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Elk City, OK has a population of 12,426 people with a median age of 33.1 and a median household income of $58,363. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Elk City, OK grew from 12,424 to 12,426, a 0.02% increase and its median household income grew from $51,406 to $58,363, a 13.5% increase.
The population of Elk City, OK is 74.7% White, 16% Hispanic, and 5.26% Two+. 7.97% of the people in Elk City, OK speak a non-English language, and 98.6% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Elk City, OK are Southwestern Oklahoma State University, with 1,019 graduates, Western Oklahoma State College, with 284 graduates, and Southwest Technology Center, with 176 graduates.
The median property value in Elk City, OK is $151,200, and the homeownership rate is 63.3%. Most people in Elk City, OK commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 15.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Elk City, OK is 2 cars per household.
Elk City, OK is a census place located in Beckham County, OK. It borders Sayre, OK.
The economy of Elk City, OK employs 5,323 people. The economy of Elk City, OK is specialized in Mining, Quarrying, Oil, Gas Extraction; Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting; and Retail trade, which employ respectively 41.05; 2.6; and 1.4 times more people than what would be expected in a location of this size. The largest industries in Elk City, OK are Mining, Quarrying, Oil, Gas Extraction (1,101), Retail trade (861), and Accommodation & Food Service (443), and the highest paying industries are Real Estate, Rental & Leasing ($138,325), Mining, Quarrying, Oil, Gas Extraction ($52,125), and Professional, Scientific, Tech Services ($50,147).
Median household income in Elk City, OK is $58,363. Males in Elk City, OK have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $34,766. The income inequality of Elk City, OK (measured using the Gini index) is 0.402 which is lower than the national average.
Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Elk City, OK. In Beckham County, OK the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 63 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $10,383. Okfuskee County, OK has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Oklahoma.
Elk City, OK is home to a population of 12,426 people, from which 98.6% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Elk City, OK is composed of 9,281 White residents (74.7%), 1,982 Hispanic residents (16%), 654 Two+ residents (5.26%), 219 Black residents (1.76%), and 166 Asian residents (1.34%). The most common foreign languages in Elk City, OK are Spanish (735 speakers), Tagalog (70 speakers), and Other Native North American (22 speakers), but compared to other places, Elk City, OK has a relative high number of Other Native North American (22 speakers), Other West Germanic (8 speakers), and Tagalog (70 speakers).
In 2015 universities in Southwest Oklahoma PUMA, OK awarded 1,586 degrees. The student population of Southwest Oklahoma PUMA, OK is skewed towards females, with 603 male students and 983 female students. Most students in Southwest Oklahoma PUMA, OK are White (1,119 and 70.6%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (138 and 8.7%), Two or more races (83 and 5.23%), and Black or African American (67 and 4.22%). The largest universities in Southwest Oklahoma PUMA, OK by number of graduates are Southwestern Oklahoma State University (1,019 and 64.2%), Western Oklahoma State College (284 and 17.9%), and Southwest Technology Center (176 and 11.1%). The most popular majors in Southwest Oklahoma PUMA, OK are Registered Nursing (128 and 8.07%), General Business Administration & Management (95 and 5.99%), and General Parks, Recreation, & Leisure Facilities Management (43 and 2.71%). The median tuition costs in Southwest Oklahoma PUMA, OK are N/A for private four year colleges, and $5,295 and $12,045 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.
The median property value in Elk City, OK is $151,200, which is 0.74 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $146,900 to $151,200, a 2.93% increase. The homeownership rate of Elk City, OK is 63.3%, which is lower than the national average of 63.6%. People in Elk City, OK have an average commute time of 15.7 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Elk City, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
