Dewey County vs. Major County

	Dewey County (OK)	Major County (OK)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4,894	7,644
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.7%	1.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	4,810	7,527
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	4,810	7,527
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.8%	6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	27.1%	25.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.4%	20.9%
Female persons, percent	50.7%	51.0%
White alone, percent	87.1%	92.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.8%	1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	6.6%	3.1%
Asian alone, percent	1.1%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	4.4%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.4%	9.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	81.4%	84.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	220	435
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.3%	5.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,443	3,691
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	75.2%	79.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$93,700	$94,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,066	$990
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$392	$370
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$651	$744
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	2.3%	6.8%
Households, 2014-2018	1,701	3,050
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.83	2.49
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.4%	90.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.2%	7.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.0%	85.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.3%	71.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.8%	88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	24.5%	19.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.9%	11.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	20.2%	19.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.1%	58.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.7%	48.0%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	17,510	55,466
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	74,913	93,708
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,662	$12,197
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.7	21.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$50,037	$54,118
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,432	$28,801
Persons in poverty, percent	12.1%	10.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	143	252
Total employment, 2017	1,028	1,942
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	49,044	82,444
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.6%	3.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	524	722
All firms, 2012	535	912
Men-owned firms, 2012	325	515
Women-owned firms, 2012	148	182
Minority-owned firms, 2012	33	75
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	474	804
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	28	138
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	478	667
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	4.8	7.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	999.48	954.99

Source: United States Census Bureau

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