Demographics of Cushing city, Oklahoma

Cushing city, Oklahoma had 8,390 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +84 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Cushing city, in four figures

8,390
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,367 ±48.; +1.0%
Change since July 2020: +84 people.; 35.7 ±3.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $44,136 ±$5,212
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.

Cushing city, Oklahoma's population grew 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cushing 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Cushing city, Oklahoma's population grew 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cushing 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	8,306	100.0	100.0
2021	8,331	100.3	100.2
2022	8,345	100.5	100.7
2023	8,395	101.1	101.6
2024	8,394	101.1	102.5
2025	8,390	101.0	103.1

Population of Cushing city, Oklahoma on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,306	—
2021	8,331	+25
2022	8,345	+14
2023	8,395	+50
2024	8,394	−1
2025	8,390	−4

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.7 ±3.4: for men 33.7 ±4.5 and for women 36.9 ±2.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cushing city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under 5	538 ±121	6.4% ±1.4	6.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,510 ±236	18.0% ±2.8	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	787 ±201	9.4% ±2.4	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,413 ±312	28.8% ±3.7	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,776 ±252	21.2% ±3.0	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,343 ±214	16.1% ±2.6	16.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $44,136 ±$5,212, and income per person $26,161 ±$3,062, 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 Cushing city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under $25,000	777 ±172	24.9% ±5.2	17.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	954 ±203	30.5% ±6.1	20.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	528 ±180	16.9% ±5.6	18.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	319 ±94	10.2% ±2.9	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	279 ±102	8.9% ±3.2	16.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	51 to 177	1.7% to 5.6%	7.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	153 ±68	4.9% ±2.1	7.2% ±0.2	13.4% ±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%.

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 Cushing city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Oklahoma	United States
All ages	1,695 ±358	22.0% ±4.6	15.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	624 ±180	30.5% ±7.3	20.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	766 ±184	19.5% ±4.4	14.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	305 ±121	17.8% ±6.5	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cushing city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cushing city	Oklahoma	United States
Housing units	3,733 ±228	1,775,127 ±745	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.7% ±3.7	88.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.3% ±2.7	12.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	55.2% ±5.9	65.8% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	44.8% ±7.1	34.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$114,500 ±$20,381	$199,800 ±$1,121	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$798 ±$71	$1,014 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1958 ±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 Cushing city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Hispanic or Latino	673 ±238	8.0% ±2.8	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,065 ±314	72.5% ±3.7	62.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	104 to 358	1.2% to 4.3%	6.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.3%	2.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	562 ±166	6.7% ±2.0	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 15	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	827 ±229	9.9% ±2.7	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 Cushing city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Born in the state	5,657 ±347	67.6% ±4.1	59.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,477 ±334	29.6% ±4.0	32.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	5 to 123	0.1% to 1.5%	1.2% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	81 to 257	1.0% to 3.1%	6.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	13 to 171	0.2% to 2.0%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	26 to 128	0.3% to 1.5%	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%.

Cushing city among the places of Oklahoma

54th 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 Cushing city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Poteau city	8,959 ±54
Collinsville city	8,878 ±27
Skiatook city	8,632 ±46
Sallisaw city	8,605 ±39
Clinton city	8,388 ±36
Cushing city	8,367 ±48
Piedmont city	8,342 ±17
Wagoner city	8,082 ±55
Tuttle city	8,040 ±40
Catoosa city	7,496 ±196
Noble city	7,493 ±28

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026