CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Goodwell

Oklahoma · 1,069 residents · 2.20 sq mi

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With 1,069 people, Goodwell is a city in Oklahoma. This skews young, with a median age of 21.8. This is an unusually credentialed place: 44% of adults have a four-year degree. Owners hold 49% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $41,800. The poverty rate is 21.4%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 21.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

44% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,069

−10%vs 2000

vs 1,192 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

21.8

−2%vs 2000

vs 22.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.20 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.9%(52)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.1%(55)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.1%(33)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1923%(246)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2428.7%(307)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 348.7%(93)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449.8%(105)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 544.3%(46)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.7%(72)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.1%(33)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.2%(23)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(4)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,759

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,583 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,001

−28%vs 2000

vs $12,531 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.4%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,800

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$281

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $367 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

49.3%

+10.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 39.3% in 2000

50.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic84.5%(1,007)

Black2.9%(34)

Hispanic / Latino8.6%(103)

Asian0.8%(10)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic88.2%(943)

Black2.7%(29)

Hispanic / Latino10%(107)

Asian0%(0)

Other9.1%(97)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican10%(112)

Spaniard0.3%(3)

Asian origin

Vietnamese8.2%(92)

Filipino2.9%(33)

Chinese0.4%(5)

Ancestry

German10.3%(116)

English6.3%(71)

Irish6.2%(70)

Subsaharan African1.5%(17)

West Indian1.5%(17)

Scottish1.1%(12)

Dutch1%(11)

American0.8%(9)

Hungarian0.8%(9)

Iranian0.7%(8)

Swedish0.7%(8)

French0.4%(5)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Canadian0.4%(4)

Norwegian0.1%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

44.4%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 48.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

85.9%

−9.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 95.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

21.0%

+7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.9 min

+82%vs 2000

vs 10.9 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 married53.5%(273)

Married36.7%(187)

Widowed4.3%(22)

Divorced5.5%(28)

Women 15+

Never married43.6%(188)

Married53.1%(229)

Widowed1.2%(5)

Divorced2.1%(9)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.4%

−3.0 ptssince 2013

from 14.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

74.4%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 76.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.0%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 8.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

8.1%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 6.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.6%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 0.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.9%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 80.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

19.3%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% 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)27.6%(8)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.6%(8)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era17.2%(5)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 29 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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