Kaw City, OK

Census Place

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2022 Population

288

2.7% 1-year decline

US Senator

James Lankford

Republican Party

US Senator

Markwayne Mullin

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

4.17% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

11.8%

24.3% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$58,125

25.7% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$133,800

14.2% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Kaw City, OK had a population of 288 people with a median age of 55 and a median household income of $58,125. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Kaw City, OK declined from 296 to 288, a −2.7% decrease and its median household income grew from $46,250 to $58,125, a 25.7% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Kaw City, OK are White (Non-Hispanic) (73.6%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (12.5%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (6.6%), Other (Hispanic) (1.74%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.74%).

None of the households in Kaw City, 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.

99.3% of the residents in Kaw City, OK are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Kaw City, OK was $133,800, and the homeownership rate was 90.4%.

Most people in Kaw City, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 38.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Kaw City, OK was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Kaw City, OK employs 101 people. The largest industries in Kaw City, OK are Retail Trade (15 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (15 people), and Construction (14 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($145,000), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($95,179), and Manufacturing ($74,375).

Employment

Occupations

101

2022 Value

± 55

13.5%

1 Year growth

± 72.8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Kaw City, OK grew at a rate of 13.5%, from 89 employees to 101 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kaw City, OK, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (17 people), Sales & Related Occupations (14 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (12 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kaw City, 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

101

2022 Value

± 55

13.5%

1 Year growth

± 72.8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Kaw City, OK grew at a rate of 13.5%, from 89 employees to 101 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kaw City, OK, are Retail Trade (15 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (15 people), and Construction (14 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kaw City, OK, though some of these residents may live in Kaw City, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,417

Median earning men ± $20,777

$28,000

Median earning women ± $6,438

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($95,417), Manufacturing ($74,375), and Public Administration ($42,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($41,875), Retail Trade ($27,500), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($21,250).

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.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Oklahoma went to Donald J. Trump with 65.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (32.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.58%).

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

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2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (65.4%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (32.3%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.58%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Oklahoma went to Donald J. Trump with 65.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (32.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.58%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Oklahoma 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 Kaw City, OK was $133,800 in 2022, which is 0.475 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $117,200 to $133,800, a 14.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Kaw City, OK is 90.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Kaw City, OK have an average commute time of 38.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kaw City, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$133,800

Median Property Value 2022

±$33,734

$103

Median Property Taxes

±$24

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

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

Rent vs Own

90.4%

Homeownership

2022

62.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 90.4% of the housing units in Kaw City, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 88.5%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 12

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Kaw City, 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.

$58,125

Median Household Income

± $15,822

114

Number of Households

± 23

In 2022, the median household income of the 114 households in Kaw City, OK grew to $58,125 from the previous year's value of $46,250.

The following chart displays the households in Kaw City, 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 Kaw City, 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 (78.6%)
Carpooled (7.14%)
Other (5.1%)

In 2022, 78.6% of workers in Kaw City, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.14%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (5.1%).

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

38.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kaw City, OK have a longer commute time (38.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 10.8% of the workforce in Kaw City, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kaw City, OK (34 out of 287 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kaw City, 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

84.7% of the population of Kaw City, OK has health coverage, with 33.3% on employee plans, 12.5% on Medicaid, 22.6% on Medicare, 13.9% on non-group plans, and 2.43% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kay County, OK see 2885 patients per year on average, which represents a 12.7% increase from the previous year (2561 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1508 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 446 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,885 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Kay County, OK

Primary care physicians in Kay County, OK see an average of 2,885 patients per year. This represents a 12.7% increase from the previous year (2,561 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.7% under 18 years, 8.68% between 18 and 34 years, 42% between 35 and 64 years, and 32.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.6% were men and 46.4% were women.

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

Uninsured People

15.3%

Uninsured

33.3%

Employer Coverage

12.5%

Medicaid

22.6%

Medicare

13.9%

Non-Group

2.43%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Kaw City, OK grew by 0.494% from 15.2% to 15.3%.

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

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