COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Stephens County

Oklahoma · 42,299 residents · 870 sq mi

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Stephens County is a county of 42,299 people in Oklahoma. The typical home is worth $38,600. The median age is 36.8, about 4 years above the US median. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $294 a month at the median. About 15% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 9%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

42,299

−2%vs 2000

vs 43,182 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.8

−8%vs 2000

vs 40.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

870 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202444K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(2,671)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(3,116)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(3,294)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(2,941)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(1,885)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(6,072)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(5,966)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(4,136)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.8%(4,553)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.8%(4,154)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.4%(2,705)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(806)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,647

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,709 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,839

−34%vs 2000

vs $16,357 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.9%

+3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,600

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$294

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $391 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.7%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.5% in 2000

25.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.2%(37,228)

Black2.2%(936)

Hispanic / Latino4%(1,709)

Asian0.3%(128)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.2%(38,986)

Black2.1%(899)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(692)

Asian0.5%(191)

Other5.3%(2,223)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.9%(3,019)

Central American0.5%(206)

Spaniard0.4%(192)

Puerto Rican0.4%(157)

Honduran0.2%(89)

Salvadoran0.1%(50)

Guatemalan0.1%(41)

South American0.1%(39)

Colombian0.1%(30)

Nicaraguan0.1%(26)

Cuban0%(20)

Peruvian0%(5)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Venezuelan0%(2)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.2%(86)

Korean0.1%(47)

Cambodian0.1%(39)

Asian Indian0.1%(31)

Filipino0.1%(28)

Malaysian0%(21)

Chinese0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(64)

Chamorro0%(4)

Ancestry

English13.3%(5,800)

Irish11.8%(5,146)

American9.8%(4,281)

German9.8%(4,263)

Scottish2.6%(1,120)

Italian1.5%(645)

French1.3%(580)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(371)

West Indian0.8%(347)

British0.7%(307)

Welsh0.6%(280)

Swedish0.6%(276)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.5%(217)

Norwegian0.4%(188)

Polish0.4%(173)

Subsaharan African0.4%(160)

Hungarian0.3%(117)

Portuguese0.2%(80)

Czech0.2%(79)

French Canadian0.2%(75)

Russian0.1%(50)

Lithuanian0.1%(46)

Greek0.1%(45)

Romanian0.1%(42)

Swiss0.1%(41)

Australian0.1%(38)

Israeli0.1%(32)

Austrian0.1%(27)

Arab0%(21)

Finnish0%(20)

Nigerian0%(17)

Palestinian0%(16)

Ethiopian0%(15)

Slovak0%(10)

Ghanaian0%(10)

Ukrainian0%(9)

Jamaican0%(9)

Danish0%(8)

Egyptian0%(5)

Armenian0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.7%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.8%

−6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.8 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 14.7 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 married24.4%(4,194)

Married60.7%(10,411)

Widowed3.2%(553)

Divorced11.7%(2,007)

Women 15+

Never married19.7%(3,616)

Married55.4%(10,153)

Widowed11.3%(2,076)

Divorced13.6%(2,488)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.6%

−4.4 ptssince 2013

from 17.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.8%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 43.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.2%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 12.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.2%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 22.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.6%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 20.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.9%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 58.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.5%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 41.1% 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)28.6%(859)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.1%(782)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.3%(1,180)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.1%(32)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,000 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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