Elk City is home to 11,361 people in Oklahoma. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 14% of adults. The typical home is worth $150,400, having more than doubled since 2000. The average commute runs 14 minutes. 22.8% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The median household earns $51,272, about 38% below the national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $51,272, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 43%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Elk City
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate18.3% → 22.8%(+4.5 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
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)22.7%(79)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0.9%(3)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era47.1%(164)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.1%(35)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.4%(5)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 348 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
Elk City, decade by decade
Elk City 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
10,428
$48,666
$83,042
12.6%
22.3
2000
10,510
$51,495
$105,109
19.1%
31.5
2010
11,693
$66,286
$133,068
14.9%
43.1
2020
11,561
$53,081
$195,744
18.4%
55.3
2024
11,361
$51,272
$150,400
14.5%
51.7
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.
