Payne County, OK
Demographic and economic profile of Payne County, OK, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Payne County, Oklahoma is home to Oklahoma State University, which shapes much of the county's economic and demographic profile — 40.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher and the median age is just 27.7 years, reflecting a heavily student-influenced population of 84,199. The labor force participation rate of 57.0% and median worker earnings of $26,920 are both suppressed by that student base, while the poverty rate of 23.9% similarly reflects student household economics. Housing costs remain relatively accessible at a median home value of $217,700 and median gross rent of $922/month, and the county posted modest population growth of 1.0% over five years.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+1.0% since 2018
Payne County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone62,563 (75.4%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races6,779 (8.2%)
- Asian Alone3,491 (4.2%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone3,417 (4.1%)
- Black or African American Alone3,034 (3.7%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race2,309 (2.8%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish2,749
- 2.Other Indo-European1,095
- 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)1,004
- 4.Arabic540
- 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island483
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance14,077
- 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services4,480
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)4,265
- 4.Manufacturing (Group)2,481
- 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,400
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations15,792
- 2.Service Occupations7,491
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations7,351
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,659
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,203
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.14×)1,267
- 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.58×)13,754
- 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.42×)4,631
- 4.Retail Trade (LQ 0.92×)3,723
- 5.Construction (LQ 0.88×)2,275
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.