MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Altus Micro

Altus, OK · 1 counties · 28,764 residents · 803 sq mi

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Altus is a metro area of 28,764 people. The typical home is worth $42,700. This skews young, with a median age of 29.7. Getting to work takes 13 minutes on average. The median household earns $21,715, about 28% below the national median. The poverty rate is 18.3%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% 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

28,764

+1%vs 2000

vs 28,439 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

36 / sq mi

+1%vs 2000

vs 35 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

29.7

−10%vs 2000

vs 33.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

803 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202425K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59%(2,579)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.5%(2,439)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(2,260)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(2,071)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.8%(2,544)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.5%(5,048)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(3,859)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.2%(2,346)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.3%(2,103)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.4%(1,835)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(1,342)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(338)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,715

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,737 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,224

−34%vs 2000

vs $15,454 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.3%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,700

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$357

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $429 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.8%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.2% in 2000

39.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic71.5%(20,329)

Black7.9%(2,245)

Hispanic / Latino15.6%(4,446)

Asian1.1%(323)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic80.4%(23,126)

Black9.4%(2,706)

Hispanic / Latino11.3%(3,240)

Asian1.4%(405)

Other8.8%(2,527)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican20%(4,942)

Central American1.6%(385)

Guatemalan1%(259)

Puerto Rican1%(240)

Spaniard0.5%(113)

Salvadoran0.4%(92)

South American0.3%(70)

Colombian0.2%(57)

Dominican0.1%(33)

Cuban0.1%(27)

Panamanian0.1%(20)

Nicaraguan0%(11)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Venezuelan0%(8)

Uruguayan0%(5)

Honduran0%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino0.9%(232)

Vietnamese0.4%(111)

Thai0.1%(37)

Korean0.1%(25)

Pacific Islander origin

Guamanian0.1%(15)

Samoan0%(12)

Chamorro0%(1)

Ancestry

German13.1%(3,230)

English11.8%(2,924)

Irish8.9%(2,199)

American5.3%(1,308)

Scottish2.6%(645)

Dutch1.4%(349)

Italian1.4%(338)

French1.3%(321)

British0.6%(159)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(136)

Norwegian0.5%(128)

Welsh0.3%(85)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.3%(82)

Polish0.2%(52)

Finnish0.2%(48)

West Indian0.2%(44)

Danish0.1%(34)

Hungarian0.1%(33)

Russian0.1%(33)

French Canadian0.1%(32)

Portuguese0.1%(32)

Swedish0.1%(29)

Jamaican0.1%(26)

Greek0.1%(24)

Canadian0.1%(22)

Czech0.1%(19)

Croatian0.1%(18)

Bulgarian0%(11)

Austrian0%(9)

Ghanaian0%(8)

Swiss0%(7)

Belgian0%(5)

Romanian0%(4)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(4)

Australian0%(3)

Ukrainian0%(3)

Arab0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.5%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.1%

−5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.5%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.3 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 10.6 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 married31.3%(3,070)

Married54%(5,287)

Widowed3%(289)

Divorced11.7%(1,148)

Women 15+

Never married24.4%(2,352)

Married51.5%(4,973)

Widowed9.1%(874)

Divorced15%(1,451)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.0%

−3.9 ptssince 2013

from 16.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.9%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 45.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.6%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.7%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.0%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 17.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.0%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.5%

−6.1 ptssince 2020

from 68.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.3%

+8.5 ptssince 2020

from 32.8% 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)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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