Watonga, OK

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,623
US Senator
James Lankford
Republican Party
US Senator
Markwayne Mullin
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
40.7
6.82% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
19.2%
26.9% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$54,081
6.53% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$89,700
12% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
912
19.1% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Watonga, 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.

95.8% of the residents in Watonga, OK are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Watonga, OK was $89,700, and the homeownership rate was 73.7%.

Most people in Watonga, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Watonga, OK was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Watonga, OK is home to a population of 2.62k people, from which 95.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.65% of Watonga, OK residents were born outside of the country (122 people).

In 2024, there were 5.34 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.47k people) in Watonga, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 276 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 229 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.8%
2024 Citizenship
88.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.8% of Watonga, OK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Watonga, OK was 88.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Watonga, OK
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.47k ± 136
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    276 ± 70
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    229 ± 97
16.2%
Hispanic Population
426 people

In 2024, there were 5.34 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.47k people) in Watonga, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 276 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 229 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

16.2% of the people in Watonga, OK are hispanic (426 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Watonga, 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

4.65%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
122 people
12%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
315 people

As of 2024, 4.65% of Watonga, OK residents (122 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 Watonga, OK was 12%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    86 ± 47
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    21 ± 29
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    2 ± 11

Watonga, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.1 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Watonga, OK employs 912 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Watonga, OK were Manufacturing (159 people), Retail Trade (147 people), and Construction (96 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($78,750), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($71,500), and Transportation & Warehousing ($54,375).

Employment

Occupations

912
2024 Value
± 158
19.1%
1 Year growth
± 22.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Watonga, OK grew at a rate of 19.1%, from 766 employees to 912 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Watonga, OK, are Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (96 people), Sales & Related Occupations (89 people), and Production Occupations (83 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Watonga, 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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Industries

Employment by Industries

912
2024 Value
± 158
19.1%
1 Year growth
± 22.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Watonga, OK grew at a rate of 19.1%, from 766 employees to 912 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Watonga, OK, are Manufacturing (159 people), Retail Trade (147 people), and Construction (96 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Watonga, OK, though some of these residents may live in Watonga, 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

$47,321
Median earning men ± $10,630
$23,250
Median earning women ± $9,457

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($71,500), Manufacturing ($62,841), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($54,792).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($51,071), Public Administration ($42,857), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($34,519).

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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.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Watonga, 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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Watonga, OK was $89,700 in 2024, which is 0.27 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $101,900 to $89,700, a 12% decrease. The homeownership rate in Watonga, OK is 73.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Watonga, OK have an average commute time of 17.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Watonga, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$89,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$19,746
$666
Median Property Taxes
±$133

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

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

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Rent vs Own

73.7%
Homeownership
2024
63.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 73.7% of the housing units in Watonga, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 59%.

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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.
$54,081
Median Household Income
± $4,209
904
Number of Households
± 156

In 2024, the median household income of the 904 households in Watonga, OK grew to $54,081 from the previous year's value of $50,765.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Watonga, 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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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (82.4%)
  2. Carpooled (13.7%)
  3. Bicycle (2%)

In 2024, 82.4% of workers in Watonga, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.7%) and those who used a bicycle to get to work (2%).

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

17.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Watonga, OK have a shorter commute time (17.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.01% of the workforce in Watonga, 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 Watonga, OK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Watonga, OK have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Watonga, OK (413 out of 2.15k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 18 - 24.

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

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

84.4% of the population of Watonga, OK has health coverage, with 41.4% on employee plans, 21.5% on Medicaid, 9.77% on Medicare, 11.4% on non-group plans, and 0.276% 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, 54.6% were men and 45.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.4% under 18 years, 17.5% between 18 and 34 years, 37.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.6% were men and 45.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

15.6%
Uninsured
41.4%
Employer Coverage
21.5%
Medicaid
9.77%
Medicare
11.4%
Non-Group
0.276%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Watonga, OK grew by 5.05% from 14.8% to 15.6%.

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