Hughes County, Oklahoma

Hughes County has a population of 13,389 and has grown 0.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $102,000, about 2.0 times the county's median household income of $51,581.

Home price
$102,000
Income
$51,581
Population
13,389
Unemployment
4.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$102,000county
Median gross rent$660county
Median year homes here were built1971county
Share of homes built before 198063.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile15.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant30.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.9%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$1,150county
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$51,581county
Family health premium / yr$23,050(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,468(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.591(statewide)
Poverty rate20.2%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 home13.0%county
Unemployment rate4.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force43.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.1%county
Share of workers employed by government30.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.9%county
Economic output per resident$66,859county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.60%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 time25.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service75 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2243575county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.1 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 station56 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.2%county
Traffic deaths44.8county
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 higher16.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.6%county
Public schools in the county13county
Public school enrollment2068county
Students per full-time teacher13.2county
Free lunch eligible80.4%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools1county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution29 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians22county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance14.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year24.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year21.0%county
Frequent mental distress20.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity37.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.1%county

Place

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

Population13,389county
Land area in square miles804county
People per square mile of land16.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store3.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+0.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age38.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.9%county
Share of households that are one person32.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.5%county
Second languages8.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls45.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents419county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in329county
Households that moved away317county
Average income of arriving households$38,739county
Average income of departing households$41,678county
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°Fcounty
Annual precipitation48.0 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.57 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F76 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing59 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days225 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 27county
Average first fall frostNov 8county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$143county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.2¢county
Household electricity use1,172 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity60.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas24.9%county
Homes heated by propane12.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood1.2%county
Households with broadband81.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk17.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk65.2county
Landslide risk62.0county
Hail risk92.6county
Earthquake risk36.4county
Tornado risk64.3county
Tropical cyclone risk37.9county
Extreme heat risk61.8county
Winter weather risk48.8county
Strong wind risk22.3county
Wildfire risk89.7county

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 Hughes 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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