With 3,262 people, Perkins is a city in Oklahoma. The median age is 26.1, younger than the US median of 38.9. 32.0% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 45% less than in Oklahoma as a whole. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 990 more people live here than in 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $35,456, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 26.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 71%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Perkins
What changed most since 1990
Median age33.4 → 26.1(−7.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants81.2% → 61.2%(−20.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.5% → 21.1%(+7.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Perkins's population equals 3.9% of Payne County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.4% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 8.1% 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)53.7%(51)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.5%(29)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era17.9%(17)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 95 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
Perkins, decade by decade
Perkins 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
1,894
$43,420
$87,843
13.5%
23.9
2000
2,272
$54,704
$100,738
20.0%
33.5
2010
2,831
$55,077
$126,163
21.1%
36.2
2020
3,205
$52,269
$182,412
19.5%
52.6
2024
3,262
$35,456
$172,200
21.1%
43.5
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.
