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The City of Woodward, Oklahoma serves as the county seat of Woodward County, Oklahoma . The population was 11,853 at the 2000 census.

Woodward is the principal center of trade for Northwest Oklahoma and a ten-county region including counties in Kansas and Texas. It serves a trade area of greater than 50,000 people. Agriculture, petroleum, wind energy, and manufacturing all contribute to Woodward's economy. Woodward serves as a market and processing center for wheat, cattle, hay and poultry. The city has grown around the Southern Plains Range Research Station, a United States agricultural experiment station established in 1912. Woodward also lies in an oil and natural-gas area on the shelf of Oklahoma's Anadarko Basin. In 1956, natural gas was discovered in Woodward County. Thereafter, Woodward enjoyed significant growth due to the opening and location of oil field service and drilling companies in Woodward. In addition to hydrocarbons, many portions of Woodward County are underlain by one of the world's largest deposits of iodine. Since 1977, numerous companies have explored for and produced crude iodine in...more

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Among the most common occupations in Woodward are Sales and office occupations, 24%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 24%. and Service occupations, 16%. Approximately 69 percent of workers in Woodward, Oklahoma work for companies, 13 percent work for the government and 10 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Woodward, Oklahoma are Educational, health and social services, 18%; Retail trade, 13%; and Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining, 10%. Simply Hired's Woodward job listings indicate that the following industries in Woodward are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Groceries Wholesalers, Market Research, Consumer Lending and Catering Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Woodward, Oklahoma is $24,162, and the median income of households in Woodward was $32,441.

Woodward has an unemployment rate of 6.8%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Woodward Trends data, the number of Woodward, Oklahoma jobs has decreased by 46% since March 2008.

Population of Woodward Total population 11,853 Male 48.14% Female 51.86% Median age 36.3     Woodward Housing Owner-occupied homes 66.0% Median cost of a home $60,900 Median mortgage payment $431 Renter-occupied homes 34.0% Vacant housing 13.9% Median monthly rent $402     Average Income Median for all male full-time $29,222 Median for all female full-time $19,102     Household Income Less than $10,000 12% $10,000 to $14,999 9% $15,000 to $24,999 19% $25,000 to $34,999 14% $35,000 to $49,999 19% $50,000 to $74,999 15% $75,000 to $99,999 8% $100,000 to $149,999 4% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 6% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 16% High school graduate 36% Some college, no degree 22% Associate's degree 4% Bachelor's degree 11% Graduate degree 4%     Marital Status Never married 19% Currently married 59% Separated 2% Widowed 8% Divorced 12%     Race White 94% Black or African American 0% Asian 1% Other 5%     Woodward Commute Carpool 11.4% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 18 minutes

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