CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Enid

Oklahoma · 45,307 residents · 73.9 sq mi

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Enid is a city of 45,307 people in Oklahoma. Median home value sits at $38,000. The average commute runs 13 minutes. The median household earns $22,746, about 25% below the national median. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.3

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

45,307

−4%vs 2000

vs 47,045 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.3

−8%vs 2000

vs 37.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

73.9 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202451K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(3,120)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(3,307)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(3,279)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(2,710)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(3,010)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.1%(7,742)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(6,318)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(4,077)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(4,491)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.1%(3,680)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(2,708)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(865)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,746

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,227 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,812

−32%vs 2000

vs $17,471 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.3%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,000

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$340

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $437 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.6%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.2% in 2000

34.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic85.3%(40,109)

Black3.9%(1,815)

Hispanic / Latino4.7%(2,232)

Asian1%(468)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic91.6%(41,503)

Black4.4%(1,994)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(817)

Asian1.1%(488)

Other2.9%(1,322)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican14.3%(7,251)

Central American1%(524)

Guatemalan0.7%(343)

Puerto Rican0.6%(294)

Salvadoran0.2%(76)

Costa Rican0.1%(62)

Nicaraguan0.1%(43)

South American0.1%(42)

Colombian0%(19)

Paraguayan0%(15)

Spaniard0%(10)

Peruvian0%(8)

Asian origin

Chinese0.8%(424)

Kazakh0.2%(87)

Asian Indian0.2%(86)

Hmong0.1%(73)

Filipino0.1%(50)

Bangladeshi0%(16)

Korean0%(13)

Japanese0%(9)

Taiwanese0%(7)

Vietnamese0%(5)

Thai0%(4)

Indonesian0%(3)

+ 1 more asian origin group with data

Pakistani0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese4%(2,010)

Native Hawaiian0.7%(336)

Chuukese0.5%(248)

Chamorro0.2%(80)

Ancestry

German16.1%(8,168)

Irish11.6%(5,901)

English10%(5,069)

American5.1%(2,598)

Italian2.2%(1,129)

Dutch1.7%(837)

Scottish1.5%(751)

French1.3%(660)

Swedish0.9%(468)

Polish0.8%(392)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(371)

Norwegian0.7%(354)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.7%(331)

Arab0.4%(189)

Danish0.4%(185)

Russian0.3%(145)

Subsaharan African0.3%(137)

French Canadian0.2%(126)

Swiss0.2%(124)

Welsh0.2%(123)

Lebanese0.2%(113)

British0.2%(77)

Syrian0.2%(76)

Greek0.1%(54)

Australian0.1%(40)

Belgian0.1%(40)

West Indian0.1%(40)

Austrian0%(24)

Iranian0%(23)

Nigerian0%(23)

Turkish0%(16)

Jamaican0%(15)

Guyanese0%(13)

Hungarian0%(11)

Brazilian0%(7)

Macedonian0%(6)

Slovak0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.8%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.8%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.5%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.9 min

+17%vs 2000

vs 11.0 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 married38.7%(7,751)

Married46.2%(9,252)

Widowed3.7%(741)

Divorced11.5%(2,303)

Women 15+

Never married29.3%(5,875)

Married45%(9,019)

Widowed10.8%(2,161)

Divorced14.9%(2,978)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.5%

−4.0 ptssince 2013

from 17.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.6%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 47.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.8%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.3%

+7.7 ptssince 2020

from 18.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.5%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 62.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.5%

+8.8 ptssince 2020

from 33.7% 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)29.3%(902)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)40.8%(1,256)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era21.9%(674)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.2%(97)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.8%(54)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,077 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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