COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Carter County

Oklahoma · 42,919 residents · 822 sq mi

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Carter County is home to 42,919 people in Oklahoma. Median home value sits at $38,000. 72% of homes are owner-occupied. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The poverty rate is 19.7%, above the 13.2% national rate. Renters pay $311 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

42,919

−6%vs 2000

vs 45,621 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.3

−7%vs 2000

vs 38.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

822 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202449K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(2,946)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(3,417)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(3,365)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(3,056)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.4%(1,883)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(6,560)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(5,953)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(4,587)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(4,153)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(3,646)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(2,546)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(807)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,800

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,405 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,266

−27%vs 2000

vs $15,511 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.7%

+3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,000

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$311

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $416 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.4%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.2% in 2000

27.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic76.8%(35,055)

Black7.5%(3,435)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(1,269)

Asian0.6%(275)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic82.5%(35,400)

Black8%(3,442)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(1,048)

Asian0.3%(125)

Other9.2%(3,952)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.9%(3,367)

Central American0.4%(182)

Spaniard0.3%(150)

Puerto Rican0.2%(101)

Honduran0.2%(93)

Salvadoran0.2%(89)

Cuban0.2%(81)

South American0%(20)

Venezuelan0%(9)

Colombian0%(8)

Dominican0%(4)

Peruvian0%(3)

Asian origin

Chinese0.4%(185)

Asian Indian0.3%(126)

Korean0.2%(73)

Vietnamese0.2%(73)

Burmese0.1%(35)

Cambodian0.1%(34)

Filipino0.1%(32)

Nepalese0%(23)

Taiwanese0%(17)

Thai0%(9)

Laotian0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(67)

Ancestry

German12.3%(5,973)

English11.9%(5,761)

Irish11.2%(5,443)

American5.1%(2,499)

Scottish1.9%(918)

French1.3%(643)

Italian1.1%(540)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(412)

Dutch0.7%(352)

Subsaharan African0.7%(324)

Norwegian0.6%(290)

Welsh0.6%(280)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.4%(198)

Russian0.3%(161)

Polish0.3%(160)

Swiss0.2%(89)

Swedish0.2%(84)

Arab0.2%(77)

Portuguese0.2%(74)

Czech0.1%(72)

Greek0.1%(60)

Palestinian0.1%(55)

Nigerian0.1%(55)

Danish0.1%(47)

Haitian0.1%(45)

French Canadian0.1%(37)

Canadian0.1%(35)

Jamaican0.1%(35)

Brazilian0.1%(33)

Ukrainian0.1%(30)

British0.1%(26)

Finnish0%(22)

Egyptian0%(20)

Lithuanian0%(20)

Iranian0%(17)

Austrian0%(14)

Slovak0%(10)

Armenian0%(8)

Hungarian0%(6)

Belgian0%(3)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(3)

Romanian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.4%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.3%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.5%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.3 min

+2%vs 2000

vs 16.0 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 married30.5%(5,676)

Married52.3%(9,731)

Widowed4.3%(805)

Divorced12.8%(2,384)

Women 15+

Never married23.7%(4,718)

Married48.4%(9,659)

Widowed11.2%(2,234)

Divorced16.7%(3,326)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.3%

−3.3 ptssince 2013

from 17.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.2%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 45.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.1%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 20.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.6%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.8%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 58.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.3%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 37.4% 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)31.8%(801)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.4%(564)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.7%(774)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.1%(54)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.1%(79)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,518 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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