Ellis County vs. Dewey County

	Ellis County (OK)	Dewey County (OK)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3,952	4,894
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.8%	1.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	4,151	4,810
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	4,151	4,810
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.1%	27.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	22.4%	18.4%
Female persons, percent	50.9%	50.7%
White alone, percent	93.7%	87.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.7%	0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.9%	6.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	2.3%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.5%	7.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	86.6%	81.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	239	220
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.5%	3.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,268	2,443
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	73.4%	75.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$84,700	$93,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$948	$1,066
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$360	$392
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$670	$651
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	0.7%	2.3%
Households, 2014-2018	1,607	1,701
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.50	2.83
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.0%	89.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.5%	6.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.5%	86.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	67.3%	73.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	87.3%	92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	20.0%	24.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.2%	10.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	19.3%	20.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.8%	58.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.5%	48.7%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	39,641	17,510
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	52,969	74,913
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,907	$15,662
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	17.5	21.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$52,705	$50,037
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,120	$27,432
Persons in poverty, percent	12.7%	12.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	118	143
Total employment, 2017	882	1,028
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	37,158	49,044
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.3%	0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	335	524
All firms, 2012	503	535
Men-owned firms, 2012	206	325
Women-owned firms, 2012	188	148
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	481	474
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	472	478
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	3.4	4.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,231.52	999.48

Source: United States Census Bureau

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