Pittsburg County vs. Hughes County

	Pittsburg County (OK)	Hughes County (OK)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	43,877	13,335
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.3%	-4.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	45,837	14,003
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	45,837	14,003
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.2%	21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.0%	18.8%
Female persons, percent	49.0%	46.1%
White alone, percent	72.8%	66.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.3%	5.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	15.4%	20.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	7.9%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.3%	6.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	69.2%	62.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	3,990	874
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.2%	1.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	23,197	6,244
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.5%	74.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$102,200	$70,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$974	$928
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$343	$339
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$705	$551
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.1%	3.4%
Building permits, 2018	13	2
Households, 2014-2018	17,745	4,073
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.37	2.90
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	81.3%	89.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.1%	5.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	82.3%	66.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	71.1%	50.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.9%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.5%	12.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	17.3%	15.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	19.8%	20.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.1%	41.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.6%	40.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	74,194	7,176
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	603,781	111,452
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,403	$8,055
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	20.9	23.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$45,346	$39,265
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,750	$20,438
Persons in poverty, percent	19.7%	24.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	946	209
Total employment, 2017	10,657	2,116
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	389,496	59,469
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.0%	-6.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,630	733
All firms, 2012	3,276	930
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,490	424
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,106	414
Minority-owned firms, 2012	815	195
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,061	701
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	404	77
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,654	817
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	9.1%
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	27.6%	21.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	35.1	17.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,305.46	804.65

Source: United States Census Bureau

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