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Canadian County

Oklahoma · 187,189 residents (2025 est.) · 897 sq mi
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With 168,985 people, Canadian County is a county in Oklahoma. Since 2000 the county has more than doubled, up 81,288 people. That puts it in the top 3% of US counties for household income. That is roughly 35% ahead of the Oklahoma median. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. 5% of residents were born outside the United States.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 63%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
168,985
+93%since 2000
from 87,697 in 2000
187,189 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
188 / sq mi
+63%since 2009
from 116 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
36.3
+3%since 2000
from 35.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
897 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
65K93K122K150K178K19902000201020202024Canadian County
2024169K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.4%(10,793)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.4%(12,577)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.3%(12,390)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.6%(11,216)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.5%(9,370)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.7%(24,919)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4415.7%(26,464)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.8%(19,898)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.8%(18,278)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.3%(14,006)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.2%(7,171)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.1%(1,903)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$87,751
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $45,439 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$38,908
+98%since 2000
from $19,691 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
58.3%
+22.5 ptssince 2009
from 35.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
8.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2000
from 7.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.392
+1%since 2010
from 0.387 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information13%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade7.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services6.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance6.3%
US avg: 5.9%
Wholesale trade6%
US avg: 6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration5.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing3.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing2.5%
US avg: 0.4%
Transportation & warehousing2.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1.1%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction1%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$246,200
+63%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $83,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,289
+39%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $510 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
74.8%
−4.2 ptssince 2000
from 79.0% in 2000
25.2% rent
Vacancy rate
6.0%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 8.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.86 people
+6%since 2009
from 2.71 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
19.1%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 19.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
42.5%
+9.4 ptssince 2009
from 33.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.8
+32%since 2009
from 2.1 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
53
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic85%(74,568)
Black2.1%(1,833)
Hispanic / Latino3.9%(3,386)
Asian2.4%(2,110)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic70.1%(118,388)
Black3.8%(6,411)
Hispanic / Latino12%(20,269)
Asian3.1%(5,220)
Other11.1%(18,697)
Diversity Score
60
+55%since 2009
from 39 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
15
−33%since 2020
from 22 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican9.5%(16,114)
Central American0.7%(1,248)
Puerto Rican0.4%(645)
Spaniard0.3%(467)
Guatemalan0.3%(452)
Salvadoran0.2%(395)
Cuban0.2%(311)
Honduran0.2%(271)
Argentine0.1%(152)
Venezuelan0.1%(120)
Peruvian0.1%(108)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Vietnamese1.3%(2,114)
Asian Indian0.8%(1,430)
Chinese0.2%(309)
Filipino0.2%(273)
Laotian0.1%(211)
Korean0.1%(153)
Indonesian0.1%(118)
Nepalese0%(64)
Burmese0%(59)
Hmong0%(42)
Japanese0%(39)
Thai0%(33)
+ 3 more asian origin groups with data
Taiwanese0%(28)
Cambodian0%(17)
Malaysian0%(10)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(69)
Samoan0%(14)
Ancestry
German13.9%(23,462)
English13.3%(22,461)
Irish10.3%(17,346)
American6.1%(10,267)
Scottish2.2%(3,655)
Italian1.6%(2,620)
Dutch1.1%(1,934)
French1.1%(1,909)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(1,568)
Polish0.8%(1,406)
Norwegian0.8%(1,272)
Swedish0.7%(1,154)
+ 42 more ancestry groups with data
Czech0.7%(1,151)
British0.7%(1,145)
Welsh0.5%(800)
Portuguese0.3%(471)
West Indian0.3%(458)
Russian0.3%(426)
Swiss0.2%(413)
Canadian0.2%(375)
Arab0.2%(315)
Nigerian0.2%(296)
Danish0.2%(291)
Hungarian0.1%(238)
Jamaican0.1%(187)
Greek0.1%(152)
Austrian0.1%(113)
Lebanese0.1%(112)
Ukrainian0.1%(108)
Jordanian0%(72)
Finnish0%(63)
Belgian0%(62)
Serbian0%(60)
Romanian0%(56)
Moroccan0%(54)
Ghanaian0%(44)
Iraqi0%(38)
Croatian0%(31)
Iranian0%(25)
Ethiopian0%(23)
Slovene0%(22)
Slovak0%(21)
Armenian0%(18)
Israeli0%(15)
Haitian0%(15)
Kenyan0%(3)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
31.9%
+11.0 ptssince 2000
from 20.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.7%
+5.4 ptssince 2000
from 87.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
9.7%
+3.9 ptssince 2000
from 5.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.2 min
+74%since 2000
from 14.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
79.7%
−5.2 ptssince 2009
from 85.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.2%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
10.4%
+7.0 ptssince 2009
from 3.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.6%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.3%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.5%
−1.2 ptssince 2011
from 5.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
67.7%
−1.8 ptssince 2011
from 69.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.3%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 74.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.6%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 13.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
42.5%
+8.1 ptssince 2009
from 34.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.7% in 2009
Female
50.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.3% in 2009
Foreign born
5.4%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.2%
−4.8 ptssince 2009
from 13.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.7%
+2.4 ptssince 2012
from 12.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
9.3%
−2.6 ptssince 2013
from 11.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.6%
+11.6 ptssince 2017
from 82.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.3%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 94.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
85.6%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 86.7% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
89.9%
−1.5 ptssince 2016
from 91.3% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
6.5%
+1.2 ptssince 2016
from 5.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31.7%(20,825)
Married55.6%(36,476)
Widowed2.1%(1,398)
Divorced10.6%(6,947)
Women 15+
Never married24.3%(16,428)
Married54.4%(36,776)
Widowed8.4%(5,687)
Divorced12.9%(8,688)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.3%
−2.6 ptssince 2013
from 11.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
61.2%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 62.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.8%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 11.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.1%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 15.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
14.4%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 11.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 2.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
73.2%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 73.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
29.8%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 27.0% 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)41.2%(4,249)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.2%(3,213)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24.3%(2,510)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.9%(201)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(28)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 10,311 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Canadian County, Oklahoma?

Canadian County, Oklahoma has about 168,985 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Canadian County, Oklahoma?

The typical household in Canadian County, Oklahoma earns about $87,751 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Canadian County, Oklahoma expensive?

In Canadian County, Oklahoma, the median home is worth about $246,200, and the typical rent is about $1,289 a month.

How educated are people in Canadian County, Oklahoma?

About 31.9% of adults age 25 and over in Canadian County, Oklahoma hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Canadian County, Oklahoma?

About 8.0% of people in Canadian County, Oklahoma live below the federal poverty line.

Has Canadian County, Oklahoma grown since 1990?

Yes, Canadian County, Oklahoma has grown since 1990. The population has added about 94,576 residents, a change of about 127 percent over that period.

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