CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Quapaw

Oklahoma · 882 residents · 1.00 sq mi

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Quapaw is home to 882 people in Oklahoma. The typical home is worth $18,200. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 26.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the Oklahoma median by roughly 29%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

882

−10%vs 2000

vs 984 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.8

+4%vs 2000

vs 35.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.00 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024728

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.2%(46)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(63)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.2%(81)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.8%(86)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(49)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410%(88)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.9%(149)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.9%(70)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(84)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(66)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.4%(65)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4%(35)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,683

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,083 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,839

−23%vs 2000

vs $10,182 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

26.2%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$18,200

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$227

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $359 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.6%

+7.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.2% in 2000

20.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic67.9%(668)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(15)

Asian0.2%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic71.2%(628)

Black0.2%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(2)

Asian0.6%(5)

Other28%(247)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3%(22)

Spaniard0.1%(1)

Asian origin

Chinese1%(7)

Ancestry

German10.4%(76)

American7.4%(54)

English5.9%(43)

Irish4.4%(32)

French2.1%(15)

Russian1.5%(11)

Scottish1%(7)

Dutch0.8%(6)

Swiss0.8%(6)

Italian0.7%(5)

Hungarian0.4%(3)

Polish0.4%(3)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.3%(2)

French Canadian0.1%(1)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(1)

West Indian0.1%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.4%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.1%

−5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.6%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.3 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 14.2 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 married35.8%(96)

Married48.9%(131)

Widowed4.1%(11)

Divorced11.2%(30)

Women 15+

Never married21.6%(66)

Married41%(125)

Widowed19.3%(59)

Divorced18%(55)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.3%

−1.9 ptssince 2013

from 18.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

34.8%

−6.5 ptssince 2020

from 41.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.3%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 7.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.1%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.8%

+7.8 ptssince 2020

from 26.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 4.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

42.8%

−8.5 ptssince 2020

from 51.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.6%

+10.8 ptssince 2020

from 38.8% 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)46.9%(15)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.6%(5)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.5%(12)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.4%(3)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 32 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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