Major County, Oklahoma

Major County has a population of 7,628 and has shrunk 3.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $149,600, about 2.1 times the county's median household income of $71,266.

Home price
$149,600
Income
$71,266
Population
7,628
Unemployment
2.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$149,600county
Median gross rent$696county
Median year homes here were built1976county
Share of homes built before 198058.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.4%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$1,123county
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$71,266county
Family health premium / yr$23,050(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,468(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.591(statewide)
Poverty rate11.0%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 home2.1%county
Unemployment rate2.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed10.2%county
Share of workers employed by government18.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.9%county
Economic output per resident$82,934county

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 time25.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service76 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport34729county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.5 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 station77 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.8%county
Traffic deaths78.7county
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 higher20.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.3%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment1117county
Students per full-time teacher12.7county
Free lunch eligible54.4%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution37 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians52county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.4%county
Frequent mental distress17.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.7%county

Place

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

Population7,628county
Land area in square miles955county
People per square mile of land8.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store16.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-3.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age42.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.3%county
Share of households that are one person20.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.6%county
Second languages7.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls65.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents386county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in157county
Households that moved away130county
Average income of arriving households$43,038county
Average income of departing households$52,185county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year3county
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 temperature60.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation32.1 incounty
Annual snowfall6.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.78 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F73 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing87 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days209 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 9county
Average first fall frostNov 4county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$133county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh11.8¢county
Household electricity use1,016 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity32.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas39.1%county
Homes heated by propane21.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.2%county
Homes heated by wood3.8%county
Households with broadband90.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk14.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk85.9county
Landslide risk58.0county
Hail risk92.2county
Earthquake risk27.5county
Tornado risk41.1county
Tropical cyclone risk22.6county
Extreme heat risk45.8county
Winter weather risk28.8county
Strong wind risk31.8county
Wildfire risk66.1county

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 Major 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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