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Population: 254. Estimated population in July 2024: 260 (+2.4% change)
Males: 125 (49.2%), Females: 129 (50.8%)

Beckham County

Zip code: 73627

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.0 years
Median household income: $21,250
Median house value: $13,600

Population by Race

Races in Carter:

  • White Non-Hispanic (83.1%)
  • Hispanic (11.4%)
  • Other race (8.3%)
  • American Indian (5.1%)
  • Two or more races (2.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (11.8%), Irish (7.9%), English (5.9%), German (4.3%), Dutch (3.9%), Scotch-Irish (3.9%).

Elevation: 1820 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Carter

  • High school or higher: 67.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
  • Unemployed: 9.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Carter town

  • Never married: 16.8%
  • Now married: 54.0%
  • Separated: 5.4%
  • Widowed: 10.4%
  • Divorced: 13.4%

3.1% Foreign born (3.1% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -31 (-10.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Carter:

  • SAYRE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC (about 13 miles; SAYRE, OK)
  • GREAT PLAINS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; ELK CITY, OK)
  • MANGUM CITY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; MANGUM, OK)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Carter:

  • ALTUS AFB (about 43 miles; ALTUS, OK; Abbreviation: LTS)
  • HENRY POST AAF (about 87 miles; FORT SILL, OK; Abbreviation: FSI)
  • LAWTON-FORT SILL REGIONAL (about 89 miles; LAWTON, OK; Abbreviation: LAW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Carter:

  • SAYRE MUNI (about 11 miles; SAYRE, OK; Abbreviation: 3O4)
  • ELK CITY MUNI (about 17 miles; ELK CITY, OK; Abbreviation: ELK)
  • CLINTON-SHERMAN (about 23 miles; CLINTON, OK; Abbreviation: CSM)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Carter:

  • SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; Full-time enrollment: 4,360)
  • CAMERON UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; LAWTON, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,529)
  • MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 115 miles; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,619)
  • SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 131 miles; BETHANY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
  • OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-OKLAHOMA CITY (about 135 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 2,164)
  • OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 136 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 5,220)
  • OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY (about 138 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,234)

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