Dewey County, Oklahoma

Dewey County has a population of 4,360 and has shrunk 6.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $133,600, about 2.1 times the county's median household income of $62,569.

Home price
$133,600
Income
$62,569
Population
4,360
Unemployment
3.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$133,600county
Median gross rent$912county
Median year homes here were built1974county
Share of homes built before 198059.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile21.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant25.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,335(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$955county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$728county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,319county
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$62,569county
Family health premium / yr$23,050(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,468(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.591(statewide)
Poverty rate14.1%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 home6.9%county
Unemployment rate3.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.6%county
Share of workers employed by government18.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.8%county
Economic output per resident$165,071county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.52%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 time19.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service95 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2243575county
Miles to nearest general aviation field10 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 station97 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.5%county
Traffic deaths91.7county
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 higher22.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.9%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment1033county
Students per full-time teacher11.6county
Free lunch eligible47.3%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution41 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians45county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year16.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.0%county
Frequent mental distress18.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.4%county

Place

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

Population4,360county
Land area in square miles1,000county
People per square mile of land4.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store28.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-6.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-9county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age38.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1827.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.6%county
Share of households that are one person30.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.5%county
Second languages3.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls94.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents624county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-6county
Households that moved in83county
Households that moved away102county
Average income of arriving households$52,181county
Average income of departing households$45,402county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year6county
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 temperature60.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation30.0 incounty
Annual snowfall4.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.86 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F69 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing85 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days197 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 14county
Average first fall frostOct 28county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$129county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh12.7¢county
Household electricity use1,003 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity44.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas23.2%county
Homes heated by propane25.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood2.5%county
Households with broadband85.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk5.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk86.3county
Landslide risk54.5county
Hail risk39.3county
Earthquake risk23.3county
Tornado risk39.1county
Tropical cyclone risk11.9county
Extreme heat risk26.7county
Winter weather risk25.7county
Strong wind risk43.2county
Wildfire risk73.6county

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 Dewey 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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