Woodward is a city in and the county seat of Woodward County, Oklahoma, United States. It is the largest city in a nine-county area. The population was 12,133 at the time of the 2020 census.
The area was historically occupied by the Kiowa, Comanche, Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes. European-American settlers established the town in 1887 after construction of the railroad to that point for shipping cattle to markets. The town was on the Great Western Cattle Trail. In the 19th century, it was one of the most important depots in the Oklahoma Territory for shipping cattle to the East. As an important cattle town, it had the rough frontier bawdiness of the time. The United States opened up much of the area to European-American settlement by the...
| Ethnicity | Woodward | USA |
|---|---|---|
| White | 78.9% | 60.1% |
| African American | 0.6% | 12.2% |
| American Indian | 1.4% | 0.6% |
| Asian | 0.2% | 5.6% |
| Hawaiian | 0% | 0.2% |
| Multiracial | 3.7% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic | 15.2% | 18.2% |
| Other | 0% | 0.3% |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Woodward | USA |
|---|---|---|
| Less than $10,000 | 6.2% | 5.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 2.4% | 4.1% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 7.6% | 8.5% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 12.6% | 8.6% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 23.1% | 12.0% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 18% | 17.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 12.3% | 12.8% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 11.9% | 15.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 1.8% | 7.1% |
| Education | Woodward | USA |
|---|---|---|
| < 9th Grade | 3% | 5.0% |
| 9-12th Grade | 9% | 7.0% |
| High School or GED | 40% | 27.0% |
| Other College | 26% | 20.0% |
| Associate's Degree | 3% | 9% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 13% | 20.0% |
| Master's Degree | 3% | 9.0% |
| Professional Degree | 1% | 2.0% |
| Doctorate Degree | 2% | 1.0% |