page_title: Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma / Demographics
context_page_description: Pottawatomie County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 69,442. Its county seat is Shawnee.
  Pottawatomie County is part of the Shawnee, OK Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Oklahoma City–Shawnee, OK Combined Statistical Area.
context_section_description: As of the census of 2010, there were 69,442 people, 25,911 households, and 18,227 families residing in the county.  The population density was 34/km² (88/mi²).  There were 29,139 housing units at an average density of 14/km² (37/mi²).  The racial makeup of the county was 76.3% white, 2.9% black or African American, 12.9% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from other races, and 6.3% from two or more races.  About 4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, while 9% were of American, 17% German, 14% Irish and 10% English ancestry according to 2010 census.  About 90.6% spoke English and 4.2% Spanish as their first language.
  There were 25,911 households, out of which 34.5% included children under the age of 18, 51.9% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.7% were non-families.  About a quarter of households consisted of a single individual and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.04.
  In the county, the population was spread out, with 25% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88 males.
  The median income for a household in the county was $41,332, and the median income for a family was $50,399.  Males had a median income of $39,580 versus $27,495 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,700.  About 14% of families and 18% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.4% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.
caption: Age pyramid for Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, based on census 2000 data.