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Moving to Laverne, Oklahoma

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Population: 1,097. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,016 (-7.4% change)
Males: 515 (46.9%), Females: 582 (53.1%)

Harper County

Zip code: 73848

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.3 years
Median household income: $32,222
Median house value: $36,900

Population by Race

Races in Laverne:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.8%)
  • Hispanic (3.6%)
  • Other race (1.4%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (20.7%), Irish (17.1%), English (12.1%), United States (9.6%), Dutch (4.0%), French (3.3%).

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Laverne

  • High school or higher: 79.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
  • Unemployed: 1.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Laverne town

  • Never married: 15.3%
  • Now married: 59.8%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 16.3%
  • Divorced: 7.9%

3.3% Foreign born (2.6% Latin America, 0.4% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: -188 (-14.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Laverne:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Laverne:

  • DODGE CITY REGIONAL (about 72 miles; DODGE CITY, KS; Abbreviation: DDC)
  • LIBERAL MUNI (about 77 miles; LIBERAL, KS; Abbreviation: LBL)
  • GARDEN CITY REGIONAL (about 101 miles; GARDEN CITY, KS; Abbreviation: GCK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Laverne:

  • LAVERNE MUNI (about 2 miles; LAVERNE, OK; Abbreviation: O51)
  • BUFFALO MUNI (about 22 miles; BUFFALO, OK; Abbreviation: BFK)
  • FOLLETT/LIPSCOMB COUNTY (about 25 miles; FOLLETT, TX; Abbreviation: T93)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Laverne:

  • SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 116 miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; Full-time enrollment: 4,360)
  • BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 138 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 155 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
  • HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 165 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 173 miles; AMARILLO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,876)
  • CAMERON UNIVERSITY (about 175 miles; LAWTON, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,529)
  • SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 177 miles; BETHANY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)

Schools

Public high school in Laverne:

  • LAVERNE HS (Students: 137; Location: 605 W. JANE JAYROE BLVD.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Laverne:

  • LAVERNE ES (Students: 207; Location: 615 W. JANE JAYROE BLVD.; Grades: PK – 05)
  • LAVERNE MS (Students: 83; Location: 605 W. JANE JAYROE BLVD.; Grades: 06 – 08)

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