Demographics of Choctaw County, Oklahoma

Choctaw County, Oklahoma had 14,059 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −146 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.

Choctaw County, in four figures

14,059
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.0%
Change since July 2020: −146 people.; 42.1 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $44,081 ±$3,611
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.

Choctaw County, Oklahoma's population shrank 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Choctaw 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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Choctaw County, Oklahoma's population shrank 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Choctaw 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	14,205	100.0	100.0
2021	14,359	101.1	100.2
2022	14,409	101.4	100.7
2023	14,318	100.8	101.6
2024	14,226	100.1	102.5
2025	14,059	99.0	103.1

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Population of Choctaw 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	14,205	+1	−15	0	+12
2021	14,359	+154	−57	0	+211
2022	14,409	+50	−94	+4	+141
2023	14,318	−91	−71	+6	−23
2024	14,226	−92	−83	+24	−30
2025	14,059	−167	−91	+17	−91

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.1 ±0.8: for men 40.7 ±1.4 and for women 42.8 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Choctaw County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under 5	967 ±48	6.8% ±0.3	6.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,535 ±150	17.7% ±1.0	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,060 ±112	7.4% ±0.8	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,232 ±159	22.6% ±1.1	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,511 ±171	24.6% ±1.2	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,992 ±233	20.9% ±1.6	16.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $44,081 ±$3,611, and income per person $26,913 ±$1,681, 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 Choctaw County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under $25,000	1,669 ±177	28.2% ±2.9	17.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,583 ±200	26.7% ±3.3	20.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	990 ±150	16.7% ±2.5	18.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	648 ±120	10.9% ±2.0	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	610 ±106	10.3% ±1.8	16.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	248 ±53	4.2% ±0.9	7.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	175 ±49	3.0% ±0.8	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 Choctaw County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Oklahoma	United States
All ages	3,264 ±361	23.2% ±2.6	15.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,007 ±168	29.2% ±4.4	20.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,395 ±154	20.9% ±2.2	14.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	862 ±131	21.8% ±3.1	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Choctaw County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Choctaw County	Oklahoma	United States
Housing units	7,117 ±37	1,775,127 ±745	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.2% ±1.6	88.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.8% ±1.7	12.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.8% ±3.0	65.8% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.2% ±2.9	34.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$126,500 ±$10,680	$199,800 ±$1,121	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$690 ±$61	$1,014 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±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 Choctaw County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Hispanic or Latino	723 ±0	5.1% ±<0.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,283 ±30	57.9% ±0.2	62.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,394 ±108	9.8% ±0.8	6.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	110 ±33	0.8% ±0.2	2.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2,124 ±166	14.9% ±1.2	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	12 to 122	0.1% to 0.9%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,588 ±194	11.1% ±1.4	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 Choctaw County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Born in the state	7,684 ±361	53.7% ±2.5	59.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,206 ±361	43.4% ±2.5	32.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	61 ±29	0.4% ±0.2	1.2% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	346 ±105	2.4% ±0.7	6.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	77 to 261	0.5% to 1.8%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	177 ±55	1.2% ±0.4	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%.

Choctaw County among the counties of Oklahoma

48th of 77 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Oklahoma page.

Counties of Oklahoma near Choctaw County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Marshall County	16,255	+6.0%
Pawnee County	16,029	+3.1%
Kingfisher County	15,795	+4.1%
Atoka County	14,609	+3.1%
Craig County	14,518	+2.6%
Choctaw County	14,059	−1.0%
Murray County	13,805	−0.5%
Hughes County	13,455	+0.8%
Haskell County	11,787	+2.0%
Okfuskee County	11,451	+1.6%
Noble County	10,899	−0.2%

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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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026