Le Flore County, Oklahoma

Le Flore County has a population of 49,053 and has grown 4.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $135,700, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $51,565.

Home price
$135,700
Income
$51,565
Population
49,053
Unemployment
5.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$135,700county
Median gross rent$798county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198042.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile17.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,335(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$937county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$741county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,300county
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$51,565county
Family health premium / yr$23,050(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,468(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.591(statewide)
Poverty rate19.4%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 home5.4%county
Unemployment rate5.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force51.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.1%county
Share of workers employed by government19.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.2%county
Economic output per resident$35,705county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.62%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 time24.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service24 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport59250county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.2 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 station112 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.3%county
Traffic deaths42.8county
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 higher15.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.5%county
Public schools in the county38county
Public school enrollment8938county
Students per full-time teacher14.9county
Free lunch eligible70.4%county
Elementary schools18county
Middle schools7county
High schools13county
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 institution25 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians29county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter9.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance17.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year22.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year20.4%county
Frequent mental distress21.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity39.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.8%county

Place

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

Population49,053county
Land area in square miles1,589county
People per square mile of land30.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores5county
Share living far from a food store11.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract29.3%county
Population change since 2020+4.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age38.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.9%county
Share of households that are one person27.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.6%county
Second languages6.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls62.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents328county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents8county
Households that moved in1,015county
Households that moved away970county
Average income of arriving households$45,386county
Average income of departing households$39,172county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year52county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate423(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature62.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation56.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.46 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F67 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing61 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days217 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 1county
Average first fall frostNov 5county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$153county
Electric utilities serving this county6county
Electricity price per kWh13.1¢county
Household electricity use1,142 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity55.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas30.6%county
Homes heated by propane8.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.5%county
Homes heated by wood3.9%county
Households with broadband81.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk84.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk95.4county
Landslide risk69.3county
Hail risk65.0county
Earthquake risk67.2county
Tornado risk88.2county
Tropical cyclone risk55.9county
Extreme heat risk92.5county
Winter weather risk75.7county
Strong wind risk74.3county
Wildfire risk96.1county

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 Le Flore 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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