Beaver County, Oklahoma

Beaver County has a population of 5,028 and has shrunk 3.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $130,100, about 2.0 times the county's median household income of $64,276.

Home price
$130,100
Income
$64,276
Population
5,028
Unemployment
2.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$130,100county
Median gross rent$790county
Median year homes here were built1968county
Share of homes built before 198070.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant32.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,335(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$937county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$732county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,249county
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$64,276county
Family health premium / yr$23,050(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,468(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.591(statewide)
Poverty rate13.3%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 home6.9%county
Unemployment rate2.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.3%county
Share of workers employed by government23.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.5%county
Economic output per resident$106,407county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.78%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 time17.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service23 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8181county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.5 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 station72 micounty
Households without a vehicle1.3%county
Traffic deaths815.4county
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 higher22.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.4%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment886county
Students per full-time teacher12.0county
Free lunch eligible58.8%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools0county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution58 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians59(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year17.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.5%county
Frequent mental distress16.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.6%county

Place

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

Population5,028county
Land area in square miles1,815county
People per square mile of land2.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store45.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-3.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age40.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.0%county
Share of households that are one person23.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States9.8%county
Second languages24.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls65.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents515county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-5county
Households that moved in111county
Households that moved away127county
Average income of arriving households$52,441county
Average income of departing households$56,228county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
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 temperature58.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation23.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.99 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F64 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing104 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days194 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 16county
Average first fall frostOct 26county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$125county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.3¢county
Household electricity use922 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity16.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas59.3%county
Homes heated by propane20.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.4%county
Homes heated by wood2.0%county
Households with broadband90.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk5.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk98.5county
Landslide risk4.9county
Hail risk48.8county
Earthquake risk18.8county
Tornado risk35.0county
Tropical cyclone risk20.4county
Extreme heat risk10.5county
Winter weather risk53.9county
Strong wind risk61.1county
Wildfire risk85.7county

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 Beaver 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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