Guthrie, OK

Census Place

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2024 Population
11,243
US Senator
James Lankford
Republican Party
US Senator
Markwayne Mullin
Republican Party
2024 Poverty Rate
19.4%
9.92% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$53,457
2.17% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$186,600
5.9% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
5,290
8% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Guthrie, 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.

98.3% of the residents in Guthrie, OK are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Guthrie, OK was $186,600, and the homeownership rate was 65.2%.

Most people in Guthrie, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Guthrie, OK was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Guthrie, OK is home to a population of 11.2k people, from which 98.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.1% of Guthrie, OK residents were born outside of the country (348 people).

In 2024, there were 5.14 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.43k people) in Guthrie, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.45k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 643 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.3%
2024 Citizenship
98.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.3% of Guthrie, OK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Guthrie, OK was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Guthrie, OK
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    7.43k ± 434
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1.45k ± 349
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    643 ± 281
11.1%
Hispanic Population
1.24k people

In 2024, there were 5.14 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.43k people) in Guthrie, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.45k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 643 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

11.1% of the people in Guthrie, OK are hispanic (1.24k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Guthrie, 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

3.1%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
348 people
2.46%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
271 people

As of 2024, 3.1% of Guthrie, OK residents (348 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 Guthrie, OK was 2.46%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    297 ± 163
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    149 ± 85
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    137 ± 104

Guthrie, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.99 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Guthrie, OK employs 5.29k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Guthrie, OK were Health Care & Social Assistance (921 people), Retail Trade (707 people), and Educational Services (686 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($92,759), Public Administration ($88,333), and Information ($77,670).

Occupations

5.29k
2024 Value
± 537
8%
1 Year growth
± 13.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Guthrie, OK grew at a rate of 8%, from 4.9k employees to 5.29k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Guthrie, OK, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (553 people), Management Occupations (527 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (505 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Guthrie, OK.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Employment by Industries

5.29k
2024 Value
± 537
8%
1 Year growth
± 13.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Guthrie, OK grew at a rate of 8%, from 4.9k employees to 5.29k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Guthrie, OK, are Health Care & Social Assistance (921 people), Retail Trade (707 people), and Educational Services (686 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Guthrie, OK, though some of these residents may live in Guthrie, 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

$40,583
Median earning men ± $5,791
$28,190
Median earning women ± $4,178

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($93,632), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($88,929), and Manufacturing ($58,485).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($68,875), Wholesale Trade ($63,571), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($50,815).

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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.

US Senators from Oklahoma

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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 Guthrie, OK was $186,600 in 2024, which is 0.561 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $176,200 to $186,600, a 5.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Guthrie, OK is 65.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Guthrie, OK have an average commute time of 24.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Guthrie, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$186,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$16,994
$2,645
Median Property Taxes
±$341

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

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

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Rent vs Own

65.2%
Homeownership
2024
66.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 65.2% of the housing units in Guthrie, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 66.5%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$53,457
Median Household Income
± $7,095
4.06k
Number of Households
± 441

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.06k households in Guthrie, OK declined from $53,457 from the previous year's value of $54,640.

The following chart displays the households in Guthrie, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Guthrie, 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.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (84.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (6.18%)
  3. Carpooled (5.11%)

In 2024, 84.8% of workers in Guthrie, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (6.18%) and those who carpooled to work (5.11%).

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

24.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Guthrie, OK have a shorter commute time (24.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.494% of the workforce in Guthrie, 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 Guthrie, OK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Guthrie, OK have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

19.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Guthrie, OK (2.14k out of 11k 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 Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Guthrie, OK is White, followed by Black 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% of the population of Guthrie, OK has health coverage, with 34.4% on employee plans, 24.6% on Medicaid, 12.4% on Medicare, 16% on non-group plans, and 0.664% 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, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.5% under 18 years, 26.6% between 18 and 34 years, 34.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.9% over 64 years.

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

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Uninsured People

12%
Uninsured
34.4%
Employer Coverage
24.6%
Medicaid
12.4%
Medicare
16%
Non-Group
0.664%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Guthrie, OK declined by 20.8% from 15.1% to 12%.

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