Demographics of Major County, Oklahoma

Major County, Oklahoma had 7,536 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −211 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.

Major County, in four figures

7,536
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.7%
Change since July 2020: −211 people.; 42.0 ±1.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $71,266 ±$4,400
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.

Major County, Oklahoma's population shrank 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Major 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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Major County, Oklahoma's population shrank 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Major 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	7,747	100.0	100.0
2021	7,639	98.6	100.2
2022	7,551	97.5	100.7
2023	7,601	98.1	101.6
2024	7,558	97.6	102.5
2025	7,536	97.3	103.1

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Population of Major 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	7,747	−34	−12	0	−21
2021	7,639	−108	−39	+3	−70
2022	7,551	−88	−27	+7	−66
2023	7,601	+50	−24	+12	+63
2024	7,558	−43	−16	+27	−54
2025	7,536	−22	−16	+18	−23

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.0 ±1.3: for men 40.7 ±0.8 and for women 42.6 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Major County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under 5	454 ±44	6.0% ±0.6	6.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,479 ±135	19.4% ±1.8	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	386 ±113	5.1% ±1.5	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,838 ±123	24.1% ±1.6	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,848 ±132	24.2% ±1.7	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,623 ±139	21.3% ±1.8	16.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $71,266 ±$4,400, and income per person $36,305 ±$2,239, 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 Major County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under $25,000	411 ±81	12.9% ±2.5	17.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	605 ±115	19.0% ±3.5	20.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	702 ±118	22.1% ±3.6	18.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	420 ±77	13.2% ±2.4	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	582 ±105	18.3% ±3.2	16.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	298 ±82	9.4% ±2.6	7.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	164 ±61	5.2% ±1.9	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 Major County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Oklahoma	United States
All ages	830 ±206	11.0% ±2.7	15.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	275 ±87	14.3% ±4.4	20.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	354 ±107	10.2% ±3.0	14.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	201 ±65	9.4% ±3.0	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Major County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Major County	Oklahoma	United States
Housing units	3,716 ±23	1,775,127 ±745	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.6% ±3.1	88.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.4% ±3.2	12.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.5% ±2.4	65.8% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.5% ±2.9	34.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$149,600 ±$14,059	$199,800 ±$1,121	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$696 ±$82	$1,014 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±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 Major County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Hispanic or Latino	837 ±0	11.0% ±<0.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,218 ±49	81.5% ±0.6	62.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 5	0% to 0.1%	6.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	8 to 60	0.1% to 0.8%	2.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	22 to 106	0.3% to 1.4%	6.6% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 49	0% to 0.6%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	450 ±56	5.9% ±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 Major County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Born in the state	5,284 ±208	69.3% ±2.7	59.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,938 ±231	25.4% ±3.0	32.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	20 to 84	0.3% to 1.1%	1.2% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	354 ±82	4.6% ±1.1	6.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	117 ±48	1.5% ±0.6	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	237 ±75	3.1% ±1.0	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%.

Major County among the counties of Oklahoma

63rd of 77 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Oklahoma page.

Counties of Oklahoma near Major County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Jefferson County	5,431	+2.2%

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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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026