Blackwell is a city of 6,042 people in Oklahoma. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 12% of adults. The typical home is worth $85,600, having more than doubled since 2000. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. Renters pay $809 a month at the median. The population has fallen 21% since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $53,435, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 31%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Blackwell
What changed most since 1990
Population7,538 → 6,042(−20%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$67,922 → $85,600(+26%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age36.7 → 38.9(+2.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Blackwell's population equals 14% of Kay County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 8.5% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 10% of the county's.
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)21.7%(91)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19%(80)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.5%(166)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.2%(26)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 420 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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Over time
Blackwell, decade by decade
Blackwell population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,538
$48,393
$67,922
10.4%
20.5
2000
7,668
$47,062
$65,397
10.5%
32.9
2010
7,092
$49,503
$67,469
16.8%
41.3
2020
6,085
$51,399
$80,722
10.0%
49.3
2024
6,042
$53,435
$85,600
11.8%
53.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
