Choctaw County is a county of 14,297 people in Oklahoma. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $126,500. 23.2% of locals live below the federal poverty line. That trails the Oklahoma median by roughly 32%. Density works out to 19 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $44,081, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 58%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Choctaw County
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate32.7% → 23.2%(−9.5 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants72.3% → 65.8%(−6.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree7.1% → 15.2%(+8.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)19.2%(193)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.5%(216)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.1%(423)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.4%(34)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(17)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,005 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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Over time
Choctaw County, decade by decade
Choctaw County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
15,302
$29,883
$69,362
7.1%
57.0
2000
15,342
$41,430
$80,153
9.9%
61.2
2010
15,205
$39,631
$98,254
11.5%
66.3
2020
14,204
$44,992
$119,992
13.5%
75.1
2024
14,297
$44,081
$126,500
15.2%
72.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
