Demographics of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma

Pontotoc County, Oklahoma had 38,528 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +437 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.

Pontotoc County, in four figures

38,528
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.1%
Change since July 2020: +437 people.; 37.7 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,017 ±$3,403
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.

Pontotoc County, Oklahoma's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pontotoc 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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Pontotoc County, Oklahoma's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pontotoc 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	38,091	100.0	100.0
2021	38,184	100.2	100.2
2022	38,061	99.9	100.7
2023	38,504	101.1	101.6
2024	38,343	100.7	102.5
2025	38,528	101.1	103.1

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Population of Pontotoc 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	38,091	+27	−5	0	+19
2021	38,184	+93	−62	+3	+117
2022	38,061	−123	−110	+12	−9
2023	38,504	+443	−14	+28	+430
2024	38,343	−161	−32	+72	−198
2025	38,528	+185	−42	+36	+191

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.7 ±0.5: for men 36.5 ±0.5 and for women 38.8 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pontotoc County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under 5	2,437 ±54	6.4% ±0.1	6.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,113 ±294	18.6% ±0.8	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,438 ±218	9.0% ±0.6	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,904 ±293	25.9% ±0.8	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,839 ±311	23.1% ±0.8	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,504 ±382	17.0% ±1.0	16.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,017 ±$3,403, and income per person $32,480 ±$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 Pontotoc County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under $25,000	2,588 ±261	17.1% ±1.7	17.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,324 ±319	22.0% ±2.1	20.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,034 ±292	20.0% ±1.9	18.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,921 ±206	12.7% ±1.4	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,579 ±253	17.0% ±1.7	16.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,046 ±177	6.9% ±1.2	7.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	642 ±128	4.2% ±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 Pontotoc County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Oklahoma	United States
All ages	4,659 ±470	12.6% ±1.3	15.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,286 ±217	13.7% ±2.2	20.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,367 ±272	12.6% ±1.4	14.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,006 ±177	11.3% ±1.9	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pontotoc County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pontotoc County	Oklahoma	United States
Housing units	17,531 ±64	1,775,127 ±745	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.3% ±1.1	88.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.7% ±1.1	12.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.0% ±1.5	65.8% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.0% ±1.7	34.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$175,400 ±$7,573	$199,800 ±$1,121	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$889 ±$31	$1,014 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±1	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 Pontotoc County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,503 ±0	6.5% ±<0.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	23,979 ±71	62.7% ±0.2	62.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	948 ±96	2.5% ±0.3	6.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	416 ±54	1.1% ±0.1	2.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	6,906 ±357	18.1% ±0.9	6.6% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 77	0% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,445 ±405	9.0% ±1.1	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 Pontotoc County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Born in the state	26,488 ±648	69.3% ±1.7	59.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,638 ±624	27.8% ±1.6	32.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	169 ±62	0.4% ±0.2	1.2% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	940 ±174	2.5% ±0.5	6.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	418 ±102	1.1% ±0.3	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	522 ±158	1.4% ±0.4	3.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Pontotoc County among the counties of Oklahoma

28th of 77 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Oklahoma page.

Counties of Oklahoma near Pontotoc County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Kay County	43,490	−0.3%
Pittsburg County	43,320	−1.1%
Delaware County	41,910	+3.8%
Sequoyah County	40,842	+4.1%
Mayes County	40,416	+3.5%
Pontotoc County	38,528	+1.1%
Okmulgee County	37,241	+1.5%
Lincoln County	35,278	+5.3%
McCurtain County	30,744	−0.3%
Ottawa County	30,438	+0.7%
Custer County	28,175	−1.0%

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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