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Cleveland County

Oklahoma · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
300,047
Median household income
$77,068
People below poverty
12.9%
Median home value
$235,700

Income

The median income of households in Cleveland County, Oklahoma was $77,068. An estimated 5.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 8.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in Cleveland County, Oklahoma in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.5
$10,000 to $14,999 2.3
$15,000 to $24,999 5.5
$25,000 to $34,999 7.4
$35,000 to $49,999 10.8
$50,000 to $74,999 17.4
$75,000 to $99,999 13.9
$100,000 to $149,999 19.7
$150,000 to $199,999 9.3
$200,000 or more 8.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in Cleveland County, Oklahoma in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 62730
Female 47313

An estimated 80.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 27.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 25.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,640. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in Cleveland County, Oklahoma in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 80.1
Social Security 27.6
Retirement income 25.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4
Cash public assistance income 2.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 12.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 14.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 13.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in Cleveland County, Oklahoma in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 12.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 14.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 13.6

In 2020-2024, 9.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 54.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 30.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 33.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in Cleveland County, Oklahoma in 2020-2024, 90.3% had health insurance coverage and 9.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 72.8% and public coverage was 32.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6.8%.


In 2020-2024, Cleveland County, Oklahoma had a total population of 300,047 - 150,378 (50.1%) females and 149,669 (49.9%) males. The median age was 35.4 years. An estimated 20.4% of the population was under 18 years, 38.6% was 19 to 44 years, 22.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 14.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for Cleveland County, Oklahoma in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 7292 7035
5 to 9 8342 8562
10 to 14 9519 8712
15 to 19 12206 11787
20 to 24 16841 16026
25 to 29 11437 10114
30 to 34 10403 9978
35 to 39 10822 9949
40 to 44 9651 10270
45 to 49 8697 8372
50 to 54 8340 8230
55 to 59 8372 7719
60 to 64 7609 9025
65 to 69 7513 7861
70 to 74 4996 6276
75 to 79 4069 4828
80 to 84 2349 2576
85 and over 1211 3058

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 69.7% were White; 4.9% were Black or African American; 11.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 4.7% were Asian; 1.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 14% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 11% of the people in Cleveland County, Oklahoma were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 67.2% of the people in Cleveland County, Oklahoma were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 116,799 households in Cleveland County, Oklahoma. The average household size was 2.46 people.

Married-couple households made up 47.2% of the households in Cleveland County, Oklahoma while cohabiting couple households made up 7.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 26.4% of all households, while 19.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 15.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 28.2% of all households.

In Cleveland County, Oklahoma, 31.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 27.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in Cleveland County, Oklahoma in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 47.2
Cohabiting Couples 7.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
26.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 47% of males and 46% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 39.4 31.5
Now married, except separated 47 46
Separated 1.1 1.6
Widowed 2.6 8.4
Divorced 10 12.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In Cleveland County, Oklahoma, 5,232 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 37.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 93.4% of the people living in Cleveland County, Oklahoma were U.S. natives. 58.5% of the Cleveland County, Oklahoma population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 6.6% of Cleveland County, Oklahoma residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 51% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 59.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of Cleveland County, Oklahoma come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for Cleveland County, Oklahoma.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in Cleveland County, Oklahoma in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 37.2
Asia 45.7
Europe 8.3
Africa 5.6
Northern America 2.9
Oceania 0.3

Language

Among people at least five years old living in Cleveland County, Oklahoma in 2020-2024, 11.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 6.2% of people at least five years old; 3.7% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in Cleveland County, Oklahoma in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 6.2
Other Indo-European languages 1.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3.1
Other languages 0.6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 81.8 % of the people at least one year old living in Cleveland County, Oklahoma were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of Cleveland County, Oklahoma in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 81.8
Different house, same county 8.2
Different county, same state 6
Different state 3.4
Abroad 0.5

Education

In 2020-2024, 92.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 36.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 7.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in Cleveland County, Oklahoma was 85,595 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 4,055 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 45,279. College or graduate school enrollment was 36,261.

Educational Attainment of People in Cleveland County, Oklahoma in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 7.7
High school diploma or equivalency 24.7
Some college, no degree 22.6
Associate's degree 8.8
Bachelor's degree 21.4
Graduate or professional degree 14.8

Disability

In Cleveland County, Oklahoma, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.9% of people under 18 years old, to 12.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 38.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In Cleveland County, Oklahoma, 60.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 35.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 71.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 22.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 106,747 71.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 33,438 22.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 9,071 6.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in Cleveland County, Oklahoma worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in Cleveland County, Oklahoma in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.4
Construction 6.7
Manufacturing 6.7
Wholesale trade 2.3
Retail trade 12.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.1
Information 1.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 25.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.5
Other Services, except public administration 4.7
Public administration 8.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in Cleveland County, Oklahoma in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 64,754 43.3
Service occupations 21,856 14.6
Sales and office occupations 32,771 21.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 13,786 9.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 16,293 10.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 74.8% of Cleveland County, Oklahoma workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in Cleveland County, Oklahoma in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 74.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.3
Walked 2.5
Other means 1.4
Worked from home 11.4

In 2020-2024, Cleveland County, Oklahoma had a total of 124,442 housing units. Of these housing units, 73.3% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 21.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 5.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in Cleveland County, Oklahoma in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 73.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 21.1
Mobile homes 5.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

18.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in Cleveland County, Oklahoma was 5.5 rooms, and of these housing units 70.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, Cleveland County, Oklahoma had 116,799 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 7,643 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 63.9% while renters occupied 36.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.57 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.27.

5.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.3% and another 23.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in Cleveland County, Oklahoma:

House Heating Fuel Used in Cleveland County, Oklahoma in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 58.7
Electricity 40.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 0.8
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in Cleveland County, Oklahoma was $235,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 60.2 % had a mortgage. 39.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,680 and for owners without a mortgage it was $643.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for Cleveland County, Oklahoma was $1,167. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.