Nowata County, Oklahoma

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Key figures

Statistic	Nowata County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States	Rank
Total Population	9,435	4,028,634	334,922,499	2534th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$54,333	$65,039	$80,734	2515th of 3,221
Median Age	41.3	37.0	38.9	1721st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.8%	28.3%	35.7%	2535th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$137,800	$199,800	$332,700	2415th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$811	$1,014	$1,413	2024th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.2%	15.3%	12.5%	894th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.5%	5.0%	5.2%	1589th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	16.7	58.7	n/a	2425th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.2%	6.4%	14.1%	2606th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.4	n/a	n/a	2019th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	73.5%	65.8%	65.2%	1795th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.1	22.4	26.4	816th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.8%	9.4%	15.1%	1271st of 3,222
Uninsured	17.6%	n/a	n/a	420th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.1%	46.8%	46.9%	849th of 3,222
Broadband Access	67.5%	n/a	n/a	3011th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Nowata County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Nowata County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	64.5%	62.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.2%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	6.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	2.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	14.2%	8.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	15.4%	6.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.2%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	53.9	58.0	61.4

Age in Nowata County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Nowata County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Median Age	41.3	37.0	38.9
Under 18 %	23.0%	24.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.7%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.1%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.0%	13.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.2%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.9%	16.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Nowata County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Nowata County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Households	3,686	1,562,389	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	70.4%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.7%	31.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.3%	17.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.2%	29.6%	28.7%
Never Married	25.1%	30.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Nowata County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Nowata County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,891	$35,624	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.2%	17.5%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.3%	18.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.5%	16.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.6%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.2%	15.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	41.6%	35.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	17.6%	14.1%	n/a

Housing in Nowata County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Nowata County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Housing Units	4,362	1,775,127	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	75.4%	72.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.8%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.5%	12.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	26.5%	34.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.4%	28.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$891	$1,599	n/a

Education in Nowata County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Nowata County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Less than High School	8.3%	10.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	42.7%	30.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.3%	30.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.1%	18.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.7%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Nowata County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Nowata County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.7%	61.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.6%	77.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.9%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	28.9%	33.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	12.9%	5.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.0%	5.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Nowata County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Nowata County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Born in State of Residence	60.9%	59.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.6%	3.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.7%	88.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.2%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.6%	8.7%	16.7%

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