Woodward County, OK

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2020 Population

20,352

1.81% 1-year decline

US Senator

Jim Inhofe

Republican Party

US Senator

James Lankford

Republican Party

2020 Median Age

36.6

0.274% 1-year increase

2020 Poverty Rate

13.2%

14.9% 1-year increase

2020 Median Household Income

$56,182

6.59% 1-year decline

2020 Median Property Value

$138,800

11.2% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Woodward County, OK had a population of 20.4k people with a median age of 36.6 and a median household income of $56,182. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Woodward County, OK declined from 20,727 to 20,352, a −1.81% decrease and its median household income declined from $60,147 to $56,182, a −6.59% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Woodward County, OK are White (Non-Hispanic) (79.6%), White (Hispanic) (8.5%), Other (Hispanic) (3.62%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.61%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (2.15%).

None of the households in Woodward County, OK reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.6% of the residents in Woodward County, OK are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Woodward County, OK are High Plains Technology Center (92 degrees awarded in 2020) and Formations Institute of Cosmetology & Barbering (21 degrees).

In 2020, the median property value in Woodward County, OK was $138,800, and the homeownership rate was 70.2%.

Most people in Woodward County, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21 minutes. The average car ownership in Woodward County, OK was 2 cars per household.

Woodward County, OK borders Dewey County, OK, Ellis County, OK, Harper County, OK, Major County, OK, and Woods County, OK.

Population & Diversity

Woodward County, OK is home to a population of 20.4k people, from which 96.6% are citizens. As of 2020, 4.45% of Woodward County, OK residents were born outside of the country (906 people).

In 2020, there were 9.36 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.2k people) in Woodward County, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.73k White (Hispanic) and 737 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

96.6%

2020 Citizenship

95%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 96.6% of Woodward County, OK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Woodward County, OK was 95%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Woodward County, OK compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Woodward County, OK

White (Non-Hispanic)
16.2k ± 1
White (Hispanic)
1.73k ± 315
Other (Hispanic)
737 ± 289

13.1%

Hispanic Population

2.66k people

13.1% of the people in Woodward County, OK are hispanic (2.66k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Woodward County, OK as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

4.45%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

906 people

6.42%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

1.33k people

As of 2020, 4.45% of Woodward County, OK residents (906 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Woodward County, OK was 6.42%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Woodward County, OK compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
506 ± 148
Gulf War (2001-)
200 ± 84
Gulf War (1990s)
130 ± 71

Woodward County, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.53 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Woodward County, OK employs 9.46k people. The largest industries in Woodward County, OK are Retail Trade (1,340 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (1,161 people), and Educational Services (815 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($94,531), Transportation & Warehousing ($69,477), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($69,448).

Employment

Occupations

9.46k

2020 Value

± 731

0.918%

1 Year growth

± 10.5%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Woodward County, OK grew at a rate of 0.918%, from 9.37k employees to 9.46k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Woodward County, OK, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,293 people), Management Occupations (1,089 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (756 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Woodward County, OK.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oklahoma.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Oklahoma (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

9.46k

2020 Value

± 731

0.918%

1 Year growth

± 10.5%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Woodward County, OK grew at a rate of 0.918%, from 9.37k employees to 9.46k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Woodward County, OK, are Retail Trade (1,340 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (1,161 people), and Educational Services (815 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Woodward County, OK, though some of these residents may live in Woodward County, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,160

Median earning men ± $4,102

$25,357

Median earning women ± $2,161

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Wholesale Trade ($100,262), Manufacturing ($75,729), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,696).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($70,077), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,833), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($39,115).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oklahoma.

Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Oklahoma. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Oklahoma.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

223
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
216
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
142
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Oklahoma to other states, or from other states to Oklahoma.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Oklahoma product (by dollars) was Coal-n.e.c. with $20.7B, followed by Mixed freight ($16B) and Machinery ($12.3B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Oklahoma products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$170B

2020 Value in Oklahoma

$311B

Projected 2050 Value in Oklahoma

83.6% growth

In 2020, total outbound Oklahoma trade was $170B. This is expected to increase 83.6% to $311B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Oklahoma trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Oklahoma to other states, or from other states to Oklahoma.

Most Common Trade Partners

Texas
$32.9B
Kansas
$10.9B
California
$5.58B

In 2020, the top outbound Oklahoma domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Texas with $32.9B, followed by Kansas with $10.9B and California and $5.58B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Oklahoma shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Woodward County, OK went to Donald J. Trump with 84.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (12.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.61%).

Jim Inhofe and James Lankford are the senators currently representing the state of Oklahoma. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Oklahoma is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (84.9%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (12.9%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.61%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Woodward County, OK for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senators Elections

US Senators from Oklahoma

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Jim Inhofe

Senator from Oklahoma

Assumed office on November 16, 1994
Elected to the seat following the resignation of David Boren.

James Lankford

Senator from Oklahoma

Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Elected to the seat following the resignation of Tom Coburn.

Jim Inhofe and James Lankford are the senators currently representing Oklahoma.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Oklahoma over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from Oklahoma

Oklahoma is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Oklahoma have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2020, universities in Woodward County, OK awarded 113 degrees. The student population of Woodward County, OK in 2020 is skewed towards men, with 165 male students and 130 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Woodward County, OK are White (83 and 73.5%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (15 and 13.3%), Two or More Races (9 and 7.96%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (6 and 5.31%).

The largest universities in Woodward County, OK by number of degrees awarded are High Plains Technology Center (92 and 81.4%) and Formations Institute of Cosmetology & Barbering (21 and 18.6%).

The most popular majors in Woodward County, OK are Psychiatric Services Technician (12 and 10.6%), General Cosmetology (10 and 8.85%), and Welding Technology (10 and 8.85%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oklahoma.

Measure

In 2020, 0.739% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.619% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (954k), Some college (752k), and Secondary Education (474k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Woodward County, OK was $138,800 in 2020, which is 0.604 times smaller than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $124,800 to $138,800, a 11.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Woodward County, OK is 70.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Woodward County, OK have an average commute time of 21 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Woodward County, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Woodward County, OK is $56,182. In 2020, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Woodward County, OK was Census Tract 9532 with a value of $77,473, followed by Census Tract 9531 and Census Tract 9533, with respective values of $63,478 and $59,271.

Property

$138,800

Median Property Value 2020

±$16,543

$5,338

Median Property Taxes

±$523

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Woodward County, OK the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Woodward County, OK compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

70.2%

Homeownership

2020

69.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 70.2% of the housing units in Woodward County, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Woodward County, OK compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9532
Census Tract 9531
Census Tract 9533

In 2020, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Woodward County, OK was Census Tract 9532 with a value of $77,473, followed by Census Tract 9531 and Census Tract 9533, with respective values of $63,478 and $59,271.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Woodward County, OK colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$56,182

Median Household Income

± $4,949

7.61k

Number of Households

± 595

In 2020, the median household income of the 7.61k households in Woodward County, OK declined from $56,182 from the previous year's value of $60,147.

The following chart displays the households in Woodward County, OK distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Woodward County, OK is from Oklahoma.

0.454

2020 Wage GINI in Oklahoma

0.459

2019 Wage GINI in Oklahoma

In 2020, the income inequality in Oklahoma was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.09% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Oklahoma was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oklahoma in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Oklahoma across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (82.6%)
Carpooled (11.1%)
Worked At Home (2.67%)

In 2020, 82.6% of workers in Woodward County, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.1%) and those who worked at home (2.67%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Woodward County, OK have a shorter commute time (21 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 5.69% of the workforce in Woodward County, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Woodward County, OK compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Woodward County, OK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Woodward County, OK have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Woodward County, OK (2.54k out of 19.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females < 5 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Woodward County, OK is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

85.9% of the population of Woodward County, OK has health coverage, with 45.2% on employee plans, 13.8% on Medicaid, 13.6% on Medicare, 12.2% on non-group plans, and 1.15% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Oklahoma was $7,627 in 2014. This is a 4.58% increase from the previous year ($7,293).

Primary care physicians in Woodward County, OK see 2247 patients per year on average, which represents a 9.82% increase from the previous year (2046 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1837 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 262 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.1% were men and 48.9% were women.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

Showing data at the state level for Oklahoma. Hospitalization data for some states may be delayed or not reported.

Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Oklahoma, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,247 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Woodward County, OK

Primary care physicians in Woodward County, OK see an average of 2,247 patients per year. This represents a 9.82% increase from the previous year (2,046 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Woodward County, OK in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Community Mobility

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oklahoma.

This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Oklahoma across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.5% under 18 years, 20.1% between 18 and 34 years, 36.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.1% were men and 48.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

14.1%

Uninsured

45.2%

Employer Coverage

13.8%

Medicaid

13.6%

Medicare

12.2%

Non-Group

1.15%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Woodward County, OK grew by 19.5% from 11.8% to 14.1%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Woodward County, OK changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2021, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 64.5 in Woodward County, OK.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Woodward County, OK.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2021, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 31.6% in Woodward County, OK.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Woodward County, OK.

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