Cimarron County, OK

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2023 Population

2,247

1.1% 1-year decline

US Senator

James Lankford

Republican Party

US Senator

Markwayne Mullin

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

38.3

16.6% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

10.5%

3.9% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$57,204

0.182% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$94,500

21.3% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

1,052

3.04% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Cimarron County, OK had a population of 2.25k people with a median age of 38.3 and a median household income of $57,204. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Cimarron County, OK declined from 2,272 to 2,247, a −1.1% decrease and its median household income grew from $57,100 to $57,204, a 0.182% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Cimarron County, OK are White (Non-Hispanic) (67.2%), White (Hispanic) (13.4%), Two+ (Hispanic) (10.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (7.74%), and Other (Hispanic) (0.846%).

None of the households in Cimarron 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.

96.2% of the residents in Cimarron County, OK are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Cimarron County, OK was $94,500, and the homeownership rate was 77.2%.

Most people in Cimarron County, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 7.46 minutes. The average car ownership in Cimarron County, OK was 2 cars per household.

Cimarron County, OK borders Baca County, CO, Morton County, KS, Union County, NM, Texas County, OK, Dallam County, TX, and Sherman County, TX.

United States Oklahoma

Population & Diversity

Cimarron County, OK is home to a population of 2.25k people, from which 96.2% are citizens. As of 2023, 5.03% of Cimarron County, OK residents were born outside of the country (113 people).

In 2023, there were 5.03 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.51k people) in Cimarron County, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 300 White (Hispanic) and 238 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.2%

2023 Citizenship

97.5%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 96.2% of Cimarron County, OK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Cimarron County, OK was 97.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cimarron County, OK

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.51k ± 67
White (Hispanic)
300 ± 164
Two+ (Hispanic)
238 ± 164

24.8%

Hispanic Population

557 people

24.8% of the people in Cimarron County, OK are hispanic (557 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Cimarron 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
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.

Foreign-Born Population

5.03%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

113 people

3.83%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

87 people

As of 2023, 5.03% of Cimarron County, OK residents (113 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cimarron County, OK was 3.83%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
3 ± 15
World War II
2 ± 3
Gulf War (2001-)
0 ± 17

Cimarron County, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.5 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Cimarron County, OK employs 1.05k people. The largest industries in Cimarron County, OK are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (351 people), Retail Trade (279 people), and Construction (80 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($108,958), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($70,398), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($70,398).

Males in Oklahoma have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,245. The income inequality in Oklahoma (measured using the Gini index) is 0.456, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

1.05k

2023 Value

± 158

−3.04%

1 Year decline

± 21.3%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Cimarron County, OK declined at a rate of −3.04%, from 1.09k employees to 1.05k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cimarron County, OK, are Management Occupations (305 people), Sales & Related Occupations (139 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (97 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cimarron County, OK.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

1.05k

2023 Value

± 158

−3.04%

1 Year decline

± 21.3%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Cimarron County, OK declined at a rate of −3.04%, from 1.09k employees to 1.05k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cimarron County, OK, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (351 people), Retail Trade (279 people), and Construction (80 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cimarron County, OK, though some of these residents may live in Cimarron County, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,705

Median earning men ± $8,987

$20,750

Median earning women ± $2,738

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($113,264), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($72,102), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,516).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($38,523), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($36,042), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($24,537).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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

8
Other Services (except Public Administration)
8
Construction
6
Accommodation and Food Services

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

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$2.35k
Wholesale Trade
$1.98k
Retail Trade
$1.36k
Finance and Insurance

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Cimarron County, OK went to Donald J. Trump with 92% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (6.64%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.949%).

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 (92%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (6.64%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.949%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Cimarron 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

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, 0.873% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.779% 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 High School or Equivalent (965k), Some college (734k), and Bachelors Degree (494k).

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

The median property value in Cimarron County, OK was $94,500 in 2023, which is 0.311 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $77,900 to $94,500, a 21.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Cimarron County, OK is 77.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Cimarron County, OK have an average commute time of 7.46 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cimarron County, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2023, 4.51% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Cimarron County, OK. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.89%.

Housing

Property

$94,500

Median Property Value 2023

±$10,571

$542

Median Property Taxes

±$93

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 Cimarron County, OK the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

77.2%

Homeownership

2023

70.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 77.2% of the housing units in Cimarron County, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 81%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9501
Census Tract 9503

The following map shows all of the tracts in Cimarron County, 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.

$57,204

Median Household Income

± $8,084

702

Number of Households

± 122

In 2023, the median household income of the 702 households in Cimarron County, OK grew to $57,204 from the previous year's value of $57,100.

The following chart displays the households in Cimarron 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 Cimarron County, 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 (69.3%)
Worked At Home (18.1%)
Carpooled (6.58%)

In 2023, 69.3% of workers in Cimarron County, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.1%) and those who carpooled to work (6.58%).

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

7.46 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cimarron County, OK have a shorter commute time (7.46 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Cimarron County, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 4.51% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Cimarron County, OK. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.89%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

10.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cimarron County, OK (234 out of 2.23k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cimarron 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 2023, 25.2% of the children was living in poverty in Cimarron County, OK. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.8%.

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 134 in Cimarron County, OK. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 54.2 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

82.8% of the population of Cimarron County, OK has health coverage, with 32.9% on employee plans, 15.4% on Medicaid, 23.6% on Medicare, 10.9% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.2% under 18 years, 14.5% between 18 and 34 years, 34% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

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

Uninsured People

17.2%

Uninsured

32.9%

Employer Coverage

15.4%

Medicaid

23.6%

Medicare

10.9%

Non-Group

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cimarron County, OK declined by 7.41% from 18.6% to 17.2%.

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