With 5,026 people, Kingfisher is a city in Oklahoma. 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. At a median age of 42.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $227,900. The average commute runs 20 minutes. The foreign-born share is 7%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $64,271, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 95%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Kingfisher
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants75.4% → 65.0%(−10.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Poverty rate10.3% → 17.1%(+6.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$113,043 → $227,900(+102%)US over the same years: +67%
Its weight in Kingfisher County
Kingfisher's population equals 33% of Kingfisher County's. Its number of households without a car equals 66% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 23% 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)36.4%(36)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.2%(18)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.3%(26)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War35.4%(35)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 99 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
Kingfisher, decade by decade
Kingfisher 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
4,095
$60,539
$113,043
14.1%
22.9
2000
4,380
$65,687
$116,586
17.6%
36.0
2010
4,633
$64,226
$152,920
18.7%
42.9
2020
4,903
$65,632
$166,534
14.4%
57.1
2024
5,026
$64,271
$227,900
26.7%
57.9
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.
