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Love County, OK

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

AI Overview

Love County is a small rural Oklahoma county of roughly 10,200 residents that has grown 2.6% over five years, with an economy generating $72,266 in GDP per capita against median worker earnings of $38,559. The labor force participation rate stands at 58.3%, unemployment sits at 4.7%, and only 16.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, pointing to a workforce that skews toward trade and manual occupations. Housing costs remain low—median home value of $167,500 and median gross rent of $903 per month—alongside a 73.0% homeownership rate, while a poverty rate of 14.8% and per capita income of $31,136 reflect the county's modest wage base.

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

Population

10,196

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$66,580

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.6% since 2018

Love County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone7,233 (70.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race960 (9.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races836 (8.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone497 (4.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone438 (4.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone213 (2.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,279
  2. 2.Other Indo-European43
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island25
  4. 4.Korean15
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)15

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

575

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$72,266

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$31,136

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services970
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance836
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)428
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)392
  5. 5.Construction (Group)380

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,246
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,060
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations943
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations746
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations600

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.49×)318
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 2.57×)1,002
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.26×)388
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.10×)287
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 0.91×)191

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$167,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$903/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999385 (13.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999345 (12.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999290 (10.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999232 (8.2%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999198 (7.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999182 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,559

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,508 (78.8%)
  • Carpooled622 (14.0%)
  • Worked At Home199 (4.5%)
  • Walked79 (1.8%)
  • Other29 (0.7%)
  • Motorcycle14 (0.3%)

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.