Carter County, Oklahoma

Carter County has a population of 48,555 and has grown 1.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $168,500, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $60,723.

Home price
$168,500
Income
$60,723
Population
48,555
Unemployment
3.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$168,500county
Median gross rent$980county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198053.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented33.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,230county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,054county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$803county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,324county
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$60,723county
Family health premium / yr$23,050(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,468(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.591(statewide)
Poverty rate16.2%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 home5.0%county
Unemployment rate3.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.8%county
Share of workers employed by government14.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.0%county
Economic output per resident$78,774county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.74%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 time20.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service74 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport45031county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station4.3 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.8%county
Traffic deaths35.0county
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 higher19.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.0%county
Public schools in the county28county
Public school enrollment8383county
Students per full-time teacher17.5county
Free lunch eligible69.8%county
Elementary schools14county
Middle schools6county
High schools8county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution30 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians58county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter9.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance14.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year19.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year16.4%county
Frequent mental distress19.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.8%county

Place

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

Population48,555county
Land area in square miles822county
People per square mile of land59.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores7county
Convenience stores11county
Share living far from a food store3.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age38.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.1%county
Share of households that are one person30.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.1%county
Second languages7.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls79.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents258county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-5county
Households that moved in1,188county
Households that moved away1,044county
Average income of arriving households$48,809county
Average income of departing households$55,935county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year55county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate423(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature63.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation43.6 incounty
Annual snowfall7.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.69 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F70 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing52 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days224 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 30county
Average first fall frostNov 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$131county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh11.8¢county
Household electricity use1,157 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity62.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas32.2%county
Homes heated by propane2.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood1.1%county
Households with broadband83.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk63.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk82.9county
Landslide risk58.7county
Hail risk94.0county
Earthquake risk65.0county
Tornado risk94.0county
Tropical cyclone risk42.8county
Extreme heat risk91.9county
Winter weather risk69.6county
Strong wind risk85.6county
Wildfire risk88.4county

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 Carter 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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