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Horntown: Demographics & People

89 people call Horntown home, in 25 households. Population shrank 11.9% from 101 (2022) to 89 (2024). Median age 40.5 years. (1.7y older than Hughes County; 5.3y older than Oklahoma). Children under 18 are 20% of the population. Population is 93% White (non-Hispanic). The community is relatively homogeneous (Simpson index 0.00). 80% of households are family-led. County is gaining 341 residents per year (2022-2023). County health: 48% adult obesity, 22% smoke.

Population & Trend

Population shrank 11.9% from 101 (2022) to 89 (2024). Estimated 2026 population: ~78 (extrapolated at -5.9%/yr trend). Census Bureau Vintage estimate: 66.

Census data vintage2024
Population13,367 people
Annual growth rate · Population change-11.9%
Annual growth rate · Population (2022)101
Annual growth rate · Population (2024)89
Annual growth rate · Trend categoryshrinking
Population89 people (vs Oklahoma 63,420) population: 4 observations from 2026-04-17 to 2026-04-28
Population Estimate66

Sources: Census ACS 5-Year 2023, Table B01003  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Age Distribution

Median age 40.5y is 1.6 years older than the U.S. median (38.9y). Children under 18 make up 20% — below the U.S. share of ~22%.

Age Summary · Median age40.5 years (vs Oklahoma 35.2y)
Age Summary · Children Pct20.2%
Age Summary · Characterestablished
Age Summary · Total Pop89
Age Summary · Under 1818
Age Summary · 18 To 3426.0×
Age Summary · 35 To 6419.0×
Age Summary · 65 Plus26
Population under 1818
Median age40.5 years (vs Oklahoma 35.2y)

Sources: Census ACS 5-Year 2024 — place-level B01001 query · Census ACS 5-Year 2023  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-29

Race, Ethnicity & Diversity

Of 89 residents, race / ethnicity breaks down by Census ACS counts (a person can identify with one or more groups). The Simpson diversity index is 0.00 (0 = single group, 1 = perfectly even distribution); this is read as relatively homogeneous.

White residents93
Diversity Index · Diversity labelrelatively homogeneous
Diversity Index · Groups counted1
Diversity Index · Largest group share100.0%
White (non-Hispanic) population93.3% (vs Oklahoma 57.8%)

Sources: Census ACS 5-Year 2023  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Ancestry

Self-reported ancestry from Census ACS — what residents report as their ethnic origin, separate from race. Counts can exceed population because people can list multiple ancestries.

Top (4)

(unnamed)
American
(unnamed)
English
(unnamed)
Irish
(unnamed)
German

Citizenship & Origin

Where residents were born and their citizenship status (Census ACS).

Residents born in this state41
Residents born in another state48
Share born in this state46.1%
Share born in another state53.9%
Native-born U.S. citizens53.9%
Total foreign-born residents307

Households & Family Composition

25 households. Averaging 3.1 people each — larger than the U.S. average of 2.5. 80% are family households — above the U.S. share of ~65%. Of 25 families, 16% are married couples with children.

Children under 1822
Total families25
Married couples with children4
Average household size3.06
Grandparents living with grandchildren333
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren124
Family households20 households (vs Oklahoma 16,590)
Households that are families80.0% (vs Oklahoma 61.1%)
Total households25 households (vs Oklahoma 23,671) total_households: 2 observations from 2026-04-23 to 2026-04-23

Sources: Census ACS 5-Year 2023  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Residential Stability & Migration

How long residents have lived here and where they came from. The surrounding county is gaining 341 residents per year on net (IRS migration data).

Lived in same home a year ago86.0%
Migration · People moving in (annual)10,182
Migration · People moving out (annual)9,841
Migration · Net migration (in − out)341
Migration · Population growingYes
Migration · Year2022-2023

Sources: IRS SOI Migration 2021-2022  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Disability

Census ACS measures self-reported functional limitations — vision, hearing, mobility, cognitive, self-care, or independent-living. The U.S. baseline disability rate is about 12–13%; rates trend higher with median age.

Residents with a disability10
Disability rate8.4%

Other

Congressional District · District2
Congressional District · FormattedOK-02
Congressional District · Congress118th
Cdc Birth Rate · Fips40063
Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips40
Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips063
Cdc Birth Rate · CountyHughes
Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate52.0%
Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci42.10
Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci63.40
Cdc Mortality · Fips40063
Cdc Mortality · CountyHughes County
Cdc Mortality · Urban RuralNoncore
Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023547
Cdc Vaccination · Fips40063
Cdc Vaccination · CountyHughes County
Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct56.4%
Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct48.1%
Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct41.8%
Cdc Vaccination · Population 201913,279
Cdc Vaccination · Metro StatusNon-metro
Family Score · Score9.00
Family Score · Schools16
Family Score · Children Pct20.2%
Family Score · Ratingexcellent
Town Summary · Key Factspopulation 89, shrinking, established, middle-class, white collar
Town Summary · Population89 people (vs Oklahoma 63,420)
Town Summary · CountyHughes County

Sources: Census place-to-CD118 crosswalk (place_fips) · federal dataset cascade