Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Demographic Profile for Harmon County, Oklahoma

Since the year 2000, a medium-low amount of people migrated to Harmon internationally. The international migration into Harmon accounts for 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Oklahoma. This amount of international migration is medium-low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.

The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Harmon County, Oklahoma to be 42.1 years old. The median age in Harmon is greater than the median age for the State of Oklahoma of 36.5. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in this median, when at that time it was 40.0 years of age. With 23 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Harmon can be understood as having a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the population, with 58.4 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 18.6 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

Harmon County, Oklahoma has a population base that is comprised of 66.9 percent White, 8.9 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 22.6 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 31.9 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Oklahoma percent of 15.7. Since 2000, Harmon has decreased in diversity when 32.2 percent of the people were minorities.

Harmon County, Oklahoma had an estimated population of 3,030 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 3,282. The decline shows a decrease of -7.7 percent. Harmon ranks 57 of 77 counties when analyzing total population change in Oklahoma and the county ranks 2,431 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

When measuring the total land area, Harmon spans a total area of 538 total square miles. The area has a very low average area density of 6 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Rooks, KS (6 per sq. mile ), Uintah, UT (6 per sq. mile ), Cibola, NM (6 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Highland, VA (6 per sq. mile ), Franklin, NE (6 per sq. mile ), Sherman, KS (6 per sq. mile ).

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

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