Garvin County, Oklahoma

Garvin County has a population of 25,860 and has grown 2.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $147,800, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $58,556.

Home price
$147,800
Income
$58,556
Population
25,860
Unemployment
3.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$147,800county
Median gross rent$825county
Median year homes here were built1973county
Share of homes built before 198064.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented32.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.7%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$1,249county
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$58,556county
Family health premium / yr$23,050(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,468(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.591(statewide)
Poverty rate17.0%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 home6.8%county
Unemployment rate3.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.3%county
Share of workers employed by government12.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.7%county
Economic output per resident$78,533county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.55%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 time24.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service49 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2243575county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station4.0 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.9%county
Traffic deaths88.9county
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 higher18.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.0%county
Public schools in the county21county
Public school enrollment5065county
Students per full-time teacher14.6county
Free lunch eligible66.5%county
Elementary schools8county
Middle schools6county
High schools7county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution34 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians35county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance16.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year19.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year16.8%county
Frequent mental distress19.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.4%county

Place

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

Population25,860county
Land area in square miles802county
People per square mile of land32.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store4.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age38.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.1%county
Share of households that are one person30.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.5%county
Second languages6.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls72.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents359county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in704county
Households that moved away701county
Average income of arriving households$46,202county
Average income of departing households$47,759county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year12county
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 temperature62.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation42.0 incounty
Annual snowfall6.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.70 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F64 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing54 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days219 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 1county
Average first fall frostNov 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$131county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh11.8¢county
Household electricity use1,157 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity65.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas25.2%county
Homes heated by propane7.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood0.7%county
Households with broadband86.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk54.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk88.3county
Landslide risk52.5county
Hail risk88.2county
Earthquake risk57.6county
Tornado risk85.1county
Tropical cyclone risk41.1county
Extreme heat risk77.4county
Winter weather risk55.8county
Strong wind risk82.5county
Wildfire risk87.2county

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 Garvin 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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