Pottawatomie County, OK
Demographic and economic profile of Pottawatomie County, OK, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Pottawatomie County has a population of 74,446 with modest 5-year growth of 1.4%, a labor force participation rate of 54.5%, and an unemployment rate of 5.4%, reflecting a smaller, cost-accessible workforce where median worker earnings sit at $36,073. Educational attainment skews toward high school completion (88.5%) rather than four-year degrees (21.0%), and median household income of $61,398 pairs with a low cost of living anchored by a median home value of $155,700 and median gross rent of $869 per month. A poverty rate of 15.7% and GDP per capita of $28,476 indicate constrained economic output, while a 70.4% homeownership rate and 24.3-minute mean commute suggest a largely settled, locally rooted residential base.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+1.4% since 2018
Pottawatomie County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone52,298 (71.2%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone8,348 (11.4%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races6,444 (8.8%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race2,573 (3.5%)
- Black or African American Alone2,176 (3.0%)
- Some Other Race Alone792 (1.1%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish1,788
- 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island292
- 3.Other Indo-European139
- 4.German or other West Germanic137
- 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)58
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,921
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)3,478
- 3.Public Administration (Group)3,340
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services3,032
- 5.Manufacturing (Group)2,934
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations10,702
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations6,182
- 3.Service Occupations5,097
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,460
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,751
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Public Administration (LQ 2.25×)3,188
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.12×)1,011
- 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.13×)2,956
- 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.10×)3,575
- 5.Other Services (LQ 1.08×)1,525
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.