Seminole County, OK

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2022 Population

23,592

0.866% 1-year decline

US Senator

James Lankford

Republican Party

US Senator

Markwayne Mullin

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

38.9

0.777% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

22.6%

3.81% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$43,239

7.59% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$88,100

14.1% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

8,503

About

In 2022, Seminole County, OK had a population of 23.6k people with a median age of 38.9 and a median household income of $43,239. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Seminole County, OK declined from 23,798 to 23,592, a −0.866% decrease and its median household income grew from $40,190 to $43,239, a 7.59% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Seminole County, OK are White (Non-Hispanic) (62.7%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (19.5%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (7.34%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (4.11%), and White (Hispanic) (2.83%).

None of the households in Seminole 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.

98.8% of the residents in Seminole County, OK are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Seminole County, OK are Seminole State College (316 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Seminole County, OK was $88,100, and the homeownership rate was 69.1%.

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

Seminole County, OK borders Hughes County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Pontotoc County, OK, and Pottawatomie County, OK.

United States Oklahoma

Population & Diversity

Seminole County, OK is home to a population of 23.6k people, from which 98.8% are citizens. As of 2022, 2.17% of Seminole County, OK residents were born outside of the country (512 people).

In 2022, there were 3.21 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.8k people) in Seminole County, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.6k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 1.73k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.8%

2022 Citizenship

98.8%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98.8% of Seminole County, OK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Seminole County, OK was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Seminole County, OK

White (Non-Hispanic)
14.8k ± 90
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
4.6k ± 205
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
1.73k ± 225

5.7%

Hispanic Population

1.35k people

5.7% of the people in Seminole County, OK are hispanic (1.35k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County 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

2.17%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

512 people

2.23%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

530 people

As of 2022, 2.17% of Seminole County, OK residents (512 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 Seminole County, OK was 2.23%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
517 ± 69
Gulf War (2001-)
257 ± 76
Gulf War (1990s)
246 ± 50

Seminole County, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.01 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Seminole County, OK employs 8.5k people. The largest industries in Seminole County, OK are Retail Trade (1,241 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,085 people), and Manufacturing (978 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($63,750), Wholesale Trade ($53,625), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($52,361).

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

8.5k

2022 Value

± 385

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Seminole County, OK stayed at a rate of 0%, from 8.5k employees to 8.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Seminole County, OK, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (916 people), Sales & Related Occupations (862 people), and Production Occupations (755 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Seminole 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

8.5k

2022 Value

± 385

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Seminole County, OK stayed at a rate of 0%, from 8.5k employees to 8.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Seminole County, OK, are Retail Trade (1,241 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,085 people), and Manufacturing (978 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Seminole County, OK, though some of these residents may live in Seminole County, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$38,564

Median earning men ± $1,826

$27,738

Median earning women ± $1,673

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($77,625), Wholesale Trade ($54,750), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($37,115), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($35,870), and Public Administration ($35,164).

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

36
Other Services (except Public Administration)
27
Finance and Insurance
23
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$51.9k
Manufacturing
$39.5k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$23.3k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Seminole County, OK went to Donald J. Trump with 72.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (25.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.31%).

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 (72.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (25.8%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.31%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Seminole 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

In 2022, universities in Seminole County, OK awarded 316 degrees. The student population of Seminole County, OK in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 506 male students and 1,045 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Seminole County, OK are White (183 and 58.5%), followed by American Indian or Alaska Native (87 and 27.8%), Hispanic or Latino (19 and 6.07%), and Black or African American (13 and 4.15%).

The largest universities in Seminole County, OK by number of degrees awarded are Seminole State College (316 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Seminole County, OK are Other Biological & Biomedical Sciences (71 and 22.5%), General Studies (51 and 16.1%), and General Business (40 and 12.7%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 1,551 students enrolled in Seminole County, OK, 32.6% men and 67.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 869 records, of which 69.2% were women and 30.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Other Biological & Biomedical Sciences
71 degrees awarded
General Studies
51 degrees awarded
General Business
40 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Seminole County, OK was Other Biological & Biomedical Sciences with 71 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Seminole County, OK according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Seminole State College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

316 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Seminole State College with 316 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 72 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Seminole County, OK, which is 0.295 times less than the 244 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 183 degrees mean that there were 2.1 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, American Indian or Alaska Native, with 87 degrees awarded.

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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($3,210) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($2,250) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($3,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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 Seminole County, OK was $88,100 in 2022, which is 0.313 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $77,200 to $88,100, a 14.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Seminole County, OK is 69.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

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

Median household income in Seminole County, OK is $43,239. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Seminole County, OK was Census Tract 5832 with a value of $62,610, followed by Census Tract 5837 and Census Tract 5831, with respective values of $55,769 and $49,018.

In 2023, 14.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Seminole County, OK. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 1.09%.

Housing

Property

$88,100

Median Property Value 2022

±$4,818

$5,900

Median Property Taxes

±$287

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

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

Rent vs Own

69.1%

Homeownership

2022

70.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 69.1% of the housing units in Seminole County, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Seminole 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 5832
Census Tract 5837
Census Tract 5831

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Seminole County, OK was Census Tract 5832 with a value of $62,610, followed by Census Tract 5837 and Census Tract 5831, with respective values of $55,769 and $49,018.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Seminole 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.

$43,239

Median Household Income

± $1,879

8.54k

Number of Households

± 370

In 2022, the median household income of the 8.54k households in Seminole County, OK grew to $43,239 from the previous year's value of $40,190.

The following chart displays the households in Seminole 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Seminole 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 (81.5%)
Carpooled (9.23%)
Worked At Home (4.85%)

In 2022, 81.5% of workers in Seminole County, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.23%) and those who worked at home (4.85%).

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

23.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Seminole County, OK have a shorter commute time (23.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.04% of the workforce in Seminole County, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 14.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Seminole County, OK. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 1.09%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

22.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Seminole County, OK (5.16k out of 22.8k 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 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Seminole County, OK is White, followed by Native American and Two Or More.

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 23.6% of the children was living in poverty in Seminole County, OK. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 9.1%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children 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

79.5% of the population of Seminole County, OK has health coverage, with 31.9% on employee plans, 20.9% on Medicaid, 14.2% on Medicare, 10.1% on non-group plans, and 2.43% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Seminole County, OK see 2694 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.0371% decrease from the previous year (2695 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2357 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 337 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,694 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Seminole County, OK

Primary care physicians in Seminole County, OK see an average of 2,694 patients per year. This represents a 0.0371% decrease from the previous year (2,695 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.5% under 18 years, 19.5% between 18 and 34 years, 36.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

20.5%

Uninsured

31.9%

Employer Coverage

20.9%

Medicaid

14.2%

Medicare

10.1%

Non-Group

2.43%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Seminole County, OK declined by 4.32% from 21.4% to 20.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Seminole 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 49.6 in Seminole County, OK.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Seminole 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 41.4% in Seminole County, OK.

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