Pushmataha County, OK Population

Overview

10,891

Total Population

43.9

Median age

51.32%

Female population %

94.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

69.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

445

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Pushmataha County is 43.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pushmataha County's population under 18 was 21.99%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pushmataha County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.71% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pushmataha County, 18.23% were under the age of 15, 15.94% aged 15 to 29, 43.13% aged 30 to 64, 20.82% aged 65 to 84, and 1.88% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 287 more females than males in Pushmataha County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.32% females and 48.68% males in Pushmataha County, OK.
The Pushmataha County, OK gender ratio is 94.9:100 i.e. 94.9 men to 100 women (0.949).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 472.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 464.

Pushmataha County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Pushmataha County population: 70.34% are White, 0.91% are Black or African American, 16.41% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.37% are Asian, 0.12% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.23% are some other race and 11.62% are multiracial.
Pushmataha County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 445 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,446 (95.91% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pushmataha County is White with a population of 7,661 (70.34% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 11,807 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Pushmataha County's population decreased by 31 (0.27%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pushmataha County's population decreased by 797 (6.87%), 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, Pushmataha County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 10,769.