| | People QuickFacts | Elk City | Oklahoma |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 11,789 | 3,791,508 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 11,693 | 3,751,354 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.8% | 1.1% |
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Population, 2010 | 11,693 | 3,751,351 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 9.0% | 7.0% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 26.6% | 24.8% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 13.2% | 13.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.4% | 50.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 84.2% | 72.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 3.0% | 7.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 3.8% | 8.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.9% | 1.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.0% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 3.1% | 5.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 10.3% | 8.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 80.0% | 68.7% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 76.5% | 81.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 3.6% | 5.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 8.5% | 8.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 78.1% | 85.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 14.9% | 22.6% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 16.1 | 20.7 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 62.5% | 68.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 20.1% | 15.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $92,500 | $104,300 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 4,229 | 1,421,705 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.67 | 2.51 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $22,809 | $23,094 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $46,078 | $42,979 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 17.1% | 16.2% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Elk City | Oklahoma |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,737 | 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 | 6.0% | 6.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 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 | 19.6% | 25.3% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | NA | 60,681,358 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 122,277 | 48,074,682 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 317,799 | 43,095,353 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $28,687 | $11,931 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 33,147 | 5,106,585 |