Cushing, OK

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2024 Population
8,367
US Senator
James Lankford
Republican Party
US Senator
Markwayne Mullin
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
35.7
0.847% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
22%
10.9% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$44,136
0.33% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$114,500
2.14% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,581
4.95% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Cushing, 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.

99.1% of the residents in Cushing, OK are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Cushing, OK was $114,500, and the homeownership rate was 55.2%.

Most people in Cushing, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19 minutes. The average car ownership in Cushing, OK was 2 cars per household.

United StatesOklahomaPayne County, OKStillwater, OKNorth Central Oklahoma Counties--Stillwater, Guthrie & Cushing Cities PUMA, OK

Population & Diversity

Cushing, OK is home to a population of 8.37k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.02% of Cushing, OK residents were born outside of the country (169 people).

In 2024, there were 7.99 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.07k people) in Cushing, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 759 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 562 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%
2024 Citizenship
99.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Cushing, OK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cushing, OK was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cushing, OK
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    6.07k ± 314
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    759 ± 227
  3. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    562 ± 166
8.04%
Hispanic Population
673 people

In 2024, there were 7.99 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.07k people) in Cushing, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 759 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 562 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

8.04% of the people in Cushing, OK are hispanic (673 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Oklahoma.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    105,376 ± 7,864 people
  2. Vietnam
    13,032 ± 2,798 people
  3. 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.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.02%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
169 people
1.84%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
153 people

As of 2024, 2.02% of Cushing, OK residents (169 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 Cushing, OK was 1.84%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    118 ± 71
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    116 ± 69
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    51 ± 46

Cushing, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.02 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Cushing, OK employs 3.58k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cushing, OK were Retail Trade (628 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (561 people), and Educational Services (530 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($133,208), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($65,478), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($65,478).

Employment

Occupations

3.58k
2024 Value
± 403
4.95%
1 Year growth
± 15.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cushing, OK grew at a rate of 4.95%, from 3.41k employees to 3.58k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cushing, OK, are Sales & Related Occupations (382 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (334 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (309 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cushing, OK.

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.58k
2024 Value
± 403
4.95%
1 Year growth
± 15.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cushing, OK grew at a rate of 4.95%, from 3.41k employees to 3.58k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cushing, OK, are Retail Trade (628 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (561 people), and Educational Services (530 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cushing, OK, though some of these residents may live in Cushing, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$38,916
Median earning men ± $2,711
$29,856
Median earning women ± $6,064

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($133,208), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($86,417), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($66,360).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($50,234), Public Administration ($41,635), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,958).

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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.

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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

Voting results are not available for Cushing, OK. Showing the available data for Oklahoma.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (66.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (31.9%)
    Democratic Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Oklahoma

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Oklahoma.
James Lankford
Senator from Oklahoma3
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Took office following the resignation of Tom Coburn.
Markwayne Mullin
Senator from Oklahoma2
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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Cushing, OK was $114,500 in 2024, which is 0.344 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $112,100 to $114,500, a 2.14% increase. The homeownership rate in Cushing, OK is 55.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cushing, OK have an average commute time of 19 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cushing, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$114,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$20,381
$1,724
Median Property Taxes
±$254

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

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

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Rent vs Own

55.2%
Homeownership
2024
60.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 55.2% of the housing units in Cushing, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 51.9%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$44,136
Median Household Income
± $5,212
3.12k
Number of Households
± 362

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.12k households in Cushing, OK declined from $44,136 from the previous year's value of $44,282.

The following chart displays the households in Cushing, 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 $50k - $60k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cushing, 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (72.6%)
  2. Carpooled (19.2%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.33%)

In 2024, 72.6% of workers in Cushing, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (19.2%) and those who worked at home (4.33%).

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.

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Commute Time

19 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cushing, OK have a shorter commute time (19 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.16% of the workforce in Cushing, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

22% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cushing, OK (1.7k out of 7.69k 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 Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 6 - 11.

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

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.

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Health

88.5% of the population of Cushing, OK has health coverage, with 35.8% on employee plans, 28.6% on Medicaid, 11.2% on Medicare, 11.6% on non-group plans, and 1.34% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Oklahoma see 1,694 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,694 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1561 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 231 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.5% under 18 years, 21.8% between 18 and 34 years, 34.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

11.5%
Uninsured
35.8%
Employer Coverage
28.6%
Medicaid
11.2%
Medicare
11.6%
Non-Group
1.34%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cushing, OK declined by 30.2% from 16.5% to 11.5%.

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

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