Demographics of Garfield County, Oklahoma

Garfield County, Oklahoma had 61,779 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −920 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.

Garfield County, in four figures

61,779
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.5%
Change since July 2020: −920 people.; 36.0 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,182 ±$2,425
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.

Garfield County, Oklahoma's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Garfield 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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Garfield County, Oklahoma's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Garfield 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	62,699	100.0	100.0
2021	61,986	98.9	100.2
2022	61,970	98.8	100.7
2023	62,060	99.0	101.6
2024	62,044	99.0	102.5
2025	61,779	98.5	103.1

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Population of Garfield 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	62,699	−148	+15	+6	−163
2021	61,986	−713	−46	+42	−703
2022	61,970	−16	−109	+121	+11
2023	62,060	+90	+68	+151	−115
2024	62,044	−16	+55	+205	−270
2025	61,779	−265	+34	+82	−380

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.0 ±0.4: for men 35.6 ±0.4 and for women 36.6 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Garfield County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under 5	4,149 ±149	6.7% ±0.2	6.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	11,956 ±536	19.2% ±0.9	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,639 ±464	9.1% ±0.7	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	16,562 ±584	26.7% ±0.9	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	13,434 ±571	21.6% ±0.9	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	10,406 ±687	16.7% ±1.1	16.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,182 ±$2,425, and income per person $33,517 ±$1,231, 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 Garfield County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under $25,000	3,855 ±482	16.1% ±2.0	17.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,952 ±557	20.7% ±2.3	20.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,717 ±491	19.7% ±2.0	18.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,481 ±443	14.6% ±1.8	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,799 ±405	15.9% ±1.7	16.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,739 ±306	7.3% ±1.3	7.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,350 ±256	5.7% ±1.1	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 Garfield County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Oklahoma	United States
All ages	7,534 ±926	12.5% ±1.5	15.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,320 ±439	14.9% ±2.7	20.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,808 ±477	12.4% ±1.5	14.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,406 ±313	10.3% ±2.2	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Garfield County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Garfield County	Oklahoma	United States
Housing units	27,804 ±48	1,775,127 ±745	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.9% ±1.7	88.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.1% ±1.8	12.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.0% ±2.0	65.8% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.0% ±2.4	34.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$160,100 ±$5,210	$199,800 ±$1,121	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$919 ±$31	$1,014 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1970 ±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 Garfield County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Hispanic or Latino	9,451 ±0	15.2% ±<0.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	43,568 ±57	70.1% ±0.1	62.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,394 ±239	2.2% ±0.4	6.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	772 ±111	1.2% ±0.2	2.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	571 ±177	0.9% ±0.3	6.6% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	2,398 ±284	3.9% ±0.5	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 43	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,971 ±419	6.4% ±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 Garfield County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Born in the state	36,926 ±1,060	59.4% ±1.7	59.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	20,079 ±977	32.3% ±1.6	32.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,207 ±389	1.9% ±0.6	1.2% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,934 ±431	6.3% ±0.7	6.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,427 ±297	2.3% ±0.5	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,507 ±370	4.0% ±0.6	3.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Garfield County among the counties of Oklahoma

12th of 77 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Oklahoma page.

Counties of Oklahoma near Garfield County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Wagoner County	93,263	+14.6%
Payne County	83,889	+2.7%
Pottawatomie County	75,102	+3.5%
Creek County	74,967	+4.3%
Muskogee County	66,708	+0.7%
Garfield County	61,779	−1.5%
Grady County	59,128	+7.7%
Logan County	55,473	+11.5%
Washington County	54,037	+2.7%
Bryan County	51,367	+10.9%
Le Flore County	50,196	+4.1%

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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