CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Newkirk

Oklahoma · 2,270 residents · 1.36 sq mi

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With 2,270 people, Newkirk is a city in Oklahoma. The typical home is worth $34,400. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households take in $18,812 at the median, 38% less than the US figure. Median rent is $281 a month. That trails the Oklahoma median by roughly 20%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% 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

2,270

+1%vs 2000

vs 2,243 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.1

−10%vs 2000

vs 39.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.36 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(144)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(182)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(168)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(147)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.5%(170)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.2%(322)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.3%(279)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412%(272)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.3%(142)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.1%(230)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847%(160)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(54)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,812

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,941 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,293

−38%vs 2000

vs $14,971 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.4%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,400

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$281

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $354 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.2%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.6% in 2000

30.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82.9%(1,860)

Black1.2%(26)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(47)

Asian0.1%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic91.9%(2,085)

Black0.8%(19)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(47)

Asian0%(0)

Other7.3%(166)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican7.2%(148)

Puerto Rican0.3%(6)

Asian origin

Japanese0.2%(4)

Ancestry

German13.7%(279)

Irish9.8%(201)

English7.5%(153)

American6.1%(124)

Italian1.7%(35)

Scotch-Irish1.7%(34)

French1.2%(25)

Swedish0.9%(18)

Czech0.8%(17)

Dutch0.6%(13)

Scottish0.6%(13)

Welsh0.5%(11)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.5%(10)

Polish0.3%(6)

Norwegian0.2%(5)

Danish0.1%(2)

Greek0.1%(2)

Brazilian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.7%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.8%

−7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.5%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.3 min

+29%vs 2000

vs 13.4 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 married32.8%(286)

Married46.6%(406)

Widowed4.8%(42)

Divorced15.7%(137)

Women 15+

Never married21.1%(164)

Married55%(427)

Widowed12.9%(100)

Divorced11.1%(86)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.3%

−10.4 ptssince 2013

from 16.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.8%

+5.7 ptssince 2020

from 46.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.5%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.4%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 24.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.0%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.4%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 60.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.4%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 44.2% 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)26.6%(34)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.4%(21)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.8%(42)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.1%(4)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 128 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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