Beckham County, OK

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2024 Population

22,148

US Senator

James Lankford

Republican Party

US Senator

Markwayne Mullin

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

21.7%

6.43% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$53,328

1.92% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$143,500

6.45% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

8,166

0.741% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Beckham 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.

97.6% of the residents in Beckham County, OK are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Beckham County, OK was $143,500, and the homeownership rate was 67.8%.

Most people in Beckham County, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Beckham County, OK was 2 cars per household.

Beckham County, OK borders Custer County, OK, Greer County, OK, Harmon County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK, Washita County, OK, Collingsworth County, TX, and Wheeler County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Beckham County, OK is home to a population of 22.1k people, from which 97.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.7% of Beckham County, OK residents were born outside of the country (819 people).

In 2024, there were 12.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.6k people) in Beckham County, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.3k White (Hispanic) and 1.02k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.6%

2024 Citizenship

97.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.6% of Beckham County, OK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Beckham County, OK was 97.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Beckham County, OK

White (Non-Hispanic)
16.6k ± 39
White (Hispanic)
1.3k ± 295
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.02k ± 167

13.6%

Hispanic Population

3.01k people

13.6% of the people in Beckham County, OK are hispanic (3.01k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Beckham County, OK as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
105,376 ± 7,864 people
Vietnam
13,032 ± 2,798 people
Guatemala
11,790 ± 2,662 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oklahoma was Mexico, the natal country of 105,376 Oklahoma residents, followed by Vietnam with 13,032 and Guatemala with 11,790.

Foreign-Born Population

3.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

819 people

3.01%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

669 people

As of 2024, 3.7% of Beckham County, OK residents (819 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Beckham County, OK was 3.01%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Beckham County, OK compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
296 ± 148
Vietnam
259 ± 91
Gulf War (1990s)
103 ± 55

Beckham County, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.14 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Beckham County, OK.

Economy

The economy of Beckham County, OK employs 8.17k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Beckham County, OK were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,004 people), Retail Trade (882 people), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (784 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($84,250), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($83,264), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($79,894).

Employment

Occupations

8.17k

2024 Value

± 750

−0.741%

1 Year decline

± 13.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Beckham County, OK declined at a rate of −0.741%, from 8.23k employees to 8.17k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Beckham County, OK, are Management Occupations (1,018 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (864 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (863 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Beckham County, OK.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

8.17k

2024 Value

± 750

−0.741%

1 Year decline

± 13.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Beckham County, OK declined at a rate of −0.741%, from 8.23k employees to 8.17k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Beckham County, OK, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,004 people), Retail Trade (882 people), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (784 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Beckham County, OK, though some of these residents may live in Beckham County, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,996

Median earning men ± $3,386

$28,741

Median earning women ± $1,950

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($86,161), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($82,891), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($54,375).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($54,605), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($48,977), and Public Administration ($37,115).

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

55
Retail Trade
54
Other Services (except Public Administration)
39
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$55.5k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$46.3k
Retail Trade
$46.1k
Health Care and Social Assistance

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

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oklahoma went to Donald J. Trump with 66.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (31.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.02%).

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

Voting results are not available for Beckham County, OK. Showing the available data for Oklahoma.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (66.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (31.9%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.02%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oklahoma went to Donald J. Trump with 66.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (31.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.02%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Oklahoma for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Oklahoma

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Oklahoma.

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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Beckham County, OK was $143,500 in 2024, which is 0.431 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $153,400 to $143,500, a 6.45% decrease. The homeownership rate in Beckham County, OK is 67.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Beckham County, OK have an average commute time of 16.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Beckham County, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 13.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Beckham County, OK. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.05%.

Housing

Property

$143,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$16,693

$5,554

Median Property Taxes

±$564

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Beckham County, OK the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Beckham County, OK compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

67.8%

Homeownership

2024

67.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 67.8% of the housing units in Beckham County, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Beckham County, OK compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$53,328

Median Household Income

± $6,367

8.19k

Number of Households

± 750

In 2024, the median household income of the 8.19k households in Beckham County, OK grew to $53,328 from the previous year's value of $52,323.

The following chart displays the households in Beckham 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.452

2023 Wage GINI in Oklahoma

0.456

2022 Wage GINI in Oklahoma

In 2023, the income inequality in Oklahoma was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.809% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Oklahoma was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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 2024

Drove Alone (76.4%)
Carpooled (13%)
Worked At Home (4.42%)

In 2024, 76.4% of workers in Beckham County, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13%) and those who worked at home (4.42%).

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

16.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Beckham County, OK have a shorter commute time (16.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.5% of the workforce in Beckham County, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Beckham 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 Beckham County, OK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Beckham County, OK have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 13.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Beckham County, OK. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.05%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

21.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Beckham County, OK (4.16k out of 19.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females < 5.

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

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 29.8% of the children was living in poverty in Beckham County, OK. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 9.4%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children 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.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 177 in Beckham County, OK. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 22 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

89.1% of the population of Beckham County, OK has health coverage, with 39.1% on employee plans, 22.3% on Medicaid, 15.4% on Medicare, 11.6% on non-group plans, and 0.64% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Beckham County, OK see 2,004 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,004 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2001 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 319 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,004 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Beckham County, OK

Primary care physicians in Beckham County, OK see an average of 2,004 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,004 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Beckham County, OK in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.3% under 18 years, 19.2% between 18 and 34 years, 35.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

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

Uninsured People

10.9%

Uninsured

39.1%

Employer Coverage

22.3%

Medicaid

15.4%

Medicare

11.6%

Non-Group

0.64%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Beckham County, OK declined by 4.66% from 11.5% to 10.9%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 72 in Beckham County, OK.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Beckham County, OK.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 42.7% in Beckham County, OK.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Beckham County, OK.