Cimarron County, Oklahoma Demographics

Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.

Cimarron County, OK Population Density Map and Area Scores

Area Score

Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

  • C
    Health Below average
    Healthier than 74% of counties in Oklahoma
  • C
    Income Below average
    Wealthier than 71% of counties in Oklahoma
  • D
    Education Well below average

Source: Map AI Methodology

Cimarron County
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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric Cimarron County Oklahoma Avg U.S. Average
Population 2,218 4,028,385 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 1.2 57.6 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) -0.26% 0.48% 0.59%
Median age 47.0 38.2 37.3
Households 707 1,561,116 130,235,071

Population in Cimarron County declined by 16.4% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 2,218 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Cimarron County is Boomers, aged 61–79, at 23.2% of residents. That is 6.4 points above Oklahoma as a whole.

Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Oklahoma, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.

Male and female share

Women are 49.0% of the people living in Cimarron County and men 51.0%.

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Economy

Cimarron County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric Cimarron County Oklahoma Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $61,750 $65,606 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 4.28% 3.94% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 1.0% 4.9% 5.2%

The median household income in Cimarron County is about 6% lower than in Oklahoma.

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Housing

Metric Cimarron County Oklahoma Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $40,625 $133,462 $248,835
Median rent $718 $1,014 $1,407
Homeownership rate 78.4% 65.8% 65.2%

The median home price in Cimarron County is about 4.7 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $718 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Cimarron County spend about 10 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 40 hours, about 1.7 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Cimarron County Oklahoma Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 4.8 19.0 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 9.6 37.9 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 40 158 187
Estimated yearly cost $1,238 $4,901 $5,790
Work from home 20.1% 9.4% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 775 5,635 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 106 941 1,355

Fastest commutes among counties in Oklahoma: Cimarron County (4.8 min), Woods County (8.5 min), Harmon County (8.8 min).
Slowest: Cotton County (30.4 min), Logan County (28.5 min), Lincoln County (28.0 min).

The average commute time in Cimarron County is 5 minutes, shorter than the 19 minutes in Oklahoma.

Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

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Education & Households

Cimarron County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric Cimarron County Oklahoma Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 30.7% 24.8% 31.6%
Average household size 3.12 2.50 2.53

Highest education index among counties in Oklahoma: Payne County (0.3), Cleveland County (0.3), Oklahoma County (0.3).
Lowest: Adair County (0.2), Okfuskee County (0.2), Greer County (0.2).

Health

Cimarron County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric Cimarron County Oklahoma Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 82.5 76.5 78.3
Self-rated poor health 20.9% 20.3% 16.3%
Smokers 19.7% 22.6% 19.0%

Highest health index among counties in Oklahoma: Cleveland County (0.8), Canadian County (0.8), Woods County (0.8).
Lowest: Adair County (0.7), McIntosh County (0.7), Choctaw County (0.7).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Cimarron County, Oklahoma.

How many people live in Cimarron County, Oklahoma?

About 2,218 people live in Cimarron County, Oklahoma, in 707 households of 3.1 people on average. The median age is 47.0, so residents are older than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 10 years.

Is Cimarron County, Oklahoma urban or rural?

Averaged over its land area, Cimarron County, Oklahoma has 1 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is about 1% of the U.S. average of 86.

How affordable is housing in Cimarron County, Oklahoma?

The median home costs 0.7 times the median household income ($40,625 against $61,750), compared with 3.1 times nationally. That is within the traditional rule of thumb of about 3 times income. Median rent of $718 a month takes about 14% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

How strong is the job market in Cimarron County, Oklahoma?

Unemployment in Cimarron County, Oklahoma is only 1.0%, well below the U.S. rate of 5.2%, a sign of a tight labor market where employers compete for workers.

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