Greer County, Oklahoma

Greer County has a population of 5,489 and has shrunk 2.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $109,100, about 1.8 times the county's median household income of $59,406.

Home price
$109,100
Income
$59,406
Population
5,489
Unemployment
7.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$109,100county
Median gross rent$681county
Median year homes here were built1964county
Share of homes built before 198075.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant25.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.0%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$59,406county
Family health premium / yr$23,050(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,468(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.591(statewide)
Poverty rate16.9%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 rate7.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force44.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed12.3%county
Share of workers employed by government30.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.1%county
Economic output per resident$23,086county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.50%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 time15.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service64 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport45031county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.9 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 station116 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.1%county
Traffic deaths36.4county
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 higher14.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher80.1%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment818county
Students per full-time teacher15.1county
Free lunch eligible76.2%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution61 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians18county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year18.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.6%county
Frequent mental distress19.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.0%county

Place

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

Population5,489county
Land area in square miles639county
People per square mile of land8.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store10.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age42.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.1%county
Share of households that are one person39.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.2%county
Second languages4.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls87.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents474county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-8county
Households that moved in107county
Households that moved away108county
Average income of arriving households$33,766county
Average income of departing households$43,185county
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 temperature63.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation19.9 incounty
Annual snowfall2.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.98 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F96 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing73 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days211 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 7county
Average first fall frostNov 3county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$133county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh12.7¢county
Household electricity use1,047 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity20.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas68.2%county
Homes heated by propane6.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.3%county
Households with broadband82.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk5.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk92.6county
Landslide risk55.7county
Hail risk51.8county
Earthquake risk26.8county
Tornado risk53.0county
Tropical cyclone risk14.8county
Extreme heat risk40.4county
Winter weather risk40.0county
Strong wind risk65.6county
Wildfire risk68.3county

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 Greer 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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