Payne County, Oklahoma

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Payne County, Oklahoma is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the lowest in the country for homeownership rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Payne County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States	Rank
Total Population	82,972	4,028,634	334,922,499	708th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$49,809	$65,039	$80,734	2780th of 3,221
Median Age	27.7	37.0	38.9	3201st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	39.7%	28.3%	35.7%	291st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$223,300	$199,800	$332,700	1149th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$917	$1,014	$1,413	1345th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	22.6%	15.3%	12.5%	347th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.7%	5.0%	5.2%	852nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	121.1	58.7	n/a	856th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.3%	6.4%	14.1%	761st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.5	n/a	n/a	1279th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	51.0%	65.8%	65.2%	3167th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	18.4	22.4	26.4	2792nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.8%	9.4%	15.1%	1545th of 3,222
Uninsured	17.7%	n/a	n/a	404th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	37.1%	46.8%	46.9%	3010th of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.8%	n/a	n/a	1497th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Payne County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Payne County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	73.5%	62.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.6%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	6.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	4.2%	2.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	8.3%	8.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	6.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	44.5	58.0	61.4

Age in Payne County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Payne County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Median Age	27.7	37.0	38.9
Under 18 %	18.4%	24.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	27.1%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.4%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.9%	13.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	17.1%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.2%	16.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Payne County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Payne County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Households	32,609	1,562,389	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.5	2.5
Family Households	51.5%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.5%	31.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.4%	17.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	36.9%	29.6%	28.7%
Never Married	48.4%	30.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Payne County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Payne County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,874	$35,624	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	26.6%	17.5%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.3%	18.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.2%	16.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.9%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	22.6%	15.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	42.7%	35.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.1%	14.1%	n/a

Housing in Payne County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Payne County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Housing Units	37,069	1,775,127	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	61.8%	72.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	19.8%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.0%	12.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	49.0%	34.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	34.3%	28.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,903	$1,599	n/a

Education in Payne County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Payne County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Less than High School	6.4%	10.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.3%	30.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.6%	30.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.7%	18.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	18.0%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Payne County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Payne County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.2%	61.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.0%	77.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.0%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	52.9%	33.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.1%	5.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.9%	5.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Payne County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Payne County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Born in State of Residence	58.2%	59.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.6%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.7%	3.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.3%	88.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.5%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.7%	8.7%	16.7%

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