Atoka County, Oklahoma

Atoka County has a population of 14,379 and has grown 3.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $157,600, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $54,785.

Home price
$157,600
Income
$54,785
Population
14,379
Unemployment
4.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$157,600county
Median gross rent$708county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198044.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile18.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,335(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$937county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$744county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,175county
Home insurance / yr$5,010(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living86(statewide)
Median household income$54,785county
Family health premium / yr$23,050(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,468(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.591(statewide)
Poverty rate17.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.3%county
Unemployment rate4.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force48.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.8%county
Share of workers employed by government24.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.7%county
Economic output per resident$33,707county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.55%county
Top state income tax4.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.06%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time27.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service111 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8654991county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station60 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.5%county
Traffic deaths41.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-6.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher16.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.0%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment2304county
Students per full-time teacher14.1county
Free lunch eligible74.8%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools0county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution27 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians14county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter9.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance19.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year22.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year19.4%county
Frequent mental distress20.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity35.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population14,379county
Land area in square miles975county
People per square mile of land14.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store8.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract30.1%county
Population change since 2020+3.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age40.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.9%county
Share of households that are one person24.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.2%county
Second languages3.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls72.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents347county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents8county
Households that moved in292county
Households that moved away256county
Average income of arriving households$41,240county
Average income of departing households$42,520county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year14county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings25.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate423(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature64°Fcounty
Annual precipitation48.1 incounty
Annual snowfall8.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.57 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F80 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing56 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days223 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 31county
Average first fall frostNov 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$145county
Electric utilities serving this county6county
Electricity price per kWh12.6¢county
Household electricity use1,189 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity58.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas9.9%county
Homes heated by propane23.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.4%county
Homes heated by wood6.5%county
Households with broadband79.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk20.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk68.5county
Landslide risk41.6county
Hail risk94.0county
Earthquake risk35.7county
Tornado risk49.7county
Tropical cyclone risk35.8county
Extreme heat risk64.9county
Winter weather risk36.4county
Strong wind risk26.2county
Wildfire risk84.4county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Atoka County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Oklahoma figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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