Elk City, OK Demographic Data
Elk City, OK Summary
Elk City is located in Beckham County in Oklahoma
- Population: 11,860
- Area: 16.42 sq. miles
- Land Area: 16.19 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.22 sq. miles
- Population Density: 722.37 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,950.46 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Elk City, OK Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
6,158
50%
50.8
Male
6,268
50%
49.2
Total Population
12,426
323,128,000
Elk City, OK Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,170
9.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,063
8.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
745
6.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
708
5.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
854
6.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,052
16.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,624
13.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,432
11.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
512
4.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
795
6.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
790
6.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
447
3.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
234
1.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
8,925
71.8%
77.2
Female
4,445
49.8%
51.3
Male
4,480
50.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
8,595
69.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,973
15.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,471
11.8%
15.2
Female
968
65.8%
55.8
Male
503
34.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
33
0.0%
0.0
Elk City, OK Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
11,336
91.2%
96.8
White
10,401
83.7%
72.6
Black or African American
219
1.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
124
1.0%
0.8
Asian
166
1.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
142
1.1%
0.9
Japanese
16
0.1%
0.2
Korean
8
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
426
3.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,090
8.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,982
16.0%
17.8
Mexican
1,557
12.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
201
1.6%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
224
1.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
10,444
84.0%
82.2
Elk City, OK Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
282
3.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
919
11.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,080
39.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,484
18.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
476
6.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,015
12.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
630
8.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,201
15.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
6,685
84.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,645
20.9%
31.2
Elk City, OK Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,162
33.5%
33.7%
Now Married
4,414
46.7%
47.5
Divorced
1,004
10.6%
11.0%
Separated
188
2.0%
2.0
Widowed
680
7.2
5.8%
Elk City, OK Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
10,359
92.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
897
8.0%
21.6%
Spanish
759
6.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
16
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
88
0.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
34
0.3%
1.1%
Elk City, OK Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
230
5.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
196
4.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
368
9.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
573
14.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
478
11.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
841
21.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
509
12.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
446
11.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
147
3.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
223
5.6%
6.4
Median household income
58,363
57,617
Per capita income
25,292
31,128
Elk City, OK Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,221
22.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
486
9.1%
9.8
Construction
283
5.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
685
12.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
213
4.0%
6.6
Information
132
2.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
179
3.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
288
5.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
278
5.2%
11.4
Public administration
261
4.9%
4.6
Retail trade
861
16.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
300
5.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
136
2.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
859
16.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,319
24.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
775
14.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,493
28.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
877
16.5%
18.1%
Elk City, OK Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,165
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,681
90.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
362
7.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
15
0.3%
5.1
Walked
56
1.1%
2.7
Other means
36
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
15
0.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
15.8
26.6
Elk City, OK Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
189
4.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
988
24.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,709
42.6%
37.1
3 or more
1,125
28.0%
21.0
Elk City, OK Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
4,011
73.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,537
63.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,474
36.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,435
26.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.5
Elk City, OK Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,446
1 room
118
2.2%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
140
2.6%
9.1
4 rooms
1,393
25.6%
16.5
5 rooms
1,616
29.7%
19.8
6 rooms
886
16.3%
17.8
7 rooms
587
10.8%
12.0
8 rooms
374
6.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
332
6.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Elk City, OK Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,446
1-unit, detached
3,915
71.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
165
3.0%
5.9
2-units
391
7.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
167
3.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
179
3.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
187
3.4%
4.4
20 or more units
47
0.9%
9.0
Mobile home
395
7.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Elk City, OK Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
591
10.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
173
3.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
606
11.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
422
7.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
931
17.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,172
21.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
419
7.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
861
15.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
189
3.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
82
1.5%
1.4%
Elk City, OK Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,860
71.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
57
1.4%
4.7
Electricity
1,057
26.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
37
0.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Elk City, OK Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,530
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
23
1.5%
7.0%
Less than $500
32
2.1%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
39
2.5%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
128
8.4%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
261
17.1%
20.1%
$500 to $999
462
30.2%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
585
38.2%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
761
49.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
261
17.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
82
5.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
152
9.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
274
17.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Elk City, OK Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,424
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
251
17.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
362
25.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
811
57.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
50
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
800
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
281
19.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
345
24.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
108
7.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
173
12.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
130
9.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
387
27.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
50
0.0%
0.0%
Elk City, OK Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,537
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
222
8.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
477
18.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
556
21.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
579
22.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
400
15.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
181
7.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
122
4.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
151,200
205,000
