COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Adair County

Oklahoma · 18,421 residents · 574 sq mi

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Adair County is home to 18,421 people in Oklahoma. Median home value sits at $29,900. The poverty rate is 26.7%, above the 13.2% national rate. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the Oklahoma median by roughly 28%. Median rent is $226 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

18,421

−12%vs 2000

vs 21,038 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.9

−4%vs 2000

vs 33.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

574 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(1,401)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(1,550)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.2%(1,700)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.6%(1,584)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(1,222)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(2,640)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(2,448)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(1,816)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(1,568)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(1,387)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(906)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(199)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,886

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,881 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,378

−34%vs 2000

vs $11,185 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

26.7%

+3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$29,900

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$226

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $342 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.0%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.4% in 2000

27.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic47.7%(10,035)

Black0.2%(33)

Hispanic / Latino3.1%(657)

Asian0.1%(18)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic55.6%(10,234)

Black0%(3)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(221)

Asian0%(7)

Other44.4%(8,177)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.5%(1,266)

Cuban0.1%(18)

South American0.1%(18)

Colombian0.1%(18)

Central American0.1%(12)

Salvadoran0.1%(12)

Spaniard0.1%(12)

Puerto Rican0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Hmong0.8%(162)

Vietnamese0.3%(54)

Chinese0.1%(19)

Filipino0.1%(13)

Laotian0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(25)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(12)

Ancestry

Irish6.5%(1,269)

German5.2%(1,009)

English5%(984)

American4.5%(880)

Scottish1%(193)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(180)

French0.5%(106)

West Indian0.5%(89)

Italian0.4%(72)

Dutch0.3%(66)

Norwegian0.3%(64)

Welsh0.3%(61)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.2%(34)

French Canadian0.1%(29)

Polish0.1%(28)

Russian0.1%(21)

British0.1%(19)

Canadian0.1%(18)

Lithuanian0.1%(16)

Danish0.1%(14)

Greek0.1%(12)

Subsaharan African0.1%(10)

Portuguese0%(5)

Hungarian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.6%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.1%

−10.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.5 min

+40%vs 2000

vs 18.9 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 married32.1%(2,468)

Married48.6%(3,731)

Widowed5.1%(394)

Divorced14.2%(1,089)

Women 15+

Never married24.1%(1,851)

Married50.6%(3,896)

Widowed11%(844)

Divorced14.4%(1,105)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

18.5%

−9.7 ptssince 2013

from 28.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

32.0%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 27.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 11.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.2%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 20.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.3%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 29.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

42.4%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 38.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.2%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 46.5% 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)14.8%(150)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11%(111)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.8%(352)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.5%(56)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,011 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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