Garvin County, OK

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2022 Population

25,806

0.551% 1-year decline

US Senator

James Lankford

Republican Party

US Senator

Markwayne Mullin

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

38.8

0.513% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

14.7%

2.55% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$53,600

6.26% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$124,300

14% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Garvin County, OK had a population of 25.8k people with a median age of 38.8 and a median household income of $53,600. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Garvin County, OK declined from 25,949 to 25,806, a −0.551% decrease and its median household income grew from $50,441 to $53,600, a 6.26% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Garvin County, OK are White (Non-Hispanic) (72.9%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (10.5%), White (Hispanic) (7.14%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (4.11%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.88%).

None of the households in Garvin 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.

97.5% of the residents in Garvin County, OK are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Garvin County, OK was $124,300, and the homeownership rate was 68.7%.

Most people in Garvin County, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Garvin County, OK was 2 cars per household.

Garvin County, OK borders Carter County, OK, Grady County, OK, McClain County, OK, Murray County, OK, Pontotoc County, OK, and Stephens County, OK.

United States Oklahoma

Population & Diversity

Garvin County, OK is home to a population of 25.8k people, from which 97.5% are citizens. As of 2022, 4.13% of Garvin County, OK residents were born outside of the country (1.07k people).

In 2022, there were 6.92 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (18.8k people) in Garvin County, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.72k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 1.84k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

97.5%

2022 Citizenship

98%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 97.5% of Garvin County, OK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Garvin County, OK was 98%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Garvin County, OK

White (Non-Hispanic)
18.8k ± 86
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
2.72k ± 185
White (Hispanic)
1.84k ± 172

10.1%

Hispanic Population

2.62k people

10.1% of the people in Garvin County, OK are hispanic (2.62k people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

4.13%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.07k people

3.67%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

952 people

As of 2022, 4.13% of Garvin County, OK residents (1.07k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Garvin County, OK was 3.67%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
539 ± 91
Gulf War (2001-)
315 ± 97
Gulf War (1990s)
220 ± 72

Garvin County, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.71 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Garvin County, OK employs 10.8k people. The largest industries in Garvin County, OK are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,370 people), Manufacturing (1,349 people), and Retail Trade (1,132 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($60,588), Transportation & Warehousing ($55,980), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($55,913).

Employment

Occupations

10.8k

2022 Value

± 501

−0.212%

1 Year decline

± 6.53%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Garvin County, OK declined at a rate of −0.212%, from 10.8k employees to 10.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Garvin County, OK, are Management Occupations (1,225 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,082 people), and Production Occupations (972 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Garvin County, 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

10.8k

2022 Value

± 501

−0.212%

1 Year decline

± 6.53%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Garvin County, OK declined at a rate of −0.212%, from 10.8k employees to 10.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Garvin County, OK, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,370 people), Manufacturing (1,349 people), and Retail Trade (1,132 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Garvin County, OK, though some of these residents may live in Garvin County, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,340

Median earning men ± $2,419

$31,858

Median earning women ± $1,633

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Wholesale Trade ($122,500), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($103,097), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($64,231).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($51,250), Public Administration ($43,086), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($41,538).

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

57
Retail Trade
55
Other Services (except Public Administration)
47
Construction

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.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Garvin County, OK went to Donald J. Trump with 81.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (17.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.05%).

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 (81.3%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (17.1%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.05%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Garvin 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 Garvin County, OK was $124,300 in 2022, which is 0.441 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $109,000 to $124,300, a 14% increase. The homeownership rate in Garvin County, OK is 68.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Garvin County, OK have an average commute time of 24.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Garvin County, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Garvin County, OK is $53,600. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Garvin County, OK was Census Tract 6817 with a value of $84,821, followed by Census Tract 6812 and Census Tract 6819, with respective values of $69,276 and $61,806.

Property

$124,300

Median Property Value 2022

±$6,195

$6,803

Median Property Taxes

±$364

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

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

Rent vs Own

68.7%

Homeownership

2022

67.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 68.7% of the housing units in Garvin County, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Garvin 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 6817
Census Tract 6812
Census Tract 6819

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Garvin County, OK was Census Tract 6817 with a value of $84,821, followed by Census Tract 6812 and Census Tract 6819, with respective values of $69,276 and $61,806.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Garvin 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.

$53,600

Median Household Income

± $2,276

9.91k

Number of Households

± 466

In 2022, the median household income of the 9.91k households in Garvin County, OK grew to $53,600 from the previous year's value of $50,441.

The following chart displays the households in Garvin 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 Garvin 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 2022

Drove Alone (84%)
Worked At Home (7.08%)
Carpooled (6.95%)

In 2022, 84% of workers in Garvin County, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.08%) and those who carpooled to work (6.95%).

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

24.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Garvin County, OK have a shorter commute time (24.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.19% of the workforce in Garvin County, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Garvin County, OK (3.73k out of 25.3k 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 Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Garvin County, 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.

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.

Health

83.3% of the population of Garvin County, OK has health coverage, with 37.7% on employee plans, 16.5% on Medicaid, 15.6% on Medicare, 10.8% on non-group plans, and 2.6% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Garvin County, OK see 3077 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.065% decrease from the previous year (3079 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2867 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 549 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,077 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Garvin County, OK

Primary care physicians in Garvin County, OK see an average of 3,077 patients per year. This represents a 0.065% decrease from the previous year (3,079 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.4% under 18 years, 18.4% between 18 and 34 years, 37.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

16.7%

Uninsured

37.7%

Employer Coverage

16.5%

Medicaid

15.6%

Medicare

10.8%

Non-Group

2.6%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Garvin County, OK declined by 4.8% from 17.6% to 16.7%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 83.5 in Garvin County, OK.

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

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, 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 40.3% in Garvin County, OK.

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