Choctaw County, Oklahoma

Choctaw County has a population of 14,297 and has shrunk 1.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $126,500, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $44,081.

Home price
$126,500
Income
$44,081
Population
14,297
Unemployment
4.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$126,500county
Median gross rent$690county
Median year homes here were built1982county
Share of homes built before 198047.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile14.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented34.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,335(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$937county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$714county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,134county
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$44,081county
Family health premium / yr$23,050(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,468(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.591(statewide)
Poverty rate23.2%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 home6.0%county
Unemployment rate4.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force52.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.0%county
Share of workers employed by government20.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.5%county
Economic output per resident$41,211county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.41%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 time23.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service97 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport36307county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.3 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 station92 micounty
Households without a vehicle8.0%county
Traffic deaths56.0county
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 higher15.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.4%county
Public schools in the county12county
Public school enrollment1989county
Students per full-time teacher15.2county
Free lunch eligible82.1%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools4county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution49 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians42county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here1county
Fine particulate matter8.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance17.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year24.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year22.3%county
Frequent mental distress20.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity36.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.1%county

Place

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

Population14,297county
Land area in square miles770county
People per square mile of land18.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store35.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract61.3%county
Population change since 2020-1.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age42.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.9%county
Share of households that are one person36.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.4%county
Second languages4.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls51.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents352county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-6county
Households that moved in300county
Households that moved away326county
Average income of arriving households$41,183county
Average income of departing households$41,745county
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 temperature64.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation47.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.55 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F85 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing55 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7a(statewide)
Frost-free days261 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 9county
Average first fall frostNov 24county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$129county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.3¢county
Household electricity use1,122 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity67.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas15.0%county
Homes heated by propane13.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.4%county
Homes heated by wood2.8%county
Households with broadband77.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk26.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk96.9county
Landslide risk21.9county
Hail risk66.1county
Earthquake risk45.8county
Tornado risk80.6county
Tropical cyclone risk43.7county
Extreme heat risk85.2county
Winter weather risk43.5county
Strong wind risk40.2county
Wildfire risk65.1county

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 Choctaw 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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