting output concentrated outside typical wage employment. The workforce is modest in size, with a 56.9% labor force participation rate, 20.3% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and a low unemployment rate of 2.3%, pointing to a tight but limited local labor pool. Housing costs are low—median home value of $142,600 and median gross rent of $758/month—though the county's population has contracted 4.4% over five years, with a median age of 42.2.

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

Population

10,909

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$66,365

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone8,631 (79.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,168 (10.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone697 (6.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone260 (2.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race66 (0.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone30 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish200
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic10
  3. 3.Korean6
  4. 4.Other Indo-European3
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

488

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$57,491

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,482

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,188
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)834
  3. 3.Construction (Group)448
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)434
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining320

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,646
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations956
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations816
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations689
  5. 5.Service Occupations677

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.80×)292
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 2.27×)252
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.81×)868
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.58×)527
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.41×)321

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$142,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$758/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999600 (18.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999299 (9.3%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999277 (8.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999259 (8.0%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999220 (6.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999197 (6.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,983

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,782 (80.0%)
  • Carpooled617 (13.0%)
  • Worked At Home235 (5.0%)
  • Walked91 (1.9%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Public Transit1 (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.