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Pontotoc County, OK

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

AI Overview

Pontotoc County, Oklahoma has a population of 38,158 and a labor force participation rate of 61.1%, with median worker earnings of $41,951 and 29.7% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher. The county's GDP per capita of $57,515 sits well above its per capita income of $32,176, and unemployment stands at 3.5% against a poverty rate of 12.6%. Housing costs are relatively low, with a median home value of $170,500 and median gross rent of $880 per month, though the county posted a slight population decline of 0.5% over the past five years.

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

Population

38,158

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$63,017

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone24,372 (63.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone6,978 (18.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,580 (9.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,533 (4.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone960 (2.5%)
  • Asian Alone416 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish774
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)88
  3. 3.Arabic70
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)62
  5. 5.Vietnamese50

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,882

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$57,515

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$32,176

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,019
  2. 2.Public Administration (Group)2,148
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,846
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,536
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)1,375

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,056
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,754
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,642
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,140
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,007

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 2.44×)2,026
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.01×)564
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.25×)5,141
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.07×)1,300
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.01×)408

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$170,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$880/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

66.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,235 (12.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,070 (10.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,054 (10.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999955 (9.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999839 (8.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999739 (7.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

29.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,951

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

17.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone14,482 (82.9%)
  • Carpooled1,181 (6.8%)
  • Walked849 (4.9%)
  • Worked At Home726 (4.2%)
  • Other169 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit46 (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.