Creek County, Oklahoma

Creek County has a population of 72,830 and has grown 4.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $182,100, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $62,338.

Home price
$182,100
Income
$62,338
Population
72,830
Unemployment
3.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$182,100county
Median gross rent$936county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198043.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile19.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,274county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,217county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$987county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,602county
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$62,338county
Family health premium / yr$23,050(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,468(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.591(statewide)
Poverty rate14.5%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 home10.1%county
Unemployment rate3.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.9%county
Share of workers employed by government13.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.5%county
Economic output per resident$39,208county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.71%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 time25.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service24 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1627181county
Miles to nearest general aviation field14 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 station80 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.9%county
Traffic deaths52.2county
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 higher18.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.9%county
Public schools in the county38county
Public school enrollment11952county
Students per full-time teacher16.8county
Free lunch eligible63.5%county
Elementary schools20county
Middle schools8county
High schools10county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution16 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians22county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year17.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.3%county
Frequent mental distress18.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.1%county

Place

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

Population72,830county
Land area in square miles950county
People per square mile of land76.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store7.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+4.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age40.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.5%county
Share of households that are one person27.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.9%county
Second languages3.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls45.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents199county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents17county
Households that moved in2,346county
Households that moved away2,163county
Average income of arriving households$65,453county
Average income of departing households$52,894county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes9county
Housing units authorised in the latest year270county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings41.1%county
Violent crime rate423(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature61.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation47.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.53 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F60 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing66 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days209 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 4county
Average first fall frostOct 30county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$145county
Electric utilities serving this county6county
Electricity price per kWh11.9¢county
Household electricity use1,210 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity42.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas45.1%county
Homes heated by propane10.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood2.1%county
Households with broadband88.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk72.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk70.6county
Landslide risk77.2county
Hail risk94.7county
Earthquake risk56.3county
Tornado risk92.9county
Tropical cyclone risk15.7county
Extreme heat risk94.6county
Winter weather risk86.1county
Strong wind risk89.6county
Wildfire risk93.8county

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 Creek 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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