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==Demographics== {{US Census population |1910= 1022 |1920= 1520 |1930= 10401 |1940= 10315 |1950= 6747 |1960= 5954 |1970= 5284 |1980= 5472 |1990= 4050 |2000= 3562 |2010= 3430 |2020= 3133 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> }} ===2010 census=== As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 3,430 people, 3,177 households, and 803 families residing in Wewoka.<ref name="ff2">Search of Wewoka, Oklahoma at http://factfinder.census.gov {{Webarchive|url=https://www.webcitation.org/66qCfKPaX?url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/legacy/aff_sunset.html?_event=Search |date=2012-04-11 }} (accessed July 30, 2013).</ref> The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.23.<ref name="ff2"/> Less than 30% of the population was under the age of 18 and 16.3% was age 65 or older.<ref name="ff2"/> ===2000 census=== The [[2000 United States census|2000 census]] counted 3,271 people, 1,390 households, and 884 families residing in the city.<ref name="GR2" /> The population density was {{convert|736.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,762 housing units at an average density of {{convert|364.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the city was 51.04% White, 19.88% African American, 21.45% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 1.04% from other races, and 6.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.39% of the population. There were 1,390 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% were married couples living together, 19.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.14. In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $19,490, and the median income for a family was $27,130. Males had a median income of $22,467 versus $17,670 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,039. About 26.6% of families and 29.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 42.0% of those under age 18 and 20.0% of those age 65 or over. The drive from Wewoka to the nearest major metropolitan area [[Oklahoma City]] is a little over one hour. The drive to [[Tulsa]] is a little over 1.5 hours. The nearest interstate highway to Wewoka, I-40, is 15 miles.
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