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Roger Mills County

Oklahoma · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
3,359
Median household income
$66,094
People below poverty
14.7%
Median home value
$157,800

Income

The median income of households in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma was $66,094. An estimated 3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 7.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3
$10,000 to $14,999 4.4
$15,000 to $24,999 8.6
$25,000 to $34,999 9.3
$35,000 to $49,999 10.4
$50,000 to $74,999 20.7
$75,000 to $99,999 14.1
$100,000 to $149,999 15.6
$150,000 to $199,999 6.1
$200,000 or more 7.8

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

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Dollars
Male 59353
Female 43500

An estimated 75.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 39% of households received Social Security and an estimated 22.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,669. 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 Roger Mills County, Oklahoma in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 75.2
Social Security 39
Retirement income 22.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.7
Cash public assistance income 1.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 14.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 21.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 14.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 14.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 21.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14.1

In 2020-2024, 10.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 58.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 43.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 31.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma in 2020-2024, 89.5% had health insurance coverage and 10.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 56.6% and public coverage was 42.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 8.5%.


In 2020-2024, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma had a total population of 3,359 - 1,687 (50.2%) females and 1,672 (49.8%) males. The median age was 42 years. An estimated 24.3% of the population was under 18 years, 28.3% was 19 to 44 years, 23.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 22.4 % was 65 years and older.

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

Male Female
Under 5 95 89
5 to 9 157 129
10 to 14 79 116
15 to 19 101 96
20 to 24 79 80
25 to 29 101 78
30 to 34 91 105
35 to 39 85 112
40 to 44 123 98
45 to 49 88 69
50 to 54 93 89
55 to 59 105 71
60 to 64 132 147
65 to 69 142 112
70 to 74 69 107
75 to 79 48 79
80 to 84 61 70
85 and over 23 40

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 83.1% were White; 0.3% were Black or African American; 12.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.3% were Asian; 0.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 8.5% of the people in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 80.1% of the people in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,416 households in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. The average household size was 2.36 people.

Married-couple households made up 59% of the households in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma while cohabiting couple households made up 5.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 20% of all households, while 15.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 10.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 24.6% of all households.

In Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, 31.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 39.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 59
Cohabiting Couples 5.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
20

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 66.1% of males and 62.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 17.8 16.3
Now married, except separated 66.1 62.2
Separated 0.7 1.6
Widowed 3.3 11
Divorced 12.1 8.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, 67 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 65.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.7% of the people living in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma were U.S. natives. 67.7% of the Roger Mills County, Oklahoma population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.3% of Roger Mills County, Oklahoma residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 32.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 62.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of Roger Mills 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 Roger Mills County, Oklahoma.

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

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Percent
Latin America 66.7
Asia 9
Europe 7.7
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 16.7

Language

Among people at least five years old living in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma in 2020-2024, 3.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.6% of people at least five years old; 1.6% 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 Roger Mills County, Oklahoma in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.6
Other Indo-European languages 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.5
Other languages 0.7

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.3 % of the people at least one year old living in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of Roger Mills County, Oklahoma in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.3
Different house, same county 2.4
Different county, same state 4.5
Different state 1.4
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 94.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 24.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma was 803 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 39 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 642. College or graduate school enrollment was 122.

Educational Attainment of People in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 5.7
High school diploma or equivalency 36.4
Some college, no degree 25.4
Associate's degree 7.7
Bachelor's degree 17.6
Graduate or professional degree 7.3

Disability

In Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 20.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.1% of people under 18 years old, to 18.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 43.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, 56.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 41.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 55.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 25.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 18.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 831 55.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 384 25.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 269 18.1

Industries

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

Percent by Industry in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 19
Construction 4.4
Manufacturing 4.9
Wholesale trade 0.9
Retail trade 8.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 11.7
Information 1.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 17.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.9
Other Services, except public administration 3.1
Public administration 8.3

Occupations

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

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 476 32
Service occupations 262 17.6
Sales and office occupations 294 19.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 197 13.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 258 17.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 82.1% of Roger Mills County, Oklahoma workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.8 minutes to get to work.

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

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 82.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 5.9
Other means 1.5
Worked from home 6.4

In 2020-2024, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma had a total of 1,847 housing units. Of these housing units, 83.2% 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"). 2.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 14.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 83.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 2.2
Mobile homes 14.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.2

7.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 13.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma was 5.8 rooms, and of these housing units 75% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma had 1,416 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 431 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 83.1% while renters occupied 16.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.36 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.36.

4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 1.7% and another 47.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

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

House Heating Fuel Used in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 49.3
Electricity 45.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.4
All other fuels 4.5
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma was $157,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 31 % had a mortgage. 69% 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 $1,231 and for owners without a mortgage it was $550.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for Roger Mills County, Oklahoma was $795. 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.