Kay County, Oklahoma

Kay County has a population of 43,625 and has shrunk 0.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $124,700, about 2.1 times the county's median household income of $58,423.

Home price
$124,700
Income
$58,423
Population
43,625
Unemployment
5.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$124,700county
Median gross rent$842county
Median year homes here were built1964county
Share of homes built before 198074.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented30.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.1%county
Typical monthly rent$801county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$937county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$714county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,250county
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$58,423county
Family health premium / yr$23,050(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,468(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.591(statewide)
Poverty rate16.0%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 home3.7%county
Unemployment rate5.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.6%county
Share of workers employed by government20.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.1%county
Economic output per resident$53,470county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.66%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 time18.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service40 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport34729county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.6 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 station91 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.0%county
Traffic deaths36.7county
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 higher19.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.5%county
Public schools in the county22county
Public school enrollment7295county
Students per full-time teacher16.4county
Free lunch eligible75.7%county
Elementary schools12county
Middle schools5county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public200.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution36 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians39county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter9.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year18.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year16.4%county
Frequent mental distress18.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.0%county

Place

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

Population43,625county
Land area in square miles920county
People per square mile of land47.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores7county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store17.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract19.5%county
Population change since 2020-0.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age38.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.4%county
Share of households that are one person31.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.0%county
Second languages6.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls70.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents227county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in911county
Households that moved away935county
Average income of arriving households$41,980county
Average income of departing households$47,016county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year29county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings20.7%county
Violent crime rate423(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature59.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation42.4 incounty
Annual snowfall10.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.61 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F58 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing83 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days207 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 6county
Average first fall frostOct 30county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$133county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh12.6¢county
Household electricity use1,047 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity20.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas70.5%county
Homes heated by propane5.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.1%county
Households with broadband84.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk69.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk83.6county
Landslide risk50.9county
Hail risk92.7county
Earthquake risk52.2county
Tornado risk93.4county
Tropical cyclone risk24.6county
Extreme heat risk81.4county
Winter weather risk75.3county
Strong wind risk63.2county
Wildfire risk88.5county

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 Kay 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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