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==Demographics== {{US Census population |align=right |1910= 1342 |1920= 1507 |1930= 2181 |1940= 2290 |1950= 4718 |1960= 5768 |1970= 7674 |1980= 8492 |1990= 7803 |2000= 10472 |2010= 11442 |2020= 12965 |footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census] }} As of the 2020 census, there were 12,965 people and 3,453 households residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,662|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,941 housing units at an average density of {{convert|539.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city as of 2020 was 58.1% Hispanic, 29.3% non-Hispanic White, 3.6% Black, 5.6% Asian, 4.7% of two or more races, and 0.1% Native American.<ref name="Census2020" /> There were 3,453 households; the average household size was 3.28 persons. As of 2010, 39.8% of households had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. In the city, the population was spread out, with 31.3% under the age of 18 and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. 45.2% of the city's 2020 population was female.<ref name="Census2020" /> The median income for a household in the city was $53,164. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,455. About 24.6% of the population was below the [[poverty line]], increasing from 14.3% in 2010.<ref name="Census2020" /> In the 2010 census, Guymon had the fourth largest Hispanic population among cities in the state, trailing only Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Lawton.<ref name="EOHC-Guymon"/> In terms of percentages, the Hispanic population of Guymon comprised 52 percent of the population, the highest percentage of Hispanic residents of any city or town in Oklahoma.<ref name="Vieth">{{cite web |last1=Vieth |first1=Warren |title=Oklahoma Watch: With more than half its residents Hispanic, Guymon tops statewide list |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/nation-world/2012/06/30/oklahoma-watch-with-more-than-half-its-residents-hispanic-guymon-tops-statewide-list/61061988007/ |website=The Oklahoman |access-date=25 February 2023}}</ref> In 2022 the Hispanic population had increased to 57 percent of the population of Guymon.<ref name="Quick Facts">{{cite web |title=Quick Facts: Guymon City |url=https://census.gov/quickfacts/guymoncityoklahoma |website=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=23 February 2023}}</ref> Guymon has been cited as an example of how immigration can save rural communities, most of which in Oklahoma and many other states have been losing population for decades.<ref name="Foureizos">{{cite web |last1=Fouriezos |first1=Nick |title=Can Small-Town Oklahoma Be Saved by its Immigrants? |url=https://ozy.com/the-new-and-the-next/can-small-town-oklahoma-be-saved-by-its-immigrants/81915/8/ |website=OZY |access-date=24 February 2023 |date=3 December 2017}}</ref>
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