Woodward County, OK

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2024 Population

20,158

US Senator

James Lankford

Republican Party

US Senator

Markwayne Mullin

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.8

3.56% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

14%

26.7% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$61,417

5.6% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$169,000

5.06% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

9,436

3.22% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Woodward 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.

96.2% of the residents in Woodward County, OK are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Woodward County, OK are High Plains Technology Center (173 degrees awarded in 2023) and Formations Institute of Cosmetology & Barbering (34 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Woodward County, OK was $169,000, and the homeownership rate was 73.2%.

Most people in Woodward County, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Woodward County, OK was 2 cars per household.

Woodward County, OK borders Dewey County, OK, Ellis County, OK, Harper County, OK, Major County, OK, and Woods County, OK.

United States Oklahoma Woodward, OK

Population & Diversity

Woodward County, OK is home to a population of 20.2k people, from which 96.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.05% of Woodward County, OK residents were born outside of the country (1.02k people).

In 2024, there were 11.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15.3k people) in Woodward County, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.38k Other (Hispanic) and 687 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.2%

2024 Citizenship

96.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.2% of Woodward County, OK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Woodward County, OK was 96.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Woodward County, OK

White (Non-Hispanic)
15.3k ± 163
Other (Hispanic)
1.38k ± 322
White (Hispanic)
687 ± 246

15.2%

Hispanic Population

3.07k people

15.2% of the people in Woodward County, OK are hispanic (3.07k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Woodward 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
105,376 ± 7,864 people
Vietnam
13,032 ± 2,798 people
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.

Foreign-Born Population

5.05%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.02k people

4.96%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.01k people

As of 2024, 5.05% of Woodward County, OK residents (1.02k 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 Woodward County, OK was 4.96%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
401 ± 163
Gulf War (1990s)
161 ± 86
Gulf War (2001-)
159 ± 88

Woodward County, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.49 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Woodward County, OK.

Economy

The economy of Woodward County, OK employs 9.44k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Woodward County, OK were Retail Trade (1,111 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (902 people), and Educational Services (873 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($75,970), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($71,184), and Utilities ($65,757).

Employment

Occupations

9.44k

2024 Value

± 783

−3.22%

1 Year decline

± 12.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Woodward County, OK declined at a rate of −3.22%, from 9.75k employees to 9.44k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Woodward County, OK, are Management Occupations (1,142 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,017 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (736 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Woodward County, OK.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

9.44k

2024 Value

± 783

−3.22%

1 Year decline

± 12.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Woodward County, OK declined at a rate of −3.22%, from 9.75k employees to 9.44k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Woodward County, OK, are Retail Trade (1,111 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (902 people), and Educational Services (873 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Woodward County, OK, though some of these residents may live in Woodward County, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,666

Median earning men ± $3,938

$34,671

Median earning women ± $2,544

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($81,125), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,429), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,921).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($86,111), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($45,693), and Public Administration ($44,732).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

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

51
Other Services (except Public Administration)
48
Retail Trade
40
Construction

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.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$68.1k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$52.9k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$45.1k
Construction

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

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Woodward County, OK. Showing the available data for Oklahoma.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (66.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (31.9%)
Democratic Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Oklahoma

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Oklahoma.

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.

Education

In 2023, universities in Woodward County, OK awarded 207 degrees. The student population of Woodward County, OK in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 213 male students and 150 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Woodward County, OK are White (136 and 65.7%), Hispanic or Latino (35 and 16.9%), Two or More Races (25 and 12.1%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (6 and 2.9%).

The largest universities in Woodward County, OK by number of degrees awarded are High Plains Technology Center (173 and 83.6%) and Formations Institute of Cosmetology & Barbering (34 and 16.4%).

The most popular majors in Woodward County, OK are Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies (35 and 16.9%), Electrical, Electronic, & Communications Engineering Technology (29 and 14%), and Barbering (12 and 5.8%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 363 students enrolled in Woodward County, OK, 58.7% men and 41.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 178 records, of which 41% were women and 59% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies
35 degrees awarded
Electrical, Electronic, & Communications Engineering Technology
29 degrees awarded
Photographic & Video Technology
12 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Woodward County, OK was Other Health Aides, Attendants, & Orderlies with 35 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Woodward County, OK according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

High Plains Technology Center
173 degrees awarded
Formations Institute of Cosmetology & Barbering
34 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was High Plains Technology Center with 173 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 90 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Woodward County, OK, which is 0.769 times less than the 117 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 136 degrees mean that there were 3.89 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 35 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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Woodward County, OK was $169,000 in 2024, which is 0.508 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $178,000 to $169,000, a 5.06% decrease. The homeownership rate in Woodward County, OK is 73.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Woodward County, OK have an average commute time of 21.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Woodward County, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 9.25% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Woodward County, OK. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.655%.

Housing

Property

$169,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,020

$5,804

Median Property Taxes

±$551

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

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

Rent vs Own

73.2%

Homeownership

2024

64.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 73.2% of the housing units in Woodward County, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.9%.

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

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$61,417

Median Household Income

± $6,478

7.93k

Number of Households

± 670

In 2024, the median household income of the 7.93k households in Woodward County, OK declined from $61,417 from the previous year's value of $65,060.

The following chart displays the households in Woodward 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Woodward 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.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (82.2%)
Carpooled (11.1%)
Worked At Home (2.3%)

In 2024, 82.2% of workers in Woodward County, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.1%) and those who worked at home (2.3%).

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

21.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Woodward County, OK have a shorter commute time (21.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.32% of the workforce in Woodward County, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 9.25% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Woodward County, OK. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.655%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

14% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Woodward County, OK (2.73k out of 19.4k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Woodward County, OK is White, followed by Hispanic 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 2025, 19.1% of the children was living in poverty in Woodward County, OK. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.1%.

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.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 233 in Woodward County, OK. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 54.5 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

87.5% of the population of Woodward County, OK has health coverage, with 43.7% on employee plans, 13% on Medicaid, 14.7% on Medicare, 15.2% on non-group plans, and 0.89% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Woodward County, OK see 3,368 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,368 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1817 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 237 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.1% were men and 48.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,368 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Woodward County, OK

Primary care physicians in Woodward County, OK see an average of 3,368 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,368 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26% under 18 years, 20.2% between 18 and 34 years, 36.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.1% were men and 48.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

12.5%

Uninsured

43.7%

Employer Coverage

13%

Medicaid

14.7%

Medicare

15.2%

Non-Group

0.89%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Woodward County, OK declined by 4.47% from 13.1% to 12.5%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 75.5 in Woodward County, OK.

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

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 42% in Woodward County, OK.

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