Blaine County, Oklahoma

Blaine County has a population of 8,570 and has shrunk 2.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $126,900, about 2.1 times the county's median household income of $61,642.

Home price
$126,900
Income
$61,642
Population
8,570
Unemployment
8.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$126,900county
Median gross rent$852county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198069.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile15.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant26.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,335(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$979county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$746county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,174county
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$61,642county
Family health premium / yr$23,050(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,468(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.591(statewide)
Poverty rate17.4%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 home2.6%county
Unemployment rate8.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed10.7%county
Share of workers employed by government19.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry17.0%county
Economic output per resident$161,663county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.58%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 time19.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service58 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2243575county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station59 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.3%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
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 higher18.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.9%county
Public schools in the county14county
Public school enrollment2067county
Students per full-time teacher11.9county
Free lunch eligible71.8%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools4county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution29 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians58county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year17.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.6%county
Frequent mental distress18.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.5%county

Place

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

Population8,570county
Land area in square miles928county
People per square mile of land9.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store6.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age41.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.6%county
Share of households that are one person31.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.9%county
Second languages10.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls77.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents550county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in196county
Households that moved away239county
Average income of arriving households$56,270county
Average income of departing households$48,711county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year3county
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 temperature61.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation27.2 incounty
Annual snowfall2.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.80 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F74 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing81 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days211 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 6county
Average first fall frostNov 3county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$127county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.3¢county
Household electricity use1,025 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity37.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas44.2%county
Homes heated by propane14.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood2.6%county
Households with broadband85.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk17.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk82.5county
Landslide risk42.4county
Hail risk92.0county
Earthquake risk37.9county
Tornado risk51.7county
Tropical cyclone risk21.9county
Extreme heat risk41.1county
Winter weather risk37.9county
Strong wind risk66.3county
Wildfire risk63.1county

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 Blaine 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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