Demographics of Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma

Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma had 75,102 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,562 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.

Pottawatomie County, in four figures

75,102
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.5%
Change since July 2020: +2,562 people.; 37.9 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,398 ±$2,006
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.

Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma's population grew 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pottawatomie 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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Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma's population grew 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pottawatomie 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	72,540	100.0	100.0
2021	73,052	100.7	100.2
2022	73,373	101.1	100.7
2023	73,851	101.8	101.6
2024	74,475	102.7	102.5
2025	75,102	103.5	103.1

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Population of Pottawatomie 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	72,540	+88	−5	0	+73
2021	73,052	+512	−277	+9	+756
2022	73,373	+321	−271	+20	+586
2023	73,851	+478	−148	+30	+586
2024	74,475	+624	−187	+69	+742
2025	75,102	+627	−202	+40	+790

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.9 ±0.4: for men 36.9 ±0.5 and for women 38.8 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pottawatomie County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under 5	4,184 ±86	5.7% ±0.1	6.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	12,795 ±392	17.4% ±0.5	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	7,324 ±349	10.0% ±0.5	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	18,694 ±448	25.4% ±0.6	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	18,227 ±415	24.8% ±0.6	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	12,239 ±505	16.7% ±0.7	16.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,398 ±$2,006, and income per person $29,238 ±$821, 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 Pottawatomie County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under $25,000	5,155 ±375	19.1% ±1.4	17.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,067 ±449	22.5% ±1.7	20.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,837 ±384	18.0% ±1.4	18.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,884 ±376	14.4% ±1.4	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,237 ±390	15.7% ±1.4	16.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,508 ±188	5.6% ±0.7	7.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,239 ±210	4.6% ±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 Pottawatomie County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Oklahoma	United States
All ages	11,069 ±823	15.9% ±1.2	15.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,451 ±369	20.7% ±2.1	20.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	5,440 ±449	14.9% ±1.2	14.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,178 ±298	13.3% ±1.8	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pottawatomie County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pottawatomie County	Oklahoma	United States
Housing units	30,317 ±92	1,775,127 ±745	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.8% ±0.8	88.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.2% ±0.8	12.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.4% ±1.8	65.8% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.6% ±1.7	34.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$165,400 ±$5,061	$199,800 ±$1,121	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$894 ±$29	$1,014 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±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 Pottawatomie County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,682 ±0	6.4% ±<0.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	51,105 ±244	69.6% ±0.3	62.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,108 ±191	2.9% ±0.3	6.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	701 ±116	1.0% ±0.2	2.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	7,949 ±469	10.8% ±0.6	6.6% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	93 ±26	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	52 to 254	0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	6,672 ±585	9.1% ±0.8	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 Pottawatomie County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Born in the state	51,607 ±850	70.2% ±1.2	59.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	19,634 ±911	26.7% ±1.2	32.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	692 ±142	0.9% ±0.2	1.2% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,530 ±183	2.1% ±0.2	6.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	714 ±173	1.0% ±0.2	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	816 ±134	1.1% ±0.2	3.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Pottawatomie County among the counties of Oklahoma

9th of 77 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Oklahoma page.

Counties of Oklahoma near Pottawatomie County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Canadian County	187,189	+20.4%
Comanche County	122,158	+0.8%
Rogers County	102,197	+7.1%
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%

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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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026