Demographics of Altus city, Oklahoma

Altus city, Oklahoma had 18,707 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +8 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Altus city, in four figures

18,707
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 18,646 ±25.; < +0.1%
Change since July 2020: +8 people.; 33.7 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $55,295 ±$7,489
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Altus city, Oklahoma's population grew < 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Altus city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Altus city, Oklahoma's population grew < 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Altus city, 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	18,699	100.0	100.0
2021	18,696	100.0	100.2
2022	18,609	99.5	100.7
2023	18,641	99.7	101.6
2024	18,616	99.6	102.5
2025	18,707	100.0	103.1

Population of Altus city, Oklahoma on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	18,699	—
2021	18,696	−3
2022	18,609	−87
2023	18,641	+32
2024	18,616	−25
2025	18,707	+91

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.7 ±0.8: for men 32.6 ±1.3 and for women 34.9 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Altus city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under 5	1,321 ±88	7.1% ±0.5	6.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,448 ±266	18.5% ±1.4	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,094 ±282	11.2% ±1.5	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,328 ±296	28.6% ±1.6	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,880 ±317	20.8% ±1.7	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,575 ±287	13.8% ±1.5	16.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $55,295 ±$7,489, and income per person $31,337 ±$1,829, 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 Altus city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under $25,000	1,400 ±234	19.2% ±3.2	17.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,766 ±294	24.2% ±4.0	20.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,191 ±230	16.3% ±3.1	18.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,030 ±213	14.1% ±2.9	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,190 ±211	16.3% ±2.9	16.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	398 ±121	5.5% ±1.7	7.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	316 ±110	4.3% ±1.5	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 Altus city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Oklahoma	United States
All ages	3,082 ±555	17.4% ±3.1	15.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,026 ±231	22.1% ±4.6	20.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,437 ±312	14.7% ±3.1	14.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	619 ±190	18.5% ±5.3	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Altus city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Altus city	Oklahoma	United States
Housing units	9,066 ±159	1,775,127 ±745	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.4% ±2.1	88.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.6% ±2.5	12.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	53.7% ±3.5	65.8% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	46.3% ±4.1	34.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$152,200 ±$13,459	$199,800 ±$1,121	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$854 ±$55	$1,014 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±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 Altus city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,179 ±159	27.8% ±0.9	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,658 ±190	57.2% ±1.0	62.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,335 ±213	7.2% ±1.1	6.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	416 ±55	2.2% ±0.3	2.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	163 ±65	0.9% ±0.3	6.6% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 55	0% to 0.3%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	873 ±217	4.7% ±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 Altus city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Born in the state	8,563 ±499	45.9% ±2.7	59.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,420 ±527	45.2% ±2.8	32.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	284 ±118	1.5% ±0.6	1.2% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,379 ±278	7.4% ±1.5	6.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	660 ±184	3.5% ±1.0	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	719 ±202	3.9% ±1.1	3.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Altus city among the places of Oklahoma

28th of 75 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Oklahoma page.

Places of Oklahoma near Altus city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Del City city	21,494 ±41
Bethany city	20,560 ±45
Claremore city	20,166 ±61
Sand Springs city	20,117 ±162
Durant city	19,746 ±50
Altus city	18,646 ±25
El Reno city	18,557 ±36
McAlester city	18,111 ±31
Tahlequah city	16,935 ±37
Ada city	16,575 ±37
Chickasha city	16,539 ±36

Rankings this appears in

No. 4 Places in Oklahoma by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 5 Places in Oklahoma by foreign-born share
No. 9 Places in Oklahoma by poverty rate
No. 24 Places in Oklahoma by median household income
No. 26 Places in Oklahoma by per capita income
No. 30 Places in Oklahoma by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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 — incorporated places and New England towns 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