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 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%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish1,279
- 2.Other Indo-European43
- 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island25
- 4.Korean15
- 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)15
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services970
- 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance836
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)428
- 4.Manufacturing (Group)392
- 5.Construction (Group)380
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,246
- 2.Service Occupations1,060
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations943
- 4.Sales & Office Occupations746
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations600
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.49×)318
- 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 2.57×)1,002
- 3.Construction (LQ 1.26×)388
- 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.10×)287
- 5.Public Administration (LQ 0.91×)191
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.