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Latimer County, OK

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

AI Overview

Latimer County is a small, rural Oklahoma county of roughly 9,500 residents with an economy reflecting limited industrial specialization and a workforce constrained by low educational attainment — only 10.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher — and a labor force participation rate of just 48.0%. Median household income stands at $41,405, unemployment runs at 7.3%, and the poverty rate reaches 19.2%, while housing costs remain low with a median home value of $103,300 and median gross rent of $720 per month. The county has shed 9.5% of its population over the past five years, signaling ongoing demographic contraction in a market where the homeownership rate is relatively high at 72.4%.

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

Population

9,495

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$41,405

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-9.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone5,907 (62.1%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone2,441 (25.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races740 (7.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race195 (2.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone128 (1.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone81 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish125
  2. 2.Vietnamese40
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)26
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic6
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic3

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

669

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$29,899

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$24,934

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

19.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance795
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)354
  3. 3.Public Administration (Group)312
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining303
  5. 5.Construction (Group)275

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,031
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations664
  3. 3.Service Occupations612
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations563
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations477

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.08×)328
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.10×)335
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.33×)264
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.07×)250
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.02×)375

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$103,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$720/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999395 (14.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999236 (8.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999205 (7.3%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999200 (7.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999187 (6.6%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999165 (5.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

10.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

48.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$33,341

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,885 (87.5%)
  • Carpooled178 (5.4%)
  • Worked At Home130 (3.9%)
  • Walked81 (2.5%)
  • Other24 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

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.