Demographic Profile for Okfuskee County, Oklahoma
Since 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Okfuskee internationally. The international migration into Okfuskee totals 0 percent of the total international migration into the State of Oklahoma. This percent of immigration can be considered low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.
Okfuskee County, Oklahoma has a population that is made up of 66.5 percent White, 9.6 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 2 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 11.7 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Oklahoma percent of 15.7. Since 2000, Okfuskee has decreased in diversity when 12.4 percent of the people were minorities.
In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma to be 39.9 years old. The median in Okfuskee is greater than the median age for the State of Oklahoma of 36.5. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 38.7 years old. With 21.6 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Okfuskee can be described as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 62.1 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 16.3 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.
Okfuskee County, Oklahoma had a population that was estimated at 11,434 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 11,802. The decline represents a decrease of -3.1 percent. Okfuskee ranks 66 of 77 counties by growth in total population in Oklahoma and the county ranks 2,608 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.
When measuring the total land area, Okfuskee covers a total land area of 625 square miles. The land areas has a very low average population density of 18 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Monroe, IA (18 per sq. mile ), Jefferson, MS (18 per sq. mile ), Redwood, MN (18 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Scurry, TX (18 per sq. mile ), Brown, KS (18 per sq. mile ), Madison, AR (18 per sq. mile ).
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Okfuskee County, Oklahoma has a population that is made up of 66.5 percent White, 9.6 percent African American, 0.1 percent Asian, and 2 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 11.7 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Oklahoma percent of 15.7. Since 2000, Okfuskee has decreased in diversity when 12.4 percent of the people were minorities.
In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma to be 39.9 years old. The median in Okfuskee is greater than the median age for the State of Oklahoma of 36.5. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median age, when it was 38.7 years old. With 21.6 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Okfuskee can be described as having a medium-low proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 62.1 percent of the population within the age group. People 65 and older make up 16.3 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high proportion of the population.
Okfuskee County, Oklahoma had a population that was estimated at 11,434 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, since the 2000 total population of 11,802. The decline represents a decrease of -3.1 percent. Okfuskee ranks 66 of 77 counties by growth in total population in Oklahoma and the county ranks 2,608 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.
When measuring the total land area, Okfuskee covers a total land area of 625 square miles. The land areas has a very low average population density of 18 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Monroe, IA (18 per sq. mile ), Jefferson, MS (18 per sq. mile ), Redwood, MN (18 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Scurry, TX (18 per sq. mile ), Brown, KS (18 per sq. mile ), Madison, AR (18 per sq. mile ).
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
