CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Sayre

Oklahoma · 2,880 residents · 5.39 sq mi

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Sayre is home to 2,880 people in Oklahoma. At a median age of 39.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $20,100. Households here earn about 38% less than in Oklahoma as a whole. 24.6% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Households take in $14,688 at the median, 51% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,880

−30%vs 2000

vs 4,114 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.7

+15%vs 2000

vs 34.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.39 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.4%(128)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.7%(278)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(186)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 193.9%(111)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.1%(117)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(412)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(379)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.3%(239)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.7%(336)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.1%(261)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8410.6%(306)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.4%(127)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,688

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $21,713 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,675

−7%vs 2000

vs $10,378 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.6%

+3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$20,100

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$196

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $315 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.7%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.0% in 2000

31.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic72.8%(2,993)

Black17.5%(722)

Hispanic / Latino5.3%(220)

Asian0.4%(17)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.8%(2,760)

Black0.9%(27)

Hispanic / Latino2.9%(84)

Asian0%(0)

Other3.2%(93)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6%(286)

Spaniard3.4%(163)

Puerto Rican1.2%(56)

Central American0.2%(9)

Panamanian0.2%(9)

Cuban0.1%(7)

Asian origin

Korean0.2%(9)

Chinese0.1%(7)

Ancestry

Irish9.2%(441)

German5.5%(263)

American5%(239)

English4.7%(225)

Scottish1.6%(76)

French1.6%(75)

West Indian1.3%(61)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(37)

Dutch0.7%(35)

Welsh0.7%(32)

Italian0.6%(30)

Haitian0.5%(25)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.5%(24)

Finnish0.5%(22)

Nigerian0.3%(16)

Norwegian0.3%(14)

Jamaican0.2%(10)

Romanian0.2%(9)

Arab0.1%(7)

Lebanese0.1%(7)

Swedish0.1%(6)

Croatian0.1%(5)

Danish0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.2%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.8%

−12.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.1%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.4 min

+10%vs 2000

vs 11.3 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 married54.7%(1,938)

Married20.8%(737)

Widowed1.9%(66)

Divorced22.7%(804)

Women 15+

Never married33.9%(296)

Married34.7%(303)

Widowed12.1%(106)

Divorced19.3%(169)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

17.8%

−0.7 ptssince 2013

from 18.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

29.1%

−21.9 ptssince 2020

from 51.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.0%

−4.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.2%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 22.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.9%

+18.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.5%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 0.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

38.2%

−24.0 ptssince 2020

from 62.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.8%

+15.5 ptssince 2020

from 36.3% 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)10.7%(21)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)46.9%(92)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era18.9%(37)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 196 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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