Demographics of Nowata County, Oklahoma

Nowata County, Oklahoma had 9,522 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +199 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.

Nowata County, in four figures

9,522
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.1%
Change since July 2020: +199 people.; 41.3 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,333 ±$5,116
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.

Nowata County, Oklahoma's population grew 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Nowata 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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Nowata County, Oklahoma's population grew 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Nowata 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	9,323	100.0	100.0
2021	9,360	100.4	100.2
2022	9,443	101.3	100.7
2023	9,462	101.5	101.6
2024	9,526	102.2	102.5
2025	9,522	102.1	103.1

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Population of Nowata 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	9,323	+1	+3	0	−3
2021	9,360	+37	−53	+3	+79
2022	9,443	+83	−39	+8	+114
2023	9,462	+19	−42	+3	+57
2024	9,526	+64	−61	+7	+121
2025	9,522	−4	−66	+6	+56

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.3 ±0.8: for men 40.4 ±1.6 and for women 42.0 ±2.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Nowata County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under 5	621 ±38	6.6% ±0.4	6.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,550 ±125	16.4% ±1.3	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	725 ±105	7.7% ±1.1	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,184 ±121	23.1% ±1.3	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,474 ±113	26.2% ±1.2	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,881 ±159	19.9% ±1.7	16.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,333 ±$5,116, and income per person $30,891 ±$1,901, 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 Nowata County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under $25,000	817 ±127	22.2% ±3.4	17.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	855 ±128	23.2% ±3.4	20.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	673 ±98	18.3% ±2.6	18.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	477 ±93	12.9% ±2.5	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	459 ±83	12.5% ±2.2	16.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	200 ±53	5.4% ±1.4	7.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	205 ±66	5.6% ±1.8	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 Nowata County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Oklahoma	United States
All ages	1,601 ±222	17.2% ±2.4	15.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	489 ±97	23.0% ±4.2	20.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	809 ±123	17.4% ±2.5	14.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	303 ±82	12.0% ±3.2	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Nowata County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Nowata County	Oklahoma	United States
Housing units	4,362 ±42	1,775,127 ±745	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.5% ±2.3	88.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.5% ±2.2	12.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.5% ±1.8	65.8% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.5% ±3.1	34.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$137,800 ±$13,936	$199,800 ±$1,121	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$811 ±$59	$1,014 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±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 Nowata County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Hispanic or Latino	300 ±0	3.2% ±<0.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,082 ±57	64.5% ±0.6	62.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	165 ±74	1.7% ±0.8	6.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	66 ±15	0.7% ±0.2	2.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,453 ±138	15.4% ±1.5	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 62	0% to 0.7%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,338 ±148	14.2% ±1.6	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 Nowata County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Born in the state	5,747 ±216	60.9% ±2.3	59.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,546 ±212	37.6% ±2.2	32.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2 to 64	< 0.1% to 0.7%	1.2% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	109 ±37	1.2% ±0.4	6.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	57 ±22	0.6% ±0.2	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	18 to 86	0.2% to 0.9%	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%.

Nowata County among the counties of Oklahoma

59th of 77 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Oklahoma page.

Counties of Oklahoma near Nowata County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Washita County	10,884	−0.2%
Pushmataha County	10,807	+0.1%
Love County	10,780	+6.1%
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%

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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