Beckham County, OK Census Data

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Oklahoma



Beckham County, Oklahoma

People QuickFactsBeckham CountyOklahoma
Population, 2005 estimate 18,8803,547,884
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 -4.6%2.8%
Population, 2000 19,7993,450,654
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 7.3%6.9%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 24.2%24.1%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 14.8%13.2%
Female persons, percent, 2005 51.1%50.6%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a)93.7%78.5%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)2.4%7.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)2.1%8.1%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.5%1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)0.0%0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 1.2%4.0%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)6.3%6.6%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 87.7%72.5%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 49.6%51.3%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 1.6%3.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 6.6%7.4%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 75.9%80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 15.5%20.3%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 3,941676,098
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 18.421.7
Housing units, 2005 9,0351,588,749
Homeownership rate, 2000 71.0%68.4%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 12.6%15.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $51,700$70,700
Households, 2000 7,3561,342,293
Persons per household, 2000 2.442.49
Median household income, 2003 $31,561$35,634
Per capita money income, 1999 $14,488$17,646
Persons below poverty, percent, 2003 16.1%14.6%
Business QuickFactsBeckham CountyOklahoma
Private nonfarm establishments, 2004 65587,4401
Private nonfarm employment, 2004 6,4861,195,0431
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004 11.4%-0.5%1
Nonemployer establishments, 2004 1,653248,416
Total number of firms, 2002 2,016291,610
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 NA5.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA1.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA25.7%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) NA39,924,050
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 82,61030,799,789
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 281,86132,112,960
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $14,118$9,206
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 25,9463,901,754
Building permits, 2005 7218,362
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 114,03326,643,9121
Geography QuickFactsBeckham CountyOklahoma
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 90168,667
Persons per square mile, 2000 22.050.3
FIPS Code 00940
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Elk City, OK Micro Area

1: Includes data not distributed by county.


(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:05:56 EST
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