Demographics of Kiowa County, Oklahoma

Kiowa County, Oklahoma had 8,181 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −315 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.

Kiowa County, in four figures

8,181
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.7%
Change since July 2020: −315 people.; 42.4 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $44,962 ±$4,889
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.

Kiowa County, Oklahoma's population shrank 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Kiowa 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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Kiowa County, Oklahoma's population shrank 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Kiowa 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	8,496	100.0	100.0
2021	8,403	98.9	100.2
2022	8,442	99.4	100.7
2023	8,333	98.1	101.6
2024	8,259	97.2	102.5
2025	8,181	96.3	103.1

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Population of Kiowa 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	8,496	−7	−13	0	+4
2021	8,403	−93	−74	0	−25
2022	8,442	+39	−67	+4	+103
2023	8,333	−109	−61	+3	−51
2024	8,259	−74	−77	+2	+3
2025	8,181	−78	−80	+2	0

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.4 ±1.1: for men 42.8 ±2.1 and for women 42.0 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Kiowa County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under 5	533 ±54	6.4% ±0.6	6.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,488 ±124	17.8% ±1.5	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	579 ±78	6.9% ±0.9	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,843 ±144	22.0% ±1.7	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,236 ±155	26.7% ±1.8	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,704 ±156	20.3% ±1.9	16.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $44,962 ±$4,889, and income per person $26,364 ±$1,721, 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 Kiowa County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under $25,000	964 ±143	28.0% ±4.0	17.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	868 ±120	25.2% ±3.3	20.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	583 ±114	17.0% ±3.2	18.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	369 ±83	10.7% ±2.4	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	464 ±112	13.5% ±3.2	16.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	48 to 162	1.4% to 4.7%	7.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	85 ±40	2.5% ±1.2	7.2% ±0.2	13.4% ±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%.

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 Kiowa County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Oklahoma	United States
All ages	1,882 ±288	22.9% ±3.5	15.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	633 ±118	31.6% ±5.2	20.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	812 ±162	21.2% ±4.0	14.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	437 ±101	18.4% ±4.0	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Kiowa County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Kiowa County	Oklahoma	United States
Housing units	4,665 ±28	1,775,127 ±745	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	73.7% ±3.2	88.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	26.3% ±3.1	12.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.7% ±2.8	65.8% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.3% ±3.5	34.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$96,100 ±$10,463	$199,800 ±$1,121	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$780 ±$75	$1,014 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1962 ±3	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 Kiowa County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,019 ±0	12.2% ±<0.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,014 ±33	71.7% ±0.4	62.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	302 ±50	3.6% ±0.6	6.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	45 ±17	0.5% ±0.2	2.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	305 ±70	3.6% ±0.8	6.6% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 3	0% to < 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1 to 47	< 0.1% to 0.6%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	673 ±97	8.0% ±1.2	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 Kiowa County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Born in the state	5,825 ±195	69.5% ±2.3	59.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,407 ±184	28.7% ±2.2	32.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	30 to 102	0.4% to 1.2%	1.2% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	85 ±34	1.0% ±0.4	6.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	28 to 100	0.3% to 1.2%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	9 to 33	0.1% to 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%.

Kiowa County among the counties of Oklahoma

62nd of 77 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Oklahoma page.

Counties of Oklahoma near Kiowa County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Johnston County	10,448	+2.0%
Latimer County	9,645	+1.8%
Nowata County	9,522	+2.1%
Blaine County	8,515	−2.2%
Woods County	8,443	−1.8%
Kiowa County	8,181	−3.7%
Major County	7,536	−2.7%
Tillman County	6,780	−2.4%
Alfalfa County	5,649	−1.1%
Coal County	5,436	+3.0%
Cotton County	5,432	−1.9%

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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