Dewey County, Oklahoma Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Dewey County is 7th in Oklahoma out of 77 other counties in Home ownership rate

Dewey County is 7th in Oklahoma out of 77 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Dewey County is 8th in Oklahoma out of 77 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Dewey County is 13th in Oklahoma out of 77 other counties in Race - White

Dewey County is 19th in Oklahoma out of 77 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Dewey County is 20th in Oklahoma out of 77 other counties in Female residents

Dewey County is 20th in Oklahoma out of 77 other counties in Income per capita

Dewey County is 20th in Oklahoma out of 77 other counties in Race - Asian

Size Demographics
	Dewey County	Rank	Oklahoma	US
Current population (2012)	4,783	71st	3,814,820	313,914,040
Size in square miles	999.5	21st	68,594.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	4.8	71st	54.7	87.4

Age Demographics
	Dewey County	Rank	Oklahoma	US
Residents younger than 5	6.0%	58th	6.9%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.5%	36th	24.6%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	19.4%	8th	14.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Dewey County	Rank	Oklahoma	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	85.9%	19th	85.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	20.1%	21st	23.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Dewey County	Rank	Oklahoma	US
Race - White	89.7%	13th	75.5%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.4%	74th	7.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	6.3%	50th	9.0%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.7%	20th	1.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	58th	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.9%	64th	5.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	38th	9.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	85.0%	7th	67.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Dewey County	Rank	Oklahoma	US
Female residents	50.8%	20th	50.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.3%	58th	5.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Dewey County	Rank	Oklahoma	US
Housing units	2,438	72nd	1,674,685	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	1.7%	75th	15.2%	25.9%
Households	1,802	72nd	1,432,735	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	79.4%	7th	67.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$75,100	51st	$108,400	$186,200
People per household	2.6	25th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	0	70th	11,930	829,658

Income Demographics
	Dewey County	Rank	Oklahoma	US
Income per capita	$23,009	20th	$23,770	$27,915
Income per household	$41,500	36th	$44,287	$52,762
Income below poverty line	12.9%	64th	16.3%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Dewey County	Rank	Oklahoma	US
Non-farm private establishments	142	65th	89,749	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	893	67th	1,261,590	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	815	62nd	333,797	27,092,908
Retail sales	$43,383	63rd	$43,095,353	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,932	33rd	$11,931	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$1,162	70th	$5,106,585	$613,795,732