Alfalfa County, OK

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2023 Population

5,685

0.0352% 1-year growth

US Senator

James Lankford

Republican Party

US Senator

Markwayne Mullin

Republican Party

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None of the households in Alfalfa County, OK reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Most people in Alfalfa County, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Alfalfa County, OK was 2 cars per household.

Alfalfa County, OK borders Barber County, KS, Harper County, KS, Garfield County, OK, Grant County, OK, Major County, OK, and Woods County, OK.

United States Oklahoma

Economy

The economy of Alfalfa County, OK employs N/A people. The largest industries in Alfalfa County, OK are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (285 people), Educational Services (210 people), and Construction (185 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing ($101,250), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($93,750), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($74,167).

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Alfalfa County, OK, are Management Occupations (350 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (262 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (179 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Alfalfa County, OK.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Oklahoma (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Alfalfa County, OK, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (285 people), Educational Services (210 people), and Construction (185 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Alfalfa County, OK, though some of these residents may live in Alfalfa County, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($103,750), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($81,375), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($75,417).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($45,750), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($45,109), and Manufacturing ($43,750).

Employment by Industry Sector

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2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.72M people employed in Oklahoma. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Oklahoma.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

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Other Services (except Public Administration)
10
Retail Trade
8
Finance and Insurance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$6.57k
Utilities
$4.28k
Construction
$4.08k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Alfalfa County, OK went to Donald J. Trump with 87.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (10.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.37%).

James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin are the senators currently representing the state of Oklahoma. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Oklahoma is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (87.4%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (10.3%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.37%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Alfalfa County, OK for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Oklahoma

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James Lankford

Senator from Oklahoma

Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Took office following the resignation of Tom Coburn.

Markwayne Mullin

Senator from Oklahoma

Assumed office on January 3, 2023
Took office following the resignation of Jim Inhofe.

James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin are the senators currently representing Oklahoma.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Oklahoma over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Oklahoma

Oklahoma is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Oklahoma have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Alfalfa County, OK have an average commute time of 23.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Alfalfa County, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Alfalfa County, OK colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Alfalfa County, OK distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

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This chart shows the number of workers in Alfalfa County, OK across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (81.8%)
Carpooled (9%)
Worked At Home (4.79%)

In 2023, 81.8% of workers in Alfalfa County, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9%) and those who worked at home (4.79%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Alfalfa County, OK have a shorter commute time (23.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 4.36% of the workforce in Alfalfa County, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Alfalfa County, OK compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Alfalfa County, OK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Alfalfa County, OK have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Alfalfa County, OK is White, followed by Two Or More and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

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Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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