Gore, OK

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2023 Population

1,187

5.14% 1-year growth

US Senator

James Lankford

Republican Party

US Senator

Markwayne Mullin

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

46.8

2.7% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

18.1%

22.5% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$70,714

10.9% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$171,900

16.9% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

385

15.3% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Gore, OK had a population of 1.19k people with a median age of 46.8 and a median household income of $70,714. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Gore, OK grew from 1,129 to 1,187, a 5.14% increase and its median household income grew from $63,750 to $70,714, a 10.9% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Gore, OK are White (Non-Hispanic) (63.2%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (19.3%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (13.7%), White (Hispanic) (2.19%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (0.758%).

None of the households in Gore, 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.

99.6% of the residents in Gore, OK are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Gore, OK was $171,900, and the homeownership rate was 69.4%.

Most people in Gore, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Gore, OK was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Gore, OK is home to a population of 1.19k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 0.421% of Gore, OK residents were born outside of the country (5 people).

In 2023, there were 3.28 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (750 people) in Gore, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 229 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 163 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

99.2%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.6% of Gore, OK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Gore, OK was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gore, OK

White (Non-Hispanic)
750 ± 181
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
229 ± 84
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
163 ± 65.8

2.95%

Hispanic Population

35 people

2.95% of the people in Gore, OK are hispanic (35 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place 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

0.421%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

5 people

0.797%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

9 people

As of 2023, 0.421% of Gore, OK residents (5 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 Gore, OK was 0.797%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
66 ± 67
Gulf War (1990s)
8 ± 10
Korea
8 ± 13

Gore, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 8.25 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Gore, OK employs 385 people. The largest industries in Gore, OK are Health Care & Social Assistance (79 people), Educational Services (55 people), and Construction (38 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($60,469), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,500), and Transportation & Warehousing ($52,500).

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

385

2023 Value

± 85

15.3%

1 Year growth

± 29%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Gore, OK grew at a rate of 15.3%, from 334 employees to 385 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gore, OK, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (45 people), Production Occupations (42 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (37 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gore, 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

385

2023 Value

± 85

15.3%

1 Year growth

± 29%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Gore, OK grew at a rate of 15.3%, from 334 employees to 385 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gore, OK, are Health Care & Social Assistance (79 people), Educational Services (55 people), and Construction (38 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gore, OK, though some of these residents may live in Gore, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$36,125

Median earning men ± $8,500

$40,417

Median earning women ± $6,280

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,500), Manufacturing ($45,833), and Construction ($44,167).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($45,313), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,417), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($23,462).

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.

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 Gore, 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

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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 Gore, OK was $171,900 in 2023, which is 0.567 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $147,100 to $171,900, a 16.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Gore, OK is 69.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Gore, OK have an average commute time of 20.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gore, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$171,900

Median Property Value 2023

±$73,465

$315

Median Property Taxes

±$117

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

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

Rent vs Own

69.4%

Homeownership

2023

72.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 69.4% of the housing units in Gore, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70.8%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Gore, 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.

$70,714

Median Household Income

± $29,712

454

Number of Households

± 124

In 2023, the median household income of the 454 households in Gore, OK grew to $70,714 from the previous year's value of $63,750.

The following chart displays the households in Gore, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gore, 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 (69.6%)
Carpooled (19.2%)
Worked At Home (8.83%)

In 2023, 69.6% of workers in Gore, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (19.2%) and those who worked at home (8.83%).

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

20.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gore, OK have a shorter commute time (20.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.56% of the workforce in Gore, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Gore, OK compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gore, OK (214 out of 1.18k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gore, OK is White, followed by Native American 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

82.6% of the population of Gore, OK has health coverage, with 31.1% on employee plans, 20.6% on Medicaid, 18.2% on Medicare, 5.56% on non-group plans, and 7.08% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Sequoyah County, OK see 3195 patients per year on average, which represents a 7.77% decrease from the previous year (3464 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 335 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Sequoyah County, OK.

3,195 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Sequoyah County, OK

Primary care physicians in Sequoyah County, OK see an average of 3,195 patients per year. This represents a 7.77% decrease from the previous year (3,464 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.6% under 18 years, 17.3% between 18 and 34 years, 32.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 30.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 42.7% were men and 57.3% were women.

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

Uninsured People

17.4%

Uninsured

31.1%

Employer Coverage

20.6%

Medicaid

18.2%

Medicare

5.56%

Non-Group

7.08%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Gore, OK declined by 0.235% from 17.5% to 17.4%.

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

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