With 584 people, Porum is a city in Oklahoma. This skews young, with a median age of 26.0. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 3% of adults. That trails the Oklahoma median by roughly 51%. The poverty rate is 28.8%, above the 12.5% national rate. The typical home is worth $103,300, having more than tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $31,803, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 26.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
3% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 165%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Porum
What changed most since 1990
Median age35.2 → 26.0(−9.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$40,321 → $103,300(+156%)US over the same years: +67%
White share67.1% → 63.0%(−4.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20%(2)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era20%(2)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 10 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
Porum, decade by decade
Porum 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
868
$24,430
$40,321
5.0%
55.2
2000
725
$32,806
$38,983
6.6%
61.3
2010
727
$34,657
$41,431
9.6%
50.3
2020
602
$32,891
$87,509
7.7%
73.9
2024
584
$31,803
$103,300
3.4%
58.4
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.
