Beckham County, OK

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2023 Population

22,202

0.417% 1-year decline

US Senator

James Lankford

Republican Party

US Senator

Markwayne Mullin

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

37.1

2.2% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

23.2%

5.63% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$52,323

1.6% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$153,400

2.4% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

8,227

3.95% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Beckham County, OK had a population of 22.2k people with a median age of 37.1 and a median household income of $52,323. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Beckham County, OK declined from 22,295 to 22,202, a −0.417% decrease and its median household income grew from $51,499 to $52,323, a 1.6% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Beckham County, OK are White (Non-Hispanic) (75.4%), White (Hispanic) (7.36%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (4.86%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.98%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (3.05%).

None of the households in Beckham County, OK reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.8% of the residents in Beckham County, OK are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Beckham County, OK was $153,400, and the homeownership rate was 66.4%.

Most people in Beckham County, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Beckham County, OK was 2 cars per household.

Beckham County, OK borders Custer County, OK, Greer County, OK, Harmon County, OK, Kiowa County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK, Washita County, OK, Collingsworth County, TX, and Wheeler County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Beckham County, OK is home to a population of 22.2k people, from which 97.8% are citizens. As of 2023, 3.01% of Beckham County, OK residents were born outside of the country (669 people).

In 2023, there were 10.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.7k people) in Beckham County, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.64k White (Hispanic) and 1.08k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.8%

2023 Citizenship

96.6%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 97.8% of Beckham County, OK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Beckham County, OK was 96.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Beckham County, OK compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Beckham County, OK

White (Non-Hispanic)
16.7k ± 27
White (Hispanic)
1.64k ± 314
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.08k ± 95

13.1%

Hispanic Population

2.91k people

13.1% of the people in Beckham County, OK are hispanic (2.91k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Beckham County, OK as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Oklahoma.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
102,193 ± 7,747 people
Vietnam
12,454 ± 2,736 people
India
10,765 ± 2,544 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oklahoma was Mexico, the natal country of 102,193 Oklahoma residents, followed by Vietnam with 12,454 and India with 10,765.

Foreign-Born Population

3.01%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

669 people

4.88%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.09k people

As of 2023, 3.01% of Beckham County, OK residents (669 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Beckham County, OK was 4.88%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Beckham County, OK compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
330 ± 137
Gulf War (2001-)
278 ± 137
Gulf War (1990s)
128 ± 58

Beckham County, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.19 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Beckham County, OK employs 8.23k people. The largest industries in Beckham County, OK are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (1,163 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (866 people), and Retail Trade (809 people), and the highest paying industries are Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($81,600), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($77,222), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($65,875).

Males in Oklahoma have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,245. The income inequality in Oklahoma (measured using the Gini index) is 0.456, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

8.23k

2023 Value

± 782

−3.95%

1 Year decline

± 14.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Beckham County, OK declined at a rate of −3.95%, from 8.57k employees to 8.23k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Beckham County, OK, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,173 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,057 people), and Management Occupations (924 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Beckham County, OK.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Oklahoma (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

8.23k

2023 Value

± 782

−3.95%

1 Year decline

± 14.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Beckham County, OK declined at a rate of −3.95%, from 8.57k employees to 8.23k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Beckham County, OK, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (1,163 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (866 people), and Retail Trade (809 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Beckham County, OK, though some of these residents may live in Beckham County, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,813

Median earning men ± $6,627

$30,853

Median earning women ± $3,726

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($83,018), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($72,250), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($65,854).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,901), Public Administration ($37,453), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($34,137).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.72M people employed in Oklahoma. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Oklahoma.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

55
Retail Trade
54
Other Services (except Public Administration)
39
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$55.5k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$46.3k
Retail Trade
$46.1k
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Beckham County, OK went to Donald J. Trump with 85.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (13.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.26%).

James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin are the senators currently representing the state of Oklahoma. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Oklahoma is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (85.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (13.2%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.26%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Beckham County, OK for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Oklahoma

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James Lankford

Senator from Oklahoma

Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Took office following the resignation of Tom Coburn.

Markwayne Mullin

Senator from Oklahoma

Assumed office on January 3, 2023
Took office following the resignation of Jim Inhofe.

James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin are the senators currently representing Oklahoma.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Oklahoma over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Oklahoma

Oklahoma is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Oklahoma have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.873% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.779% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (965k), Some college (734k), and Bachelors Degree (494k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Beckham County, OK was $153,400 in 2023, which is 0.506 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $149,800 to $153,400, a 2.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Beckham County, OK is 66.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Beckham County, OK have an average commute time of 17.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Beckham County, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Beckham County, OK is $52,323. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Beckham County, OK was Census Tract 9661 with a value of $54,854, followed by Census Tract 9668 and Census Tract 9662, with respective values of $53,688 and $50,229.

In 2023, 10.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Beckham County, OK. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.64%.

Housing

Property

$153,400

Median Property Value 2023

±$13,295

$5,437

Median Property Taxes

±$565

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Beckham County, OK the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Beckham County, OK compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

66.4%

Homeownership

2023

65.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 66.4% of the housing units in Beckham County, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Beckham County, OK compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9661
Census Tract 9668
Census Tract 9662

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Beckham County, OK was Census Tract 9661 with a value of $54,854, followed by Census Tract 9668 and Census Tract 9662, with respective values of $53,688 and $50,229.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Beckham County, OK colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$52,323

Median Household Income

± $4,425

8.19k

Number of Households

± 747

In 2023, the median household income of the 8.19k households in Beckham County, OK grew to $52,323 from the previous year's value of $51,499.

The following chart displays the households in Beckham County, OK distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Beckham County, OK is from Oklahoma.

0.456

2022 Wage GINI in Oklahoma

0.453

2021 Wage GINI in Oklahoma

In 2022, the income inequality in Oklahoma was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.507% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Oklahoma was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oklahoma in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Oklahoma across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (79.3%)
Carpooled (9.58%)
Walked (4.05%)

In 2023, 79.3% of workers in Beckham County, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.58%) and those who walked to work (4.05%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

17.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Beckham County, OK have a shorter commute time (17.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.73% of the workforce in Beckham County, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Beckham County, OK compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Beckham County, OK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Beckham County, OK have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 10.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Beckham County, OK. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.64%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

23.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Beckham County, OK (4.34k out of 18.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Beckham County, OK is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 23% of the children was living in poverty in Beckham County, OK. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 2.6%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

88.5% of the population of Beckham County, OK has health coverage, with 44.8% on employee plans, 18.1% on Medicaid, 15.1% on Medicare, 9.92% on non-group plans, and 0.594% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Beckham County, OK see 1651 patients per year on average, which represents a 5.77% increase from the previous year (1561 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2004 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,651 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Beckham County, OK

Primary care physicians in Beckham County, OK see an average of 1,651 patients per year. This represents a 5.77% increase from the previous year (1,561 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Beckham County, OK in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.9% under 18 years, 19% between 18 and 34 years, 36% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

11.5%

Uninsured

44.8%

Employer Coverage

18.1%

Medicaid

15.1%

Medicare

9.92%

Non-Group

0.594%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Beckham County, OK declined by 16% from 13.7% to 11.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Beckham County, OK changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 83.8 in Beckham County, OK.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Beckham County, OK.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 38.1% in Beckham County, OK.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Beckham County, OK.