Cimarron County, Oklahoma

Cimarron County has a population of 2,218 and has shrunk 10.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $98,600, about 1.6 times the county's median household income of $62,188.

Home price
$98,600
Income
$62,188
Population
2,218
Unemployment
0.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$98,600county
Median gross rent$718county
Median year homes here were built1963county
Share of homes built before 198074.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant48.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.3%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$1,303county
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$62,188county
Family health premium / yr$23,050(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,468(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.591(statewide)
Poverty rate7.4%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 home20.1%county
Unemployment rate0.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed23.1%county
Share of workers employed by government17.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry33.7%county
Economic output per resident$118,703county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.40%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 time8.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service88 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8181county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.9 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 station94 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.7%county
Traffic deaths541.0county
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 higher33.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.7%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment352county
Students per full-time teacher13.5county
Free lunch eligible65.9%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools0county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution49 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 matter5.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance19.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.1%county
Frequent mental distress15.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.9%county

Place

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

Population2,218county
Land area in square miles1,835county
People per square mile of land1.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store39.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-10.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-9county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age46.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over27.2%county
Share of households that are one person22.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States8.0%county
Second languages26.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls91.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents784county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-20county
Households that moved in111,011(statewide)
Households that moved away105,451(statewide)
Average income of arriving households$55,776(statewide)
Average income of departing households$56,209(statewide)
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 temperature55.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation16.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.26 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F49 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing117 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days185 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 14county
Average first fall frostOct 17county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$119county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh15.9¢county
Household electricity use752 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity9.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas63.2%county
Homes heated by propane25.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.8%county
Households with broadband79.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk2.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk99.3county
Landslide risk9.9county
Hail risk50.9county
Earthquake risk19.9county
Tornado risk18.1county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk3.3county
Winter weather risk59.6county
Strong wind risk8.7county
Wildfire risk72.5county

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 Cimarron 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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