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Stephens County, OK

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

AI Overview

Stephens County is a mid-size rural Oklahoma county of 43,314 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 54.8% and an unemployment rate of 5.3%, reflecting a workforce pool that skews older—median age 41.0—and leans toward vocational rather than degree credentials, with only 19.5% holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $135,100 and median gross rent of $865/month, and a homeownership rate of 74.5% points to a stable, settled population. The county has seen a modest population decline of 1.5% over five years, a poverty rate of 17.5%, and median worker earnings of $38,143, while GDP per capita of $54,850 sits noticeably above per capita income of $34,244, suggesting output concentrated in capital- or resource-

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

Population

43,314

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$61,620

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone34,862 (80.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,890 (8.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,679 (3.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone1,434 (3.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone765 (1.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone644 (1.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,736
  2. 2.Other Indo-European110
  3. 3.Vietnamese62
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic46
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island43

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,000

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$54,850

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$34,244

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,033
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)2,286
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining2,021
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)1,581
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,327

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,120
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,457
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,127
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,812
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,418

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.96×)1,982
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.26×)2,456
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.25×)1,055
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.04×)1,289
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.02×)1,812

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$135,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$865/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9991,355 (10.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,343 (10.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,304 (10.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,092 (8.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,083 (8.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999876 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,143

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone14,063 (79.5%)
  • Carpooled2,188 (12.4%)
  • Worked At Home996 (5.6%)
  • Walked228 (1.3%)
  • Other126 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle43 (0.2%)

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.