COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Love County

Oklahoma · 8,831 residents · 514 sq mi

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Love County is a county of 8,831 people in Oklahoma. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 11% of adults. The typical home is worth $52,100. The median age is 39.4, about 4 years above the US median. Renters pay $388 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 39.4

US median: 35.2

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,831

+8%since 1990

from 8,157 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.4

+9%since 1990

from 36.3 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

514 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.1%(540)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97%(615)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(661)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.4%(657)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.7%(413)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.2%(985)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.3%(1,261)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.8%(1,220)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6411.9%(1,051)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748.6%(761)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.3%(468)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.3%(199)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,558

+22%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $20,320 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,648

+67%since 1990

from $9,960 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

11.8%

−4.1 ptssince 1990

from 15.9% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$52,100

+10%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $35,800 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$388

+9%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $270 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

81.6%

+2.8 ptssince 1990

from 78.7% in 1990

18.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic85.7%(6,992)

Black4.4%(360)

Hispanic / Latino4.3%(348)

Asian0.3%(27)

2000

White, non-Hispanic81.3%(7,179)

Black2.2%(191)

Hispanic / Latino7%(619)

Asian0.3%(23)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican15.2%(1,564)

Central American1%(98)

Honduran1%(98)

Puerto Rican0.7%(69)

South American0.3%(33)

Spaniard0.3%(32)

Venezuelan0.3%(26)

Ecuadorian0.1%(7)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(24)

Asian Indian0.2%(21)

Korean0.1%(7)

Vietnamese0.1%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(17)

Ancestry

Irish11.9%(1,223)

English10.1%(1,038)

German8.7%(892)

American4.8%(489)

Scottish1.6%(160)

Welsh1.1%(117)

French0.9%(92)

Italian0.9%(89)

Polish0.9%(89)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(87)

Dutch0.8%(77)

Norwegian0.6%(61)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

British0.6%(58)

Swedish0.5%(55)

West Indian0.5%(55)

Greek0.2%(24)

Turkish0.2%(18)

Russian0.2%(16)

Austrian0.1%(13)

Canadian0.1%(13)

Czech0.1%(11)

Portuguese0.1%(9)

French Canadian0.1%(8)

Swiss0.1%(6)

Subsaharan African0%(5)

Hungarian0%(3)

Australian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.8%

+1.5 ptssince 1990

from 9.3% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

73.6%

+7.1 ptssince 1990

from 66.5% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

4.0%

+1.5 ptssince 1990

from 2.5% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.0 min

−20%since 1990

from 23.7 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married20.7%(712)

Married65.7%(2,258)

Widowed3.7%(126)

Divorced9.9%(339)

Women 15+

Never married13.5%(483)

Married63.1%(2,258)

Widowed13.4%(480)

Divorced10%(357)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.2%

−2.2 ptssince 2013

from 15.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.3%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 50.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.7%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 11.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.2%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 23.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.5%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 18.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.6%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 61.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.2%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 38.0% 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)19.1%(110)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.3%(94)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era52.7%(303)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.5%(26)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 575 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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