Muskogee County, Oklahoma

Muskogee County has a population of 66,444 and has grown 0.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $153,200, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $53,619.

Home price
$153,200
Income
$53,619
Population
66,444
Unemployment
5.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$153,200county
Median gross rent$849county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198054.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented33.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$991county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$947county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$722county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,188county
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$53,619county
Family health premium / yr$23,050(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,468(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.591(statewide)
Poverty rate19.1%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 home8.3%county
Unemployment rate5.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.0%county
Share of workers employed by government23.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.7%county
Economic output per resident$56,048county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.67%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 time22.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service45 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1627181county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.7 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 station122 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.5%county
Traffic deaths31.6county
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 higher18.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.7%county
Public schools in the county36county
Public school enrollment11911county
Students per full-time teacher16.8county
Free lunch eligible73.3%county
Elementary schools18county
Middle schools6county
High schools11county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public66.7%county
Two-year institutions2county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution5.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians45county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter9.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance13.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year23.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year21.5%county
Frequent mental distress19.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.6%county

Place

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

Population66,444county
Land area in square miles811county
People per square mile of land82.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores11county
Convenience stores5county
Share living far from a food store17.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract13.8%county
Population change since 2020+0.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age37.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.2%county
Share of households that are one person32.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.7%county
Second languages5.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls75.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents253county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in1,595county
Households that moved away1,501county
Average income of arriving households$45,774county
Average income of departing households$43,807county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year53county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings3.8%county
Violent crime rate423(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature62.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation49.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.48 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F67 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing56 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days222 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 30county
Average first fall frostNov 7county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$139county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.0¢county
Household electricity use1,149 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity54.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas35.5%county
Homes heated by propane7.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood1.8%county
Households with broadband79.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk78.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk89.7county
Landslide risk28.4county
Hail risk95.0county
Earthquake risk79.4county
Tornado risk90.8county
Tropical cyclone risk48.0county
Extreme heat risk94.6county
Winter weather risk85.7county
Strong wind risk83.2county
Wildfire risk89.0county

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 Muskogee 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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