Moving to Laverne, Oklahoma
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:
- HARPER COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; BUFFALO, OK)
- WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; FORT SUPPLY, OK)
- NEWMAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; SHATTUCK, OK)
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)