Demographics of Beckham County, Oklahoma

Beckham County, Oklahoma had 22,159 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −167 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Beckham County, in four figures

22,159
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.7%
Change since July 2020: −167 people.; 37.1 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $53,328 ±$6,367
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Beckham County, Oklahoma's population shrank 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Beckham County, Oklahoma's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Beckham County, Oklahoma's population shrank 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Beckham County, Oklahoma's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	22,326	100.0	100.0
2021	22,021	98.6	100.2
2022	21,956	98.3	100.7
2023	22,094	99.0	101.6
2024	22,186	99.4	102.5
2025	22,159	99.3	103.1

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Population of Beckham County, Oklahoma on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	22,326	−81	+5	0	−82
2021	22,021	−305	−79	+3	−231
2022	21,956	−65	−76	−1	+21
2023	22,094	+138	−1	+11	+127
2024	22,186	+92	−28	+38	+78
2025	22,159	−27	−39	+23	−11

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.1 ±0.4: for men 36.6 ±0.8 and for women 37.9 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Beckham County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under 5	1,304 ±90	5.9% ±0.4	6.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,821 ±285	17.3% ±1.3	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,736 ±337	7.8% ±1.5	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,937 ±504	31.3% ±2.3	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,002 ±354	22.6% ±1.6	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,348 ±335	15.1% ±1.5	16.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $53,328 ±$6,367, and income per person $26,421 ±$2,361, in 2024 dollars. The median is $65,039 ±$439 in Oklahoma and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Beckham County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under $25,000	1,818 ±333	22.2% ±4.0	17.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,899 ±372	23.2% ±4.5	20.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,483 ±276	18.1% ±3.3	18.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,070 ±273	13.1% ±3.3	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,152 ±336	14.1% ±4.1	16.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	470 ±189	5.7% ±2.3	7.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	296 ±117	3.6% ±1.4	7.2% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Beckham County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Oklahoma	United States
All ages	4,163 ±711	21.7% ±3.7	15.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,382 ±292	27.1% ±5.2	20.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,213 ±462	23.0% ±4.5	14.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	568 ±189	12.7% ±4.1	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Beckham County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Beckham County	Oklahoma	United States
Housing units	10,137 ±66	1,775,127 ±745	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.8% ±2.8	88.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.2% ±2.9	12.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.8% ±3.4	65.8% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	32.2% ±4.0	34.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$143,500 ±$16,693	$199,800 ±$1,121	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$904 ±$72	$1,014 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±2	1980 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Beckham County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,006 ±0	13.6% ±<0.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,562 ±39	74.8% ±0.2	62.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,021 ±167	4.6% ±0.8	6.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	255 ±58	1.2% ±0.3	2.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	347 ±89	1.6% ±0.4	6.6% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	947 ±162	4.3% ±0.7	8.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Beckham County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Born in the state	14,815 ±543	66.9% ±2.5	59.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,389 ±544	28.8% ±2.5	32.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	14 to 236	0.1% to 1.1%	1.2% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	819 ±196	3.7% ±0.9	6.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	291 ±127	1.3% ±0.6	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	528 ±167	2.4% ±0.8	3.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Beckham County among the counties of Oklahoma

38th of 77 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Oklahoma page.

Counties of Oklahoma near Beckham County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Custer County	28,175	−1.0%
Garvin County	26,377	+2.8%
Caddo County	26,130	−2.9%
Jackson County	24,764	+0.1%
Seminole County	23,441	−0.3%
Beckham County	22,159	−0.7%
Texas County	20,322	−4.6%
Adair County	19,828	+1.9%
Woodward County	19,827	−2.8%
McIntosh County	19,758	+4.3%
Marshall County	16,255	+6.0%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026