Carter County, Oklahoma

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Key figures

Statistic	Carter County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States	Rank
Total Population	48,555	4,028,634	334,922,499	1033rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$60,723	$65,039	$80,734	2018th of 3,221
Median Age	38.3	37.0	38.9	2528th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.9%	28.3%	35.7%	2018th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$168,500	$199,800	$332,700	1842nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$980	$1,014	$1,413	1065th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.2%	15.3%	12.5%	1065th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.8%	5.0%	5.2%	2058th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	59.0	58.7	n/a	1397th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.1%	6.4%	14.1%	1520th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.4	n/a	n/a	2588th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	66.8%	65.8%	65.2%	2594th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.8	22.4	26.4	2394th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.0%	9.4%	15.1%	2678th of 3,222
Uninsured	18.5%	n/a	n/a	330th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.5%	46.8%	46.9%	2443rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	78.7%	n/a	n/a	2347th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Carter County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Carter County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	66.5%	62.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.6%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	6.1%	6.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	2.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	10.5%	8.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	6.7%	6.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.2%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	53.2	58.0	61.4

Age in Carter County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Carter County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Median Age	38.3	37.0	38.9
Under 18 %	25.0%	24.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.2%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.0%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.7%	13.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.1%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.1%	16.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Carter County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Carter County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Households	19,046	1,562,389	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	64.2%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.2%	31.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.6%	17.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.7%	29.6%	28.7%
Never Married	27.0%	30.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Carter County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Carter County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,057	$35,624	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.1%	17.5%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.9%	18.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.9%	16.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.0%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.2%	15.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	38.2%	35.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	16.2%	14.1%	n/a

Housing in Carter County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Carter County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Housing Units	21,624	1,775,127	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	77.1%	72.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.4%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.9%	12.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	33.2%	34.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.7%	28.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,244	$1,599	n/a

Education in Carter County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Carter County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Less than High School	12.0%	10.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	36.9%	30.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.2%	30.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.2%	18.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.7%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Carter County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Carter County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.9%	61.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.5%	77.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.6%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	43.7%	33.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.1%	5.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.8%	5.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Carter County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Carter County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Born in State of Residence	64.8%	59.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.5%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.7%	3.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.9%	88.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.4%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.5%	8.7%	16.7%

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