| | People QuickFacts | Dewey County | Oklahoma |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 4,783 | 3,814,820 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 4,810 | 3,751,354 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -0.6% | 1.7% |
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Population, 2010 | 4,810 | 3,751,351 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.0% | 7.0% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 24.6% | 24.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 21.0% | 13.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.5% | 50.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 89.6% | 75.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 7.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 5.8% | 8.9% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.8% | 1.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 3.4% | 5.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 5.6% | 9.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 85.0% | 68.2% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 89.6% | 81.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 1.3% | 5.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 3.1% | 9.0% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 85.9% | 85.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 20.1% | 23.0% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 393 | 324,143 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 23.6 | 20.9 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 2,438 | 1,674,685 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 79.4% | 67.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 1.7% | 15.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $75,100 | $108,400 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 1,802 | 1,432,735 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.58 | 2.52 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $23,009 | $23,770 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $41,500 | $44,287 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 12.9% | 16.3% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Dewey County | Oklahoma |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 131 | 90,0502 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 843 | 1,241,1682 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 13.2 | 3.32 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 498 | 263,043 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 815 | 333,797 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 3.1% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 6.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 25.3% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 60,681,358 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 20,423 | 48,074,682 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 43,383 | 43,095,353 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $9,932 | $11,931 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,162 | 5,106,585 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 0 | 8,782 |