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Grady County

Oklahoma · 59,128 residents (2025 est.) · 1,101 sq mi
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With 56,606 people, Grady County is a county in Oklahoma. Few US counties rank higher on income. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The foreign-born share is 2%. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $205,800. 75% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 84%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
56,606
+24%since 2000
from 45,516 in 2000
59,128 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
51 / sq mi
+12%since 2009
from 46 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
40.0
+10%since 2000
from 36.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,101 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
40K45K49K54K58K19902000201020202024Grady County
202457K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.3%(3,007)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.3%(3,584)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147%(3,968)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.2%(4,076)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246%(3,383)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.9%(6,735)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.5%(7,656)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.4%(6,993)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.4%(7,599)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.2%(5,798)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.5%(3,098)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.3%(709)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$75,419
+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $32,625 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$35,594
+125%since 2000
from $15,846 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
50.2%
+25.2 ptssince 2009
from 25.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.2%
−1.8 ptssince 2000
from 13.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.420
Unchangedsince 2010
from 0.418 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade8.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade8.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing6.7%
US avg: 1.6%
Finance & insurance6.3%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services4.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Manufacturing4.4%
US avg: 0.4%
Public administration2.9%
US avg: 4.8%
Construction2.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$205,800
+84%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $61,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$883
+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $396 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
75.0%
−0.7 ptssince 2000
from 75.7% in 2000
25.0% rent
Vacancy rate
12.1%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.69 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.72 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
16.1%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 19.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
30.2%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 31.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.7
+22%since 2009
from 2.2 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
72
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic86.1%(39,168)
Black3%(1,379)
Hispanic / Latino2.9%(1,316)
Asian0.3%(153)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic78.7%(44,542)
Black1.8%(1,042)
Hispanic / Latino7.1%(4,037)
Asian0.5%(277)
Other11.9%(6,708)
Diversity Score
45
+32%since 2009
from 34 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
12
−24%since 2020
from 16 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
Mexican5.5%(3,101)
Puerto Rican0.4%(251)
Spaniard0.3%(169)
Ecuadorian0.1%(37)
Colombian0%(28)
Cuban0%(27)
Dominican0%(26)
+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Chinese0.2%(138)
Vietnamese0.1%(46)
Korean0.1%(41)
Filipino0%(14)
Japanese0%(11)
Laotian0%(11)
Pacific Islander origin
Guamanian0%(10)
Samoan0%(2)
Ancestry
German12%(6,796)
English11%(6,229)
Irish10.6%(5,984)
American7.8%(4,391)
Scottish2.3%(1,319)
Italian1.6%(880)
French1.5%(873)
Dutch1%(574)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(464)
Swedish0.8%(459)
Norwegian0.7%(407)
Polish0.5%(258)
+ 26 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh0.4%(226)
West Indian0.3%(173)
British0.3%(170)
Swiss0.3%(151)
Czech0.2%(138)
Portuguese0.2%(132)
Danish0.2%(107)
Finnish0.2%(98)
Canadian0.1%(81)
Russian0.1%(69)
Hungarian0.1%(60)
Ukrainian0.1%(60)
Greek0.1%(49)
Lithuanian0.1%(45)
Iranian0.1%(43)
Arab0.1%(42)
Lebanese0.1%(42)
Nigerian0.1%(36)
Croatian0%(20)
Austrian0%(17)
Ghanaian0%(14)
Romanian0%(11)
Belgian0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
22.8%
+8.4 ptssince 2000
from 14.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.8%
+11.4 ptssince 2000
from 79.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
6.8%
+2.4 ptssince 2000
from 4.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.3 min
+34%since 2000
from 19.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
81.5%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 80.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.3%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.0%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
7.5%
+3.2 ptssince 2009
from 4.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.4%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 4.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.5%
+0.7 ptssince 2011
from 4.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
60.9%
−0.5 ptssince 2011
from 61.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
68.4%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 65.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.7%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 12.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
35.7%
+7.2 ptssince 2009
from 28.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.2%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 49.2% in 2009
Female
49.8%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 50.8% in 2009
Foreign born
2.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.8%
−3.3 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
19.6%
+4.5 ptssince 2012
from 15.1% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
11.8%
−4.9 ptssince 2013
from 16.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
86.9%
+22.4 ptssince 2017
from 64.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.0%
+4.3 ptssince 2020
from 88.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.2%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 86.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
96.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2016
from 96.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
3.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2016
from 3.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married29%(6,667)
Married57.9%(13,306)
Widowed3.2%(746)
Divorced9.9%(2,269)
Women 15+
Never married22.6%(5,215)
Married56.4%(13,003)
Widowed8.9%(2,045)
Divorced12.1%(2,796)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
11.8%
−4.9 ptssince 2013
from 16.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
51.9%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 53.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.2%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 13.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 19.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
17.8%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 15.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.7%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.6% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
66.1%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 66.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
36.0%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 33.5% 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)26.7%(900)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.8%(906)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.7%(1,408)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.9%(99)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(15)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,376 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 Grady County, Oklahoma?

Grady County, Oklahoma has about 56,606 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Grady County, Oklahoma earns about $75,419 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Grady County, Oklahoma expensive?

In Grady County, Oklahoma, the median home is worth about $205,800, and the typical rent is about $883 a month.

How educated are people in Grady County, Oklahoma?

About 22.8% of adults age 25 and over in Grady County, Oklahoma hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Grady County, Oklahoma?

About 12.2% of people in Grady County, Oklahoma live below the federal poverty line.

Has Grady County, Oklahoma grown since 1990?

Yes, Grady County, Oklahoma has grown since 1990. The population has added about 14,859 residents, a change of about 36 percent over that period.

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