COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Ellis County

Oklahoma · 4,497 residents · 1,231 sq mi

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Ellis County is a county of 4,497 people in Oklahoma. At a median age of 39.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $30,200. Households take in $20,017 at the median, 34% less than the US figure. Median rent is $291 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,497

+10%vs 2000

vs 4,075 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.4

−13%vs 2000

vs 45.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,231 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.5%(246)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(307)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(376)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(327)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.2%(145)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.3%(506)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.4%(693)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(437)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(433)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.2%(504)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.9%(445)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(78)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,017

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,951 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,082

−39%vs 2000

vs $16,472 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.1%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$30,200

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$291

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $339 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.3%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.7% in 2000

19.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.8%(3,864)

Black0%(2)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(106)

Asian0.1%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.6%(4,344)

Black0.1%(3)

Hispanic / Latino2.9%(132)

Asian0%(0)

Other3.3%(150)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.4%(236)

Central American1.2%(44)

Guatemalan0.8%(28)

Cuban0.6%(23)

Salvadoran0.4%(16)

Puerto Rican0.4%(15)

Spaniard0.1%(4)

Asian origin

Filipino0.8%(31)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(7)

Ancestry

German21.7%(800)

Irish13.4%(495)

English9.6%(353)

American3.5%(129)

Scottish2.3%(84)

Scotch-Irish2%(72)

Dutch1.9%(71)

Italian1.7%(63)

French1.4%(53)

Russian0.9%(33)

Subsaharan African0.6%(23)

Portuguese0.5%(19)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.3%(12)

Polish0.3%(10)

Welsh0.3%(10)

Norwegian0.2%(9)

Czech0.2%(6)

West Indian0.1%(5)

Brazilian0.1%(4)

British0.1%(3)

Hungarian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.0%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.8%

−7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.7%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.4 min

+71%vs 2000

vs 14.3 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 married30.9%(472)

Married54.2%(828)

Widowed4.6%(71)

Divorced10.2%(156)

Women 15+

Never married18.4%(284)

Married58.2%(899)

Widowed13.2%(204)

Divorced10.3%(159)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.1%

+1.1 ptssince 2013

from 10.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.0%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 48.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.8%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.3%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 25.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.5%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.2%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 66.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.6%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 38.1% 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)31.1%(61)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.7%(23)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.8%(82)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.1%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 196 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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