COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Cleveland County

Oklahoma · 174,253 residents · 539 sq mi

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Cleveland County is home to 174,253 people in Oklahoma. Households here earn about 27% more than in Oklahoma as a whole. This skews young, with a median age of 29.8. The typical home is worth $61,500. About 26% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population has fallen 16% since 2000.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

26% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 6%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

174,253

−16%vs 2000

vs 208,016 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.8

−8%vs 2000

vs 32.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

539 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024300K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(12,312)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(13,446)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(12,725)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.5%(14,780)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.4%(18,077)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.2%(33,520)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.6%(28,995)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(17,423)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.5%(11,329)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.1%(7,209)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842%(3,419)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(1,018)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,975

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,846 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,182

−34%vs 2000

vs $20,114 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.1%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$61,500

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $86,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$383

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $526 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.1%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.0% in 2000

36.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic81.5%(169,533)

Black3.5%(7,299)

Hispanic / Latino4%(8,396)

Asian2.8%(5,880)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic88.8%(154,814)

Black2.8%(4,839)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(4,761)

Asian2.2%(3,912)

Other6.1%(10,688)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican7.7%(23,205)

Central American1%(2,970)

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)

Panamanian0%(61)

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)

Bangladeshi0%(128)

Hmong0%(94)

+ 8 more asian origin groups with data

Malaysian0%(94)

Indonesian0%(74)

Nepalese0%(73)

Cambodian0%(31)

Sri Lankan0%(23)

Taiwanese0%(22)

Burmese0%(22)

Singaporean0%(21)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(359)

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)

Subsaharan African0.4%(1,327)

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)

French Canadian0.2%(451)

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)

Australian0%(96)

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)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(13)

Israeli0%(12)

Ethiopian0%(11)

Egyptian0%(8)

Armenian0%(8)

Barbadian0%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

25.9%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

83.9%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.7%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.6 min

+43%vs 2000

vs 14.4 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 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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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