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Washita County, OK

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

AI Overview

Washita County is a small, rural Oklahoma county of 10,857 residents with an economy centered on agriculture and related industries, reflected in a per capita GDP of $32,108 and median worker earnings of $40,377. The labor force is modest, with a 58.7% participation rate, 20.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 6.1%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $113,300 and median gross rent of $775/month—though the county has shed 5.0% of its population over the past five years, and a 76.0% homeownership rate points to a largely settled, owner-occupant base.

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

Population

10,857

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$63,501

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-5.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone9,168 (84.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races608 (5.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race443 (4.1%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone234 (2.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone206 (1.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone140 (1.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish467
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic38
  3. 3.Other Indo-European5
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)3
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island2

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

581

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,108

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,254

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance864
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining561
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)506
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities473
  5. 5.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)423

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,655
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations977
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations847
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations721
  5. 5.Service Occupations565

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 7.44×)556
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.95×)431
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.68×)462
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.65×)178
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.37×)443

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$113,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$775/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999596 (19.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999267 (8.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999258 (8.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999224 (7.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999202 (6.4%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999194 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,377

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,522 (75.4%)
  • Carpooled536 (11.5%)
  • Worked At Home333 (7.1%)
  • Other197 (4.2%)
  • Walked54 (1.2%)
  • Motorcycle22 (0.5%)

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.