Nowata County, OK Population

Overview

9,484

Total Population

42.2

Median age

50.53%

Female population %

97.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

63.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

314

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Nowata County is 42.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Nowata County's population under 18 was 22.98%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Nowata County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.56% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Nowata County, 19.24% were under the age of 15, 17.22% aged 15 to 29, 43.98% aged 30 to 64, 17.60% aged 65 to 84, and 1.96% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 100 more females than males in Nowata County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.53% females and 49.47% males in Nowata County, OK.
The Nowata County, OK gender ratio is 97.9:100 i.e. 97.9 men to 100 women (0.979).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 356.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 388.

Nowata County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Nowata County population: 66% are White, 1.41% are Black or African American, 15.72% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.50% are Asian, 0.15% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.30% are some other race and 14.93% are multiracial.
Nowata County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 314 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,17 (96.69% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Nowata County is White with a population of 6,259 (66% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 10,807 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Nowata County's population decreased by 60 (0.57%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Nowata County's population decreased by 1,202 (11.42%), 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, Nowata County's population was lowest in year 2020 at 9,322.