Central High is home to 1,489 people in Oklahoma. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 535 people. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 3%. About 27% of adults have finished a four-year degree. There are 28 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,435, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 78%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Central High
What changed most since 2000
Median age38.5 → 35.7(−2.8 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Population954 → 1,489(+56%)US over the same years: +19%
Central High's population equals 3.4% of Stephens County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.9% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.7% 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)40.2%(47)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.2%(33)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.9%(35)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 117 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
Central High, decade by decade
Central High 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
2000
954
$69,451
$118,408
14.7%
20.3
2010
1,199
$66,235
$130,622
7.3%
26.0
2020
1,181
$76,586
$178,776
30.6%
42.6
2024
1,489
$75,435
$211,200
26.5%
35.7
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.
