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Carter County, OK


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Ardmore, OK
Designated Market Area: Sherman-Ada, TX-OK
USDA County Type (2015): Mining
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Working Class Country

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2022 population: 48,510   ( 953 from 2010 , 506 from 2020)
Land area: 822.2 square miles
Population density: 59.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:32,820 67.66% 4.9%
Black:2,9636.11% 5.5%
Indian:4,4659.20% 9.4%
Asian:6401.32% 25.5%
2+ races:3,2456.69% 16.4%
Hispanic:4,3779.02% 73.1%
Total non-White:15,69032.34% 20.1%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,379 14.4
Deaths:1,66517.3
Net Migration: 6737.0
Net Immigration: 1021.1
Change in White population:-1,678 -3.5
Change in Non-White pop.:2,631 5.5




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
47,557
34,49872.54%
3,1346.59%
4,0808.58%
5101.07%
2,7885.86%
2,5285.32%
13,05927.46%

2000
45,621
35,05576.84%
3,4357.53%
3,6828.07%
2870.63%
1,8774.11%
1,2692.78%
10,56623.16%

1990
42,919
34,94381.42%
3,2917.67%
3,5128.18%
1250.29%
n/a
1,0482.44%
7,97618.58%

1980
43,610
36,87084.54%
3,6788.43%
2,5165.77%
900.21%
n/a
4371.00%
6,74015.46%

1970
37,349
32,53987.12%
3,4369.20%
1,0362.77%
190.05%
n/a
2620.70%
4,810 12.88%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
6,225 13.6
5,46012.0
2,0604.5
2080.5
-557 -1.2
2,493 5.5
1990's
NumberRate
6,225 14.5
5,38812.6
8001.9
2780.6
112 0.3
2,590 6.0
1980's
NumberRate
6,962 16.0
5,073 11.6
-2,724 -6.2
n/a
-1,927 -4.4
1,236 2.8
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
4,185 11.2
n/a
4,331 11.6
1,930 5.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Carter County, OK
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
38.4
12,086 24.9%
36,424 75.1%
8,174 16.9%
18,738
2.52
11,866 63.3%
8,401 70.8%
1,516 12.8%
6,872 36.7%

2010
NumberPercent
38.2
12,247 25.8%
35,310 74.2%
7,078 14.9%
18,635
2.51
12,910 69.3%
9,475 73.4%
1,346 10.4%
5,725 30.7%

2000
NumberPercent
38.1
11,964 26.2%
33,657 73.8%
7,435 16.3%
17,981
2.48
12,748 70.9%
10,114 79.3%
1,137 8.9%
5,233 29.1%

1990
NumberPercent
35.4
11,838 27.6%
31,081 72.4%
6,999 16.3%
16,571
2.53
12,113 73.1%
9,858 81.4%
1,200 9.9%
4,458 26.9%

1980
NumberPercent
32.7
12,411 28.5%
31,199 71.5%
6,784 15.6%
16,263
2.63
12,277 75.5%
10,524 85.7%
854 7.0%
3,986 24.5%

2022 Housing Data for Carter County, OK

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units21,609 
Median Value$144,400 
Occupied18,73886.7%
Vacant2,87113.3%
Owned12,62767.4%
Rented6,11132.6%
Median Rent$908 
Single-Family Units16,97878.6%
    Detached16,46676.2%
    Attached5122.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units9824.5%
Mobile Homes2,66712.3%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Carter County, OK

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,1125.9%
$10,000 to $14,9997293.9%
$15,000 to $19,9998044.3%
$20,000 to $24,9999024.8%
$25,000 to $29,9991,3587.2%
$30,000 to $34,9998464.5%
$35,000 to $39,9999264.9%
$40,000 to $44,9991,0165.4%
$45,000 to $49,9998094.3%
$50,000 to $59,9991,4317.6%
$60,000 to $74,9991,97910.6%
$75,000 to $99,9992,17611.6%
$100,000 to $124,9991,4617.8%
$125,000 to $149,9991,1316.0%
$150,000 to $199,9991,2376.6%
$200,000 or more8214.4%
Median Household Income56,390 
Per Capita Income31,036 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state93 
Compared to U.S.79 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,3407.2%
Public Assistance4992.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps2,77114.8%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed18,17167.5%
Unemployed7632.8%
In Armed Forces00.0%
Total Labor Force18,93470.3%
Not in Labor Force7,99529.7%
Real Unemployment Rate 32.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector8,3386,33056.8%
Non-Profit6181,14135.1%
Self-Employed1,33870965.4%
Local Government41971037.1%
State Government35677131.6%
Federal Government21131340.3%
Total Private + Self9,6767,03957.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,6042,93535.3%
Total11,2809,97453.1%
Pct. Govt.13.1%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts2,79613.1%
Sales and Office Occupations3,96418.6%
Professional, Technical3,88918.2%
Service Occupations3,92418.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1780.8%
All others6,79331.8%
White Collar 49.8%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade2,98914.0%
Health care and social assistance2,93713.7%
Manufacturing2,55111.9%
Accommodation and food services1,6147.6%
Educational services1,5707.3%
Other services1,3236.2%
Transportation and warehousing1,2726.0%
Construction1,2645.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction9424.4%
Professional, scientific, technical8714.1%
Public administration7513.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.7483.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation6192.9%
Finance and insurance5942.8%
Wholesale trade3631.7%
Utilities2901.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2841.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing2061.0%
Information1590.7%
Management190.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Carter County, OK

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican3,2846.81%
Puerto Rican1660.34%
Cuban00.00%
Dominican50.01%
Total Central American2580.54%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran1060.22%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran1520.32%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American510.11%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian30.01%
Ecuadorian130.03%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian260.05%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan90.02%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic3240.67%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian1990.41%
Vietnamese1850.38%
Chinese1040.22%
Korean640.13%
Filipino370.08%
Bangladeshi170.04%
Thai140.03%
Laotian20.00%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English41,41192.1%
Spanish2,2164.9%
Other Indo-European2760.6%
Other2190.5%
Vietnamese1800.4%
German, other Germanic1490.3%
Other Asian1180.3%
Arabic1080.2%
Chinese970.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German6,03912.5%
Irish5,64511.7%
English5,28411.0%
American3,1346.5%
Scottish7721.6%
French7141.5%
Scotch-Irish5521.1%
European4761.0%
Italian4490.9%
Dutch3950.8%
Dutch West Indian2940.6%
Norwegian2740.6%
British2270.5%
Welsh2070.4%
Russian1730.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen47,17797.9%
Not a citizen1,0252.1%
Native46,52796.5%
Foreign-born1,6753.5%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Carter County, OK

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,101 3.4%2,952 9.2%11,589 36.1%10,198 31.7%3,668 11.4%2,626 8.2%
  Average years of education: 12.9
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,101 3.4%
9-12 Years 2,952 9.2%
H.S. Grad or GED 11,589 36.1%
Some College 10,198 31.7%
Bach. Degree 3,668 11.4%
Grad Degree 2,626 8.2%
Average years of education: 12.9

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Carter County, OK

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 19,730 18,576 1,154 5.8% 5.4%
1991 19,776 18,431 1,345 6.8% 6.0%
1992 19,850 18,593 1,257 6.3% 5.9%
1993 20,605 19,401 1,204 5.8% 5.6%
1994 20,464 19,271 1,193 5.8% 5.3%
1995 20,966 19,626 1,340 6.4% 4.4%
1996 20,699 19,611 1,088 5.3% 4.0%
1997 20,933 19,801 1,132 5.4% 4.0%
1998 20,594 19,311 1,283 6.2% 4.1%
1999 20,302 19,280 1,022 5.0% 3.5%
2000 20,849 20,084 765 3.7% 3.0%
2001 21,431 20,614 817 3.8% 3.6%
2002 21,798 20,776 1,022 4.7% 4.6%
2003 22,845 21,771 1,074 4.7% 5.4%
2004 23,193 22,135 1,058 4.6% 4.7%
2005 23,632 22,623 1,009 4.3% 4.3%
2006 24,117 23,229 888 3.7% 3.9%
2007 25,563 24,718 845 3.3% 4.0%
2008 26,698 25,868 830 3.1% 3.6%
2009 28,641 27,006 1,635 5.7% 6.6%
2010 21,156 19,711 1,445 6.8% 6.5%
2011 21,580 20,262 1,318 6.1% 5.6%
2012 21,829 20,659 1,170 5.4% 5.1%
2013 22,003 20,868 1,135 5.2% 5.1%
2014 22,011 21,066 945 4.3% 4.3%
2015 22,540 21,541 999 4.4% 4.3%
2016 22,690 21,557 1,133 5.0% 4.6%
2017 22,431 21,472 959 4.3% 4.0%
2018 22,115 21,369 746 3.4% 3.3%
2019 21,466 20,770 696 3.2% 3.1%
2020 21,557 20,051 1,506 7.0% 6.1%
2021 21,469 20,481 988 4.6% 4.0%
2022 21,519 20,769 750 3.5% 3.0%
2023 22,296 21,476 820 3.7% 3.2%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com