Latimer County, Oklahoma

Latimer County has a population of 9,518 and has grown 2.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $107,900, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $41,405.

Home price
$107,900
Income
$41,405
Population
9,518
Unemployment
5.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$107,900county
Median gross rent$646county
Median year homes here were built1983county
Share of homes built before 198044.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile21.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.3%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$1,165county
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$41,405county
Family health premium / yr$23,050(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,468(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.591(statewide)
Poverty rate20.7%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 home3.9%county
Unemployment rate5.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force46.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.0%county
Share of workers employed by government23.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.8%county
Economic output per resident$34,057county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.53%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 time23.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service59 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport59250county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.3 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 station112 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.7%county
Traffic deaths21.0county
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 higher10.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.8%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment1403county
Students per full-time teacher15.6county
Free lunch eligible75.3%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution61 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians21county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance15.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year24.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year22.2%county
Frequent mental distress21.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity37.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.2%county

Place

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

Population9,518county
Land area in square miles722county
People per square mile of land13.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store5.7%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-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age41.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.1%county
Share of households that are one person32.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.7%county
Second languages1.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls80.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents445county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in294county
Households that moved away281county
Average income of arriving households$43,609county
Average income of departing households$41,794county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2county
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 precipitation55.6 incounty
Annual snowfall4.4 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy4.44 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F66 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing59 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7a(statewide)
Frost-free days227 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 15county
Average first fall frostNov 28county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$157county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.9¢county
Household electricity use1,158 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity61.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas17.2%county
Homes heated by propane16.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood3.8%county
Households with broadband79.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk40.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk48.2county
Hail risk58.3county
Earthquake risk35.2county
Tornado risk52.4county
Tropical cyclone risk36.8county
Extreme heat risk66.0county
Winter weather risk42.1county
Strong wind risk24.6county
Wildfire risk92.6county

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 Latimer 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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