CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Fort Gibson

Oklahoma · 3,356 residents · 13.4 sq mi

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Fort Gibson is a city of 3,356 people in Oklahoma. 24.2% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $46,700. Households take in $19,189 at the median, 36% less than the US figure. That trails the Oklahoma median by roughly 19%. Median rent is $296 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.2

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,356

−17%vs 2000

vs 4,054 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.2

−8%vs 2000

vs 32.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

13.4 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(274)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.6%(355)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1411.1%(373)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.7%(293)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.4%(146)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.7%(528)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.1%(506)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548%(267)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.7%(224)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.7%(191)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(154)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(45)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,189

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,975 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,171

−35%vs 2000

vs $14,042 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.2%

+7.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,700

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$296

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $385 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.6%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.0% in 2000

34.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic67.3%(2,729)

Black1.8%(74)

Hispanic / Latino4.9%(198)

Asian0.1%(5)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic78.1%(2,620)

Black2.2%(73)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian1.4%(48)

Other18.3%(615)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.3%(240)

Spaniard0.2%(8)

Ancestry

Irish9.1%(347)

English8.6%(329)

German5.8%(219)

American5.2%(198)

Scottish2.3%(87)

Polish0.9%(33)

Swedish0.8%(29)

French0.7%(27)

West Indian0.6%(24)

Jamaican0.5%(20)

Norwegian0.4%(17)

Welsh0.4%(15)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.4%(14)

Italian0.3%(13)

Finnish0.3%(12)

British0.3%(10)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.5%

+3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.8%

−9.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.0%

+5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.6 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 15.3 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 married20.6%(275)

Married62.8%(837)

Widowed1.7%(23)

Divorced14.9%(198)

Women 15+

Never married25.5%(422)

Married53.1%(880)

Widowed7.4%(123)

Divorced14.1%(233)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.6%

−10.3 ptssince 2013

from 18.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.3%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 46.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.0%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.4%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 16.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.3%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.0%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.2%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 65.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.9%

+7.9 ptssince 2020

from 32.0% 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)29.9%(67)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21%(47)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.8%(69)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.7%(15)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 224 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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