None of the households in Cotton County, OK reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Cotton County, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Oklahoma.
Most Common Origin
Mexico
102,193 ± 7,747 people
Vietnam
12,454 ± 2,736 people
India
10,765 ± 2,544 people
In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oklahoma was Mexico, the natal country of 102,193 Oklahoma residents, followed by Vietnam with 12,454 and India with 10,765.
The economy of Cotton County, OK employs 2.34k people. The largest industries in Cotton County, OK are Manufacturing (328 people), Retail Trade (291 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (256 people), and the highest paying industries are .
Males in Oklahoma have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,245. The income inequality in Oklahoma (measured using the Gini index) is 0.456, which is lower than than the national average.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cotton County, OK, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cotton County, OK.
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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Oklahoma (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cotton County, OK, are Manufacturing (328 people), Retail Trade (291 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (256 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cotton County, OK, though some of these residents may live in Cotton County, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($93,017), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($70,938), and Construction ($54,833).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,281), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($47,830), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($46,786).
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2.57%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023
As of February 2023, there are 1.72M people employed in Oklahoma. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.
Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10%.
The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Oklahoma.
The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.
Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.
In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Cotton County, OK went to Donald J. Trump with 82.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (15.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.32%).
James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin are the senators currently representing the state of Oklahoma. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
Oklahoma is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Cotton County, OK went to Donald J. Trump with 82.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (15.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.32%).
The following chart shows the popular vote results in Cotton County, OK for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.
Oklahoma is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house.
Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Oklahoma have changed over time starting in 2008.
The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.
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Race
The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (965k), Some college (734k), and Bachelors Degree (494k).
This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.
Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$60,313
Median Household Income
± $8,370
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Number of Households
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The following chart displays the households in Cotton County, OK distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.
The closest comparable wage GINI for Cotton County, OK is from Oklahoma.
0.456
2022 Wage GINI in Oklahoma
0.453
2021 Wage GINI in Oklahoma
In 2022, the income inequality in Oklahoma was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.507% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Oklahoma was lower than than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oklahoma in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Oklahoma across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In N/A, N/A% of workers in Cotton County, OK N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).
The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.
Using averages, employees in Cotton County, OK have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 5% of the workforce in Cotton County, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Cotton County, OK compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Cotton County, OK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cotton County, OK have N/A.
N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cotton County, OK (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cotton County, OK is White, followed by Native American and Two Or More.
The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.
In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).
The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.
N/A% of the population of Cotton County, OK has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.
In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.4% under 18 years, 17% between 18 and 34 years, 39.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.9% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cotton County, OK changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 41% in Cotton County, OK.
The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Cotton County, OK.