Love County, OK

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2024 Population
10,261
US Senator
James Lankford
Republican Party
US Senator
Markwayne Mullin
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
39.1
1.3% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
15%
1.37% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$66,580
5.78% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$171,000
2.09% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
4,595
3.47% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Love 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.

96.5% of the residents in Love County, OK are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Love County, OK was $171,000, and the homeownership rate was 73%.

Most people in Love County, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Love County, OK was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Love County, OK is home to a population of 10.3k people, from which 96.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 6.5% of Love County, OK residents were born outside of the country (667 people).

In 2024, there were 7.65 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.92k people) in Love County, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 905 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 721 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.5%
2024 Citizenship
97.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.5% of Love County, OK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Love County, OK was 97.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Love County, OK
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    6.92k ± 36
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    905 ± 157
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    721 ± 85
18.2%
Hispanic Population
1.87k people

In 2024, there were 7.65 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.92k people) in Love County, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 905 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 721 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

18.2% of the people in Love County, OK are hispanic (1.87k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Love County, OK as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County 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

6.5%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
667 people
6.3%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
642 people

As of 2024, 6.5% of Love County, OK residents (667 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 Love County, OK was 6.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    300 ± 77
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    110 ± 54
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    58 ± 34

Love County, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.73 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Love County, OK employs 4.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Love County, OK were Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (549 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (493 people), and Retail Trade (428 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($91,071), Public Administration ($65,050), and Finance & Insurance ($60,125).

Employment

Occupations

4.6k
2024 Value
± 304
3.47%
1 Year growth
± 8.97%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Love County, OK grew at a rate of 3.47%, from 4.44k employees to 4.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Love County, OK, are Management Occupations (488 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (429 people), and Production Occupations (381 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Love County, OK.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

4.6k
2024 Value
± 304
3.47%
1 Year growth
± 8.97%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Love County, OK grew at a rate of 3.47%, from 4.44k employees to 4.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Love County, OK, are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (549 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (493 people), and Retail Trade (428 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Love County, OK, though some of these residents may live in Love County, 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

$49,639
Median earning men ± $2,639
$34,506
Median earning women ± $4,163

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($70,526), Public Administration ($67,450), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($70,227), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,063), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($45,096).

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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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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 15
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  2. 11
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 11
    Accommodation and Food Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $111k
    Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
  2. $29.4k
    Accommodation and Food Services
  3. $24.2k
    Transportation and Warehousing

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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.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Love County, OK. Showing the available data for Oklahoma.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (66.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (31.9%)
    Democratic Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

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 Love County, OK was $171,000 in 2024, which is 0.514 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $167,500 to $171,000, a 2.09% increase. The homeownership rate in Love County, OK is 73%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Love County, OK have an average commute time of 23.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Love County, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 11.8% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Love County, OK. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 4.43%.

Housing

Property

$171,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$8,764
$2,846
Median Property Taxes
±$228

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

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

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Rent vs Own

73%
Homeownership
2024
67.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 73% of the housing units in Love County, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.9%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$66,580
Median Household Income
± $6,238
3.9k
Number of Households
± 269

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.9k households in Love County, OK grew to $66,580 from the previous year's value of $62,940.

The following chart displays the households in Love 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Love County, 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.

This chart shows the number of workers in Oklahoma across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (78.8%)
  2. Carpooled (14%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.47%)

In 2024, 78.8% of workers in Love County, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14%) and those who worked at home (4.47%).

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

23.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Love County, OK have a shorter commute time (23.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.78% of the workforce in Love County, 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 Love County, OK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Love County, OK have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 11.8% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Love County, OK. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 4.43%.

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Poverty & Diversity

15% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Love County, OK (1.52k out of 10.1k 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 55 - 64 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Love 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.

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 18.7% of the children was living in poverty in Love County, OK. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 5.9%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 101 in Love County, OK. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 37 per 100,000 population.

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Health

86.8% of the population of Love County, OK has health coverage, with 42.4% on employee plans, 17.5% on Medicaid, 14.6% on Medicare, 11.2% on non-group plans, and 1.04% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Love County, OK see 2,043 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,043 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 10218 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1471 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,043 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Love County, OK

Primary care physicians in Love County, OK see an average of 2,043 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,043 patients).

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

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.7% under 18 years, 19.2% between 18 and 34 years, 37.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

13.2%
Uninsured
42.4%
Employer Coverage
17.5%
Medicaid
14.6%
Medicare
11.2%
Non-Group
1.04%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Love County, OK declined by 4.09% from 13.7% to 13.2%.

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

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2021, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 101 in Love County, OK.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, 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 43.5% in Love County, OK.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 16.3% in Love County, OK.

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