Alva, OK

Census Place

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2023 Population

5,009

0.219% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/AJames Lankford

Republican Party

US Senator

N/AMarkwayne Mullin

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

28.6

2.05% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

22.7%

3.43% 1-year increase

2023 Employed Population

2,656

4.44% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Alva, OK are White (Non-Hispanic) (81.3%), White (Hispanic) (7.53%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.69%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.7%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (1.18%).

None of the households in Alva, 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.

97.7% of the residents in Alva, OK are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Alva, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 11.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Alva, OK was 2 cars per household.

United States Oklahoma Woods County, OK Panhandle & NW Oklahoma Counties--Guymon, Woodward, Alva & Kingfisher Cities PUMA, OK

Population & Diversity

Alva, OK is home to a population of 5.01k people, from which 97.7% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Alva, OK residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In 2023, there were 10.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.07k people) in Alva, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 377 White (Hispanic) and 235 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.7%

2023 Citizenship

97.7%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Alva, OK compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Alva, OK

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.07k ± 108
White (Hispanic)
377 ± 93
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
235 ± 93.2

10.5%

Hispanic Population

526 people

10.5% of the people in Alva, OK are hispanic (526 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Alva, OK as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Oklahoma.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
102,193 ± 7,747 people
Vietnam
12,454 ± 2,736 people
India
10,765 ± 2,544 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oklahoma was Mexico, the natal country of 102,193 Oklahoma residents, followed by Vietnam with 12,454 and India with 10,765.

Economy

The economy of Alva, OK employs 2.66k people. The largest industries in Alva, OK are Retail Trade (495 people), Educational Services (483 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (338 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($76,303), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($69,375), and Construction ($53,750).

Employment

Occupations

2.66k

2023 Value

± 373

4.44%

1 Year growth

± 19.1%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Alva, OK, are Sales & Related Occupations (394 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (309 people), and Management Occupations (249 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Alva, 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

2.66k

2023 Value

± 373

4.44%

1 Year growth

± 19.1%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Alva, OK, are Retail Trade (495 people), Educational Services (483 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (338 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Alva, OK, though some of these residents may live in Alva, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$29,895

Median earning men ± $13,667

$25,357

Median earning women ± $5,599

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($250,001), Public Administration ($60,833), and Construction ($53,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($46,111), Public Administration ($39,500), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($34,113).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oklahoma.

Y-Axis

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.

Civics

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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Oklahoma

N/AJames Lankford

Senator from Oklahoma

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

N/AMarkwayne 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

In 2023, universities in Alva, OK awarded 512 degrees. The student population of Alva, OK in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 894 male students and 1,300 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Alva, OK are White (344 and 68.5%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (58 and 11.6%), American Indian or Alaska Native (39 and 7.77%), and Black or African American (24 and 4.78%).

The median tuition cost in N/A for a public four year colleges is $5,448 for in-state students and $11,142 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 2,194 students enrolled in Alva, OK, 40.7% men and 59.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in N/A with N/A records, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men.

Completions

Student Diversity

University

In N/A, N/A men were awarded degrees from institutions in Alva, OK, which is N/A times N/A than the N/A female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 344 degrees mean that there were 5.93 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 58 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were N/A.

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 Alva, OK have an average commute time of 11.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Alva, 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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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Alva, OK colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

2.01k

Number of Households

± 304

The following chart displays the households in Alva, 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 $25k - $30k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Alva, OK is from Oklahoma.

0.456

2022 Wage GINI in Oklahoma

0.453

2021 Wage GINI in Oklahoma

In 2022, the income inequality in Oklahoma was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.507% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Oklahoma was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oklahoma in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Oklahoma across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (72.2%)
Walked (13.2%)
Carpooled (13.1%)

In 2023, 72.2% of workers in Alva, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (13.2%) and those who carpooled to work (13.1%).

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

11.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Alva, OK have a shorter commute time (11.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.49% of the workforce in Alva, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

22.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Alva, OK (1.02k out of 4.49k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Alva, OK is White, followed by Hispanic 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

Data only available at the state level.

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.

Uninsured People

8.36%

Uninsured

55.7%

Employer Coverage

14%

Medicaid

12%

Medicare

9.66%

Non-Group

0.306%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Alva, OK changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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