CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Altus

Oklahoma · 21,910 residents · 18.2 sq mi

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Altus is a city of 21,910 people in Oklahoma. This skews young, with a median age of 28.5. The typical home is worth $44,900. Getting to work takes 11 minutes on average. 55% of homes are owner-occupied. Median household income is $22,098, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.5

US median: 33.0

Average education

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

21,910

+2%vs 2000

vs 21,447 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.5

−10%vs 2000

vs 31.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

18.2 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.6%(2,114)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.9%(1,953)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(1,600)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(1,550)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.8%(2,137)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.8%(4,125)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(2,899)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.1%(1,565)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.7%(1,458)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.8%(1,264)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(985)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(260)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,098

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,217 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,378

−33%vs 2000

vs $15,378 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.3%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,900

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$363

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $435 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

54.8%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 54.0% in 2000

45.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic67.4%(14,461)

Black10.2%(2,194)

Hispanic / Latino17.2%(3,699)

Asian1.3%(288)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic76.6%(16,793)

Black12.3%(2,686)

Hispanic / Latino11.6%(2,541)

Asian1.7%(381)

Other9.4%(2,050)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican22.1%(4,129)

Central American2%(370)

Guatemalan1.4%(259)

Puerto Rican1.1%(212)

Salvadoran0.5%(90)

Spaniard0.4%(82)

South American0.3%(65)

Colombian0.3%(57)

Cuban0.1%(27)

Dominican0.1%(19)

Nicaraguan0.1%(11)

Venezuelan0%(8)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Panamanian0%(7)

Honduran0%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino1.2%(232)

Vietnamese0.6%(111)

Thai0.2%(37)

Korean0.1%(25)

Pacific Islander origin

Guamanian0.1%(15)

Ancestry

German13.3%(2,481)

English12.5%(2,336)

Irish8.9%(1,651)

American5.1%(947)

Scottish2.3%(434)

Dutch1.7%(312)

Italian1.6%(292)

French1.5%(288)

British0.8%(143)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(111)

Norwegian0.6%(103)

Subsaharan African0.4%(72)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.3%(62)

Polish0.2%(42)

Finnish0.2%(41)

West Indian0.2%(35)

Danish0.2%(34)

Hungarian0.2%(33)

Russian0.2%(31)

Portuguese0.1%(26)

Jamaican0.1%(26)

Greek0.1%(24)

Swedish0.1%(22)

French Canadian0.1%(19)

Croatian0.1%(18)

Bulgarian0.1%(11)

Canadian0.1%(11)

Austrian0%(9)

Ghanaian0%(8)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.3%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.4%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.0%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

10.8 min

+9%vs 2000

vs 9.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.7%(2,460)

Married52.8%(3,850)

Widowed3.1%(226)

Divorced10.3%(753)

Women 15+

Never married27%(1,967)

Married47.8%(3,487)

Widowed9.1%(661)

Divorced16.1%(1,177)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.1%

−4.6 ptssince 2013

from 18.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.2%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 44.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.4%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 11.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.2%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 15.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.4%

+7.6 ptssince 2020

from 17.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.6%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.7%

−7.5 ptssince 2020

from 67.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.2%

+10.4 ptssince 2020

from 31.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)41.1%(779)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)36.9%(699)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.3%(518)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.1%(58)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,894 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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