McCurtain County, Oklahoma

McCurtain County has a population of 30,863 and has shrunk 0.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $144,500, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $51,929.

Home price
$144,500
Income
$51,929
Population
30,863
Unemployment
4.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$144,500county
Median gross rent$700county
Median year homes here were built1983county
Share of homes built before 198045.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile15.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant20.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,335(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$937county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$747county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,256county
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$51,929county
Family health premium / yr$23,050(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,468(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.591(statewide)
Poverty rate21.2%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 home4.4%county
Unemployment rate4.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.8%county
Share of workers employed by government17.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.4%county
Economic output per resident$57,095county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.37%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 time24.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service61 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport36307county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.4 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 station60 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.2%county
Traffic deaths74.5county
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 higher16.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.1%county
Public schools in the county29county
Public school enrollment6370county
Students per full-time teacher15.0county
Free lunch eligible76.6%county
Elementary schools15county
Middle schools6county
High schools8county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution54 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians45county
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 insurance15.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year23.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year21.6%county
Frequent mental distress21.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity39.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.9%county

Place

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

Population30,863county
Land area in square miles1,851county
People per square mile of land16.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store11.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract18.5%county
Population change since 2020-0.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age37.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1826.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.8%county
Share of households that are one person29.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.4%county
Second languages7.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls55.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents445county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in413county
Households that moved away433county
Average income of arriving households$40,758county
Average income of departing households$41,848county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year11county
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 temperature63.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation52.6 incounty
Annual snowfall5.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.46 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F68 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing54 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days223 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 30county
Average first fall frostNov 8county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$133county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.7¢county
Household electricity use1,047 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity68.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas13.2%county
Homes heated by propane10.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.9%county
Homes heated by wood4.6%county
Households with broadband81.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk75.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk91.6county
Landslide risk71.0county
Hail risk85.1county
Earthquake risk64.7county
Tornado risk76.7county
Tropical cyclone risk56.0county
Extreme heat risk82.8county
Winter weather risk57.8county
Strong wind risk88.0county
Wildfire risk77.6county

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 McCurtain 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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