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Cleveland County

Oklahoma · 303,973 residents (2025 est.) · 539 sq mi
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Cleveland County is home to 300,047 people in Oklahoma. That puts it in the top 6% of US counties for household income. The population is up 44% since 2000. This skews young, with a median age of 35.4. The typical home is worth $235,700, having more than doubled since 2000. 7% of people here were born outside the United States.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.4
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 50%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
300,047
+44%since 2000
from 208,016 in 2000
303,973 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
557 / sq mi
+27%since 2009
from 438 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
35.4
+10%since 2000
from 32.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
539 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
162K199K237K275K313K19902000201020202024Cleveland County
2024300K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.8%(14,327)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.6%(16,904)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.1%(18,231)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 198%(23,993)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2411%(32,867)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414%(41,932)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.6%(40,692)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.2%(33,639)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.9%(32,725)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.9%(26,646)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.6%(13,822)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.4%(4,269)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$77,068
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $41,846 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$39,391
+96%since 2000
from $20,114 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
51.1%
+20.7 ptssince 2009
from 30.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.9%
+2.3 ptssince 2000
from 10.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.439
+2%since 2010
from 0.430 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade6.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade6.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services5.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration4.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical4%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing1%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$235,700
+50%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $86,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,167
+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $526 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
63.9%
−3.1 ptssince 2000
from 67.0% in 2000
36.1% rent
Vacancy rate
6.1%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 8.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.46 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.50 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
18.4%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 19.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
45.2%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 46.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.1
+23%since 2009
from 2.5 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
45
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic81.5%(169,533)
Black3.5%(7,299)
Hispanic / Latino4%(8,396)
Asian2.8%(5,880)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic67.2%(201,553)
Black4.6%(13,878)
Hispanic / Latino11%(33,060)
Asian4.7%(14,032)
Other12.5%(37,524)
Diversity Score
65
+38%since 2009
from 47 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
17
+16%since 2020
from 15 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
Mexican7.7%(23,205)
Spaniard0.5%(1,528)
Puerto Rican0.5%(1,488)
Salvadoran0.5%(1,480)
South American0.5%(1,397)
Guatemalan0.3%(856)
Cuban0.2%(668)
Venezuelan0.2%(574)
Honduran0.1%(309)
Colombian0.1%(275)
Costa Rican0.1%(264)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Dominican0.1%(251)
Ecuadorian0.1%(211)
Peruvian0.1%(156)
Argentine0%(97)
Bolivian0%(65)
Uruguayan0%(11)
Chilean0%(8)
Asian origin
Vietnamese1.9%(5,681)
Chinese0.9%(2,845)
Asian Indian0.6%(1,739)
Filipino0.3%(806)
Korean0.2%(476)
Pakistani0.1%(336)
Laotian0.1%(310)
Kazakh0.1%(246)
Japanese0.1%(227)
Thai0.1%(154)
Hmong0%(94)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(85)
Samoan0%(34)
Guamanian0%(15)
Ancestry
English13.8%(41,516)
German13%(39,091)
Irish10.3%(30,857)
American6.7%(20,193)
Scottish2.2%(6,604)
Italian1.9%(5,721)
Scotch-Irish1.5%(4,650)
French1.4%(4,349)
Polish0.9%(2,811)
Welsh0.9%(2,602)
Dutch0.8%(2,288)
Norwegian0.7%(2,250)
+ 46 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.7%(1,959)
British0.6%(1,925)
Czech0.4%(1,185)
Arab0.3%(1,004)
Russian0.3%(863)
West Indian0.3%(856)
Iranian0.2%(668)
Hungarian0.2%(586)
Portuguese0.2%(524)
Danish0.2%(499)
Lebanese0.1%(443)
Swiss0.1%(380)
Greek0.1%(337)
Jamaican0.1%(301)
Finnish0.1%(273)
Canadian0.1%(218)
Austrian0.1%(197)
Lithuanian0.1%(197)
Ukrainian0.1%(174)
Kenyan0%(141)
Nigerian0%(140)
Moroccan0%(130)
Brazilian0%(125)
Belgian0%(117)
Slovene0%(83)
Romanian0%(81)
Turkish0%(79)
Bulgarian0%(71)
Croatian0%(70)
Ghanaian0%(58)
Iraqi0%(55)
Haitian0%(51)
Serbian0%(50)
Jordanian0%(42)
Syrian0%(26)
Latvian0%(25)
Slovak0%(25)
Israeli0%(12)
Ethiopian0%(11)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
36.2%
+8.2 ptssince 2000
from 28.0% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.4%
+4.2 ptssince 2000
from 88.1% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
14.8%
+4.4 ptssince 2000
from 10.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.7 min
+64%since 2000
from 14.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
74.8%
−7.8 ptssince 2009
from 82.6% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.5%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 10.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
11.4%
+8.6 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 2.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.3%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2011
from 5.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
64.6%
−2.7 ptssince 2011
from 67.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.2%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 74.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 14.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
43.3%
+6.2 ptssince 2009
from 37.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.2% in 2009
Female
50.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.8% in 2009
Foreign born
6.6%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 5.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.8%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
15.1%
+3.0 ptssince 2012
from 12.1% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
9.7%
−4.1 ptssince 2013
from 13.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.3%
+8.9 ptssince 2017
from 84.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.0%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 95.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
81.8%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 80.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
88.7%
−1.6 ptssince 2016
from 90.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
6.2%
+1.8 ptssince 2016
from 4.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married39.4%(49,085)
Married48%(59,821)
Widowed2.6%(3,178)
Divorced10%(12,432)
Women 15+
Never married31.5%(39,710)
Married47.6%(59,961)
Widowed8.4%(10,643)
Divorced12.5%(15,755)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.7%
−4.1 ptssince 2013
from 13.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
60.0%
−2.0 ptssince 2020
from 62.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.7%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 14.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.2%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 15.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
15.9%
+4.1 ptssince 2020
from 11.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.5%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 3.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
72.8%
−3.1 ptssince 2020
from 75.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
32.1%
+5.0 ptssince 2020
from 27.1% 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)35.8%(7,448)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33.4%(6,959)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.2%(6,084)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.4%(502)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(97)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 20,815 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 Cleveland County, Oklahoma?

Cleveland County, Oklahoma has about 300,047 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Cleveland County, Oklahoma earns about $77,068 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Cleveland County, Oklahoma expensive?

In Cleveland County, Oklahoma, the median home is worth about $235,700, and the typical rent is about $1,167 a month.

How educated are people in Cleveland County, Oklahoma?

About 36.2% of adults age 25 and over in Cleveland County, Oklahoma hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Cleveland County, Oklahoma?

About 12.9% of people in Cleveland County, Oklahoma live below the federal poverty line.

Has Cleveland County, Oklahoma grown since 1990?

Yes, Cleveland County, Oklahoma has grown since 1990. The population has added about 125,794 residents, a change of about 72 percent over that period.

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