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Noble County, OK: population growth, jobs and income

Noble County lost 9 residents between 2024 and 2025 (−0.1%).

Noble County had an estimated 10,899 residents in 2025, down 0.2% (26 fewer people) since 2020. That is slower than Oklahoma as a whole (+4.0%), and the 49th fastest growth of 77 counties in Oklahoma.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$826/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes18.3%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months72025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
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Headline numbers

New homes permitted

4

2025

0.4 per 1,000 residents

Small base: the change swings on a few homes or people, so we don't show it.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Housing units authorized by building permits in the year.

What the numbers say

Net domestic migration added 37 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.

Private employers had 4,183 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +7.0% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 2.8% in 2025, 0.3 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 4 new homes in 2025, or 0.4 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $66,365 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +10.6% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 1,958th.

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Noble County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
202510,899−9
202410,908+40
202310,868−2
202210,870−77
202110,947+22
202010,925–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Noble County

Noble County lost 26 people since 2020 even though 215 more people moved in from other U.S. counties than left: deaths outnumbered births by 301, and net international migration added 53.

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−56−301
International migrationfrom and to other countries+9+53
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties+37+215
Census adjustmentbalancing residual+1+7
Total change−9−26

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn OklahomaAmong U.S. counties
Population growth49th of 771,958th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents34th of 771,315th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth21st of 77976th of 3,092
Median household income13th of 771,465th of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate16th of 77266th of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents51st of 752,518th of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Over 2020–25, Noble County's population change (−0.2%) was ahead of 2 of its 6 neighbouring counties and behind 4.

Only Logan County had a higher median household income (2020–24) among its 6 neighbouring counties; Noble County's was $66,365.

Noble County, OK and its 6 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Noble County, OK This county10,899−0.2%3.40.4$66,365
Payne County, OK83,889+2.7%−3.62.6$49,809
Kay County, OK43,490−0.3%−2.60.7$58,423
Pawnee County, OK16,029+3.1%6.20.1$58,738
Logan County, OK55,473+11.5%23.62.8$83,899
Garfield County, OK61,779−1.5%−6.20.3$66,182
Osage County, OK46,794+2.2%2.43.6$62,847

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Noble County growing?

No. Its population fell 0.2% between 2020 and 2025, about 26 fewer people (Census Bureau population estimates). Oklahoma as a whole changed +4.0% over the same years. That ranks 49th of 77 counties in Oklahoma for population growth.

How many people moved to Noble County?

On net, about 37 people in 2025: that many more moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Noble County?

It averaged 2.8% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Noble County?

About 10,899 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Noble County?

Private employers there had 4,183 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +7.0% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.