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74966

Wister, OK · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
3,456
Median household income
$56,331
People below poverty
15.1%
Median home value
$140,300

Income

The median income of households in 74966 was $56,331. An estimated 8.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 7.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 74966 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 8.7
$10,000 to $14,999 4.1
$15,000 to $24,999 9.5
$25,000 to $34,999 8.9
$35,000 to $49,999 11.6
$50,000 to $74,999 17.5
$75,000 to $99,999 12.9
$100,000 to $149,999 13.4
$150,000 to $199,999 5.9
$200,000 or more 7.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 74966 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 52500
Female 42042

An estimated 71.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 36.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 22.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,381. 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 74966 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 71.1
Social Security 36.6
Retirement income 22.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.2
Cash public assistance income 1.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 15.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 13.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 16.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 15.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 74966 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 15.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 13.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 16.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 15.4

In 2020-2024, 15.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 49.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 23.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 36.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 74966 in 2020-2024, 82.3% had health insurance coverage and 17.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 53.6% and public coverage was 39%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 18.4%.


In 2020-2024, 74966 had a total population of 3,456 - 1,824 (52.8%) females and 1,632 (47.2%) males. The median age was 39 years. An estimated 26.9% of the population was under 18 years, 27.7% was 19 to 44 years, 26.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 16.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 74966 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 129 96
5 to 9 93 164
10 to 14 138 135
15 to 19 94 141
20 to 24 101 99
25 to 29 90 91
30 to 34 85 98
35 to 39 86 110
40 to 44 79 119
45 to 49 130 78
50 to 54 128 169
55 to 59 97 111
60 to 64 101 111
65 to 69 121 76
70 to 74 51 115
75 to 79 52 63
80 to 84 37 27
85 and over 20 21

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 70.8% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 13.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 12.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.2% of the people in 74966 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 70.7% of the people in 74966 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,237 households in 74966. The average household size was 2.79 people.

Married-couple households made up 58.5% of the households in 74966 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 22.7% of all households, while 14% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 12% were female householders living alone, for a total of 23.2% of all households.

In 74966, 35% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 34.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 74966 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 58.5
Cohabiting Couples 4.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
14
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 63.8% of males and 57.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 19.3 21.6
Now married, except separated 63.8 57.2
Separated 0.9 1.5
Widowed 2.5 8.6
Divorced 13.5 11

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 74966, 109 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 73.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.1% of the people living in 74966 were U.S. natives. 56.4% of the 74966 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.9% of 74966 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 48.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 64.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 74966 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 74966.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 74966 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 54.8
Asia 0
Europe 38.7
Africa 6.5
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 74966 in 2020-2024, 1.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.2% of people at least five years old; 0.8% 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 74966 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.2
Other Indo-European languages 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.2
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 94.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 74966 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 74966 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 94.5
Different house, same county 2.2
Different county, same state 1.8
Different state 1.5
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 90 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 18.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 74966 was 857 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 47 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 692. College or graduate school enrollment was 118.

Educational Attainment of People in 74966 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10
High school diploma or equivalency 39.2
Some college, no degree 19.2
Associate's degree 12.8
Bachelor's degree 11.2
Graduate or professional degree 7.6

Disability

In 74966, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 19.9 % 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 52.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 74966, 51.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 46.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 70.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 21.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 967 70.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 298 21.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 97 7.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 74966 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 74966 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 11.4
Construction 8.4
Manufacturing 5.5
Wholesale trade 0.4
Retail trade 15.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.3
Information 1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 2.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 29.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.3
Other Services, except public administration 2.5
Public administration 6.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 74966 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 430 31.4
Service occupations 216 15.8
Sales and office occupations 259 18.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 243 17.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 220 16.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 88.3% of 74966 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 30.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 74966 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 88.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1
Other means 0
Worked from home 4.1

In 2020-2024, 74966 had a total of 1,585 housing units. Of these housing units, 74% 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"). 0.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 24.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 74966 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 74
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0.9
Mobile homes 24.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.9

13.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 7.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 74966 was 5.6 rooms, and of these housing units 70.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 74966 had 1,237 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 348 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 2.84 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.58.

2.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 8.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.8% and another 39% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 74966:

House Heating Fuel Used in 74966 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 34.5
Electricity 58.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.2
All other fuels 6.7
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 74966 was $140,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 46.7 % had a mortgage. 53.3% 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 $1,304 and for owners without a mortgage it was $444.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 74966 was $815. 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.