Pottawatomie County vs. Oklahoma County

	Pottawatomie County (OK)	Oklahoma County (OK)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	72,679	792,582
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.7%	10.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	69,443	718,377
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	69,442	718,633
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	7.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.6%	25.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.3%	13.7%
Female persons, percent	52.1%	51.0%
White alone, percent	75.6%	70.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.1%	15.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	13.6%	4.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	7.0%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.2%	17.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	72.2%	55.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	5,672	51,370
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.0%	10.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	30,009	341,523
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.9%	58.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$115,900	$148,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,094	$1,334
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$350	$458
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$697	$851
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.6%	23.8%
Building permits, 2018	88	4,070
Households, 2014-2018	26,003	299,232
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.65	2.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.9%	80.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.5%	17.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.9%	88.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	70.7%	79.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.6%	87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.3%	31.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.2%	10.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	16.7%	16.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.2%	64.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.2%	59.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	107,939	1,909,390
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	257,358	7,921,375
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,112,531	7,681,014
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	180,324	43,903,724
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	754,994	13,117,144
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,670	$17,683
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.1	21.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$47,683	$52,855
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,155	$30,398
Persons in poverty, percent	17.6%	16.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,314	24,003
Total employment, 2017	18,277	377,037
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	573,693	17,851,734
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.8%	0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	4,382	65,054
All firms, 2012	5,193	73,768
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,758	38,501
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,561	25,176
Minority-owned firms, 2012	657	18,837
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,184	51,300
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	717	8,030
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,918	61,066
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.4%	6.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	3.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.0%	3.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	21.9%	27.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	88.2	1,013.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	787.67	708.82

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Pottawatomie county (OK) and Oklahoma county (OK) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.