Pontotoc County, OK Demographic Data
Pontotoc County, OK Summary
Pontotoc County is located in Oklahoma
- Population: 37,740
- Area: 725.23 sq. miles
- Land Area: 720.44 sq. miles
- Water Area: 4.79 sq. miles
- Population Density: 52.03 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,093.50 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Pontotoc County, OK Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
19,549
51%
50.8
Male
18,664
49%
49.2
Total Population
38,213
323,128,000
Pontotoc County, OK Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,671
7.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,478
6.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,547
6.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,695
7.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
3,246
8.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
5,332
14.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,265
11.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,573
12.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,361
6.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,056
5.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,333
8.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,993
5.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
663
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
29,108
76.2%
77.2
Female
15,086
51.8%
51.3
Male
14,022
48.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
27,119
71.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
7,146
18.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
5,989
15.7%
15.2
Female
3,340
55.8%
55.8
Male
2,649
44.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
35
0.0%
0.0
Pontotoc County, OK Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
31,292
81.9%
96.8
White
26,997
70.6%
72.6
Black or African American
806
2.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
2,928
7.7%
0.8
Asian
354
0.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
105
0.3%
1.2
Chinese
57
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
45
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
6
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
98
0.3%
0.6
Other Asian
43
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
6
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
6
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
201
0.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
6,921
18.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,866
4.9%
17.8
Mexican
1,674
4.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
34
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
9
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
149
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
36,347
95.1%
82.2
Pontotoc County, OK Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
754
3.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,073
8.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
8,339
33.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
5,566
22.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,214
4.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
4,166
17.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,464
10.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,827
11.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
21,749
88.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
6,630
27.0%
31.2
Pontotoc County, OK Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
8,840
29.0%
33.7%
Now Married
14,560
47.7%
47.5
Divorced
4,297
14.1%
11.0%
Separated
554
1.8%
2.0
Widowed
2,266
7.4
5.8%
Pontotoc County, OK Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
33,810
95.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,732
4.9%
21.6%
Spanish
897
2.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
332
0.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
155
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
348
1.0%
1.1%
Pontotoc County, OK Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,228
8.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
986
6.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,959
13.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,794
12.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,043
14.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,765
18.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,795
12.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,473
10.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
318
2.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
264
1.8%
6.4
Median household income
44,041
57,617
Per capita income
22,710
31,128
Pontotoc County, OK Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
947
5.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,270
7.3%
9.8
Construction
1,061
6.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
4,921
28.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,077
6.2%
6.6
Information
215
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,313
7.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
865
5.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,152
6.6%
11.4
Public administration
1,627
9.3%
4.6
Retail trade
2,036
11.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
607
3.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
375
2.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,147
12.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
5,810
33.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,920
11.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
4,418
25.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,171
18.2%
18.1%
Pontotoc County, OK Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
17,218
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
15,009
87.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,225
7.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
95
0.6%
5.1
Walked
304
1.8%
2.7
Other means
175
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
410
2.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.3
26.6
Pontotoc County, OK Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
829
5.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,973
34.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
5,630
38.5%
37.1
3 or more
3,193
21.8%
21.0
Pontotoc County, OK Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
14,625
87.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
9,389
64.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
5,236
35.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,098
12.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Pontotoc County, OK Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
16,723
1 room
239
1.4%
2.4
2 rooms
373
2.2%
2.7
3 rooms
1,134
6.8%
9.1
4 rooms
2,503
15.0%
16.5
5 rooms
4,707
28.1%
19.8
6 rooms
3,530
21.1%
17.8
7 rooms
2,423
14.5%
12.0
8 rooms
1,063
6.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
751
4.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Pontotoc County, OK Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
16,723
1-unit, detached
12,962
77.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
160
1.0%
5.9
2-units
629
3.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
511
3.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
300
1.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
141
0.8%
4.4
20 or more units
347
2.1%
9.0
Mobile home
1,652
9.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
21
0.1%
0.1
Pontotoc County, OK Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,472
8.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,250
7.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,453
8.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,112
12.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,497
20.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,475
14.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,720
10.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,065
12.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
679
4.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Pontotoc County, OK Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
6,680
45.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,821
12.5%
4.7
Electricity
5,804
39.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
11
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
4
0.0%
0.1
Wood
209
1.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
70
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
26
0.2%
1.1
Pontotoc County, OK Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
4,861
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
43
0.9%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
73
1.5%
7.0%
Less than $500
240
4.9%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
293
6.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
687
14.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,480
30.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
2,045
42.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,404
49.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
711
14.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
533
11.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
331
6.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
853
17.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
29
0.0%
0.0%
Pontotoc County, OK Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
4,700
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
12
0.3%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
12
0.3%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
49
1.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
408
8.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,294
27.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,925
62.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
536
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
633
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
859
18.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
626
13.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
541
11.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
573
12.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
382
8.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,586
34.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
669
0.0%
0.0%
Pontotoc County, OK Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
9,389
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,263
13.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,890
30.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,634
17.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,340
14.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,548
16.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
599
6.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
81
0.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
34
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
113,100
205,000
