Jefferson County, Oklahoma

Jefferson County has a population of 5,380 and has grown 1.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $82,500, about 1.7 times the county's median household income of $48,668.

Home price
$82,500
Income
$48,668
Population
5,380
Unemployment
5.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$82,500county
Median gross rent$647county
Median year homes here were built1970county
Share of homes built before 198076.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile9.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant20.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.1%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$1,175county
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$48,668county
Family health premium / yr$23,050(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,468(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.591(statewide)
Poverty rate23.1%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 home5.7%county
Unemployment rate5.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed10.9%county
Share of workers employed by government17.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry18.2%county
Economic output per resident$28,275county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.63%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 time27.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service37 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport29702county
Miles to nearest general aviation field24 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station43 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.1%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
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 higher84.9%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment990county
Students per full-time teacher14.3county
Free lunch eligible85.3%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution41 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 matter8.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance14.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year22.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year20.0%county
Frequent mental distress19.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity36.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.6%county

Place

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

Population5,380county
Land area in square miles759county
People per square mile of land7.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store8.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age41.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.9%county
Share of households that are one person35.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.7%county
Second languages8.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls98.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents487county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in116county
Households that moved away159county
Average income of arriving households$35,974county
Average income of departing households$40,560county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes9(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year15,513(statewide)
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 temperature64.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation39.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.81 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F81 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing52 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days222 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 31county
Average first fall frostNov 8county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$129county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh11.8¢county
Household electricity use1,075 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity49.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas43.7%county
Homes heated by propane3.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.0%county
Households with broadband74.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk14.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk91.7county
Landslide risk21.4county
Hail risk40.6county
Earthquake risk34.2county
Tornado risk54.3county
Tropical cyclone risk32.7county
Extreme heat risk49.9county
Winter weather risk18.5county
Strong wind risk67.7county
Wildfire risk78.2county

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 Jefferson 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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