CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Kiowa

Oklahoma · 729 residents · 1.24 sq mi

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With 729 people, Kiowa is a city in Oklahoma. The median age is 41.3, about 8 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $20,700. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. That trails the Oklahoma median by roughly 37%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 41.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

729

+5%vs 2000

vs 693 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

41.3

+8%vs 2000

vs 38.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.24 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024658

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.8%(35)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(51)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.1%(37)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.6%(41)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(52)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.2%(82)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(106)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(73)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.7%(85)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.3%(90)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.5%(62)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(15)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,896

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,614 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,503

−58%vs 2000

vs $17,948 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.7%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$20,700

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$235

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $300 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.9%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.3% in 2000

19.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic77.3%(536)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino2.5%(17)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.7%(639)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(12)

Asian0%(0)

Other12.3%(90)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.2%(34)

Puerto Rican1.1%(7)

Spaniard0.3%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.9%(6)

Ancestry

Irish17.2%(113)

German13.8%(91)

English7.6%(50)

American4.3%(28)

French3.2%(21)

Scotch-Irish2.7%(18)

Italian2.6%(17)

Dutch2.1%(14)

British1.4%(9)

Scottish1.2%(8)

West Indian1.2%(8)

French Canadian0.5%(3)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.5%(3)

Russian0.5%(3)

Czech0.3%(2)

Danish0.3%(2)

Welsh0.3%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.9%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

49.9%

−18.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.5 min

+35%vs 2000

vs 13.0 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 married27.8%(68)

Married60.4%(148)

Widowed2.4%(6)

Divorced9.4%(23)

Women 15+

Never married17.6%(49)

Married58.3%(162)

Widowed12.2%(34)

Divorced11.9%(33)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.2%

−4.4 ptssince 2013

from 19.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.9%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 42.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.1%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 7.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.4%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.5%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 27.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.0%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 50.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.2%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 43.3% 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)8%(2)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8%(2)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44%(11)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 25 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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