Altus is a metro area of 24,678 people. Getting to work takes 13 minutes on average. The typical home is worth $158,400, having more than doubled since 2000. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree. This skews young, with a median age of 35.1. There are 31 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $62,799, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 48%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Altus
What changed most since 1990
Population28,764 → 24,678(−14%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree16.5% → 24.8%(+8.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Among the 21 metro and micro areas based in Oklahoma
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)38.7%(984)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)35.8%(911)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.8%(783)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.7%(69)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,542 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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Over time
Altus, decade by decade
Altus population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
28,764
$52,117
$102,483
16.5%
48.7
2000
28,439
$55,992
$107,295
18.5%
57.1
2010
26,446
$59,610
$122,422
21.2%
64.4
2020
24,785
$63,674
$120,840
22.2%
71.8
2024
24,678
$62,799
$158,400
24.8%
69.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
