Jefferson County vs. Cotton County

	Jefferson County (OK)	Cotton County (OK)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6,123	5,776
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.4%	-6.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	6,472	6,190
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	6,472	6,193
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.1%	22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	21.3%	19.4%
Female persons, percent	50.0%	50.8%
White alone, percent	86.3%	81.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.5%	2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	6.8%	10.0%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	4.7%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	10.7%	8.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	77.4%	76.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	400	478
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.6%	0.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	3,393	2,999
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.8%	78.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$62,500	$75,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$820	$964
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$328	$372
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$522	$611
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.9%	3.2%
Households, 2014-2018	2,367	2,212
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.56	2.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.2%	86.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.8%	1.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.4%	81.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	59.6%	69.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	82.9%	85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.9%	13.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	16.9%	14.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	20.0%	18.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.8%	54.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	42.4%	48.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,037	2,673
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	45,983	36,863
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,211	$5,989
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.6	23.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$37,319	$51,623
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$19,155	$22,596
Persons in poverty, percent	24.7%	16.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	98	75
Total employment, 2017	684	1,179
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	26,319	39,840
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-12.1%	-4.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	442	300
All firms, 2012	677	466
Men-owned firms, 2012	306	247
Women-owned firms, 2012	208	184
Minority-owned firms, 2012	126	67
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	520	379
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	619	381
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	8.5	9.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	758.83	632.65

Source: United States Census Bureau

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