Census tract · Harper County

Census Tract 9521, Harper County, Oklahoma

Census Tract 9521, GEOID 40059952100, in Harper County, Oklahoma, partly within Buffalo and Selman. 1,532 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±187); the 2020 Census counted 1,460.

Residents, 2020-2024

1,532

±187 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 1,460

Median household income

$74,417

±$12,272 (90% margin)
Harper County: $64,053

Median home value

$92,400

±$6,487 (90% margin)
Harper County: $99,200

Median gross rent

not published


Harper County: $828

Where is Census Tract 9521?

Census Tract 9521 is one of 2 census tracts in Harper County, Oklahoma. It covers 587.57 square miles of land, 2 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 40059952100, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 9521 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Buffalo33%
Selman3%
Census Tract 9521 (marked with a dot) in Harper County, Oklahoma. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
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Census Tract 9521 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000. Dashed: tracts outside Harper County.

5 census tracts border Census Tract 9521: Tract 9522 ($59,375), Tract 9542.01 in Woods County ($54,255), Tract 9542.02 in Woods County ($40,234), Tract 9531 in Woodward County ($66,125) and Tract 9532 in Woodward County ($77,847). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 9521?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 9521's population at 1,532 (±187) in 599 households; the 2020 Census counted 1,460 residents and 782 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 9521Harper CountyOklahoma
Total population 1,532 ±187 3,203 4,028,634
Households 599 ±80 1,333 1,562,389
Average household size 2.46 ±0.25 2.36 2.50
Housing units 800 ±62 1,714 1,775,127

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 9521?

The median resident of Census Tract 9521 is 39.7 years old; 25.8% are under 18 and 20.0% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 74.3%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 19.5%.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Tract 9521Harper CountyOklahoma
Median age 39.7 ±2.8 40.9 37.0
Under 18 years 25.8% ±3.8 pts 23.8% 24.0%
65 years and over 20.0% ±3.8 pts 20.0% 16.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 19.5% ±8.3 pts 24.5% 12.7%
White alone, not Hispanic 74.3% ±8.0 pts 70.8% 62.1%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 0.1% ±0.3 pts 0.1% 6.8%
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.1% ±0.2 pts 0.1% 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.3% ±0.4 pts 1.4% 6.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.6 pts 0.0% 0.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic 5.6% ±2.2 pts 3.2% 8.9%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±1.6 pts 0.0% 0.3%
Born outside the United States 8.0% ±5.8 pts 13.0% 6.4%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 15.7% ±10.0 pts 21.9% 11.5%
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 7.7% ±3.1 pts 6.4% 7.9%
With a disability 10.7% ±3.1 pts 14.6% 17.2%
No health insurance coverage 8.9% ±7.1 pts 14.1% 12.9%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 87.4% ±8.2 pts 88.4% 89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 22.9% ±7.8 pts 29.3% 28.3%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 5.1% ±2.9 pts 4.9% 9.9%
Lived in the same house a year earlier 87.5% ±8.2 pts 88.0% 85.6%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 9521 earn?

Half of the 599 households in Census Tract 9521 earn less than $74,417 a year (±$12,272), against $64,053 across Harper County.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 9521Harper CountyOklahoma
Median household income $74,417 ±$12,272 $64,053 $65,039
Mean household income $83,549 ±$10,331 $76,094 $88,936
Per capita income $29,771 ±$3,369 $30,811 $35,624
People below the poverty line 4.0% ±3.6 pts 13.1% 15.3%
Children under 18 below the poverty line 2.5% ±4.0 pts 15.7% 20.1%
Households receiving SNAP 3.5% ±3.5 pts 4.4% 14.1%
Households with a computer 99.0% ±1.3 pts 96.5% 94.9%
Households with a broadband subscription 80.5% ±8.8 pts 85.3% 88.9%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 9521?

Owners occupy 88.5% of Census Tract 9521's occupied homes and renters 11.5%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $92,400 by its owner (±$6,487).

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 9521Harper CountyOklahoma
Median home value (owner-occupied) $92,400 ±$6,487 $99,200 $199,800
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 0.0% ±32.3 pts 5.0% 37.5%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $1,209 ±$129 $1,273 $1,539
Owner-occupied homes 88.5% ±7.1 pts 83.6% 65.8%
Renter-occupied homes 11.5% ±7.1 pts 16.4% 34.2%
Housing units 800 ±62 1,714 1,775,127
Single-family detached homes 87.3% ±5.3 pts 86.6% 72.7%
Mobile homes 9.6% ±4.6 pts 10.9% 8.2%
Built 2020 or later 0.0% ±3.1 pts 1.3% 2.0%
Built 2010 to 2019 2.0% ±2.0 pts 2.9% 11.2%
Built 1939 or earlier 12.8% ±5.5 pts 16.6% 6.9%
Households with no vehicle 3.0% ±4.4 pts 1.4% 5.6%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 9521 get to work?

86.9% of Census Tract 9521's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 17.7 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 9521Harper CountyOklahoma
In the labor force (age 16+) 64.8% ±6.9 pts 60.1% 61.2%
Unemployment rate 1.0% ±1.9 pts 2.6% 5.0%
Drove alone to work 86.9% ±7.4 pts 88.3% 77.4%
Carpooled 7.8% ±6.4 pts 8.1% 9.7%
Public transportation 0.0% ±3.2 pts 0.0% 0.3%
Walked 0.4% ±0.7 pts 0.2% 1.8%
Worked from home 2.6% ±3.2 pts 1.3% 9.4%
Mean travel time to work 17.7 min ±4.3 19.4 min 22.4 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 9521 compare with the other tracts in Harper County?

Harper County has only two tracts, too few for a rank to say anything; the comparison above sets Census Tract 9521 beside the county and the state.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 9521?

4 of the 17 figures for Census Tract 9521 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections