Latimer County, OK Population

Overview

9,555

Total Population

41.4

Median age

49.06%

Female population %

103.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

64.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

428

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Latimer County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Latimer County is 41.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Latimer County's population under 18 was 21.77%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Latimer County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.09% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Latimer County, 18.07% were under the age of 15, 19.35% aged 15 to 29, 41.49% aged 30 to 64, 18.87% aged 65 to 84, and 2.22% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 179 less females than males in Latimer County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.06% females and 50.94% males in Latimer County, OK.
The Latimer County, OK gender ratio is 103.8:100 i.e. 103.8 men to 100 women (1.038).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 380.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 350.

Latimer County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Latimer County population: 64.63% are White, 1.10% are Black or African American, 22.49% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.90% are Asian, 0.49% are some other race and 10.39% are multiracial.
Latimer County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 428 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,127 (95.52% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Latimer County is White with a population of 6,175 (64.63% of the total population).

Latimer County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 11,181 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Latimer County's population increased by 527 (4.96%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Latimer County's population decreased by 1,677 (15.03%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Latimer County's population was lowest in year 2020 at 9,481.