Nowata County, Oklahoma

Nowata County has a population of 9,435 and has grown 2.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $137,800, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $54,333.

Home price
$137,800
Income
$54,333
Population
9,435
Unemployment
4.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$137,800county
Median gross rent$811county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198055.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile16.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.3%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$1,168county
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$54,333county
Family health premium / yr$23,050(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,468(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.591(statewide)
Poverty rate17.2%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 home9.8%county
Unemployment rate4.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.8%county
Share of workers employed by government10.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.3%county
Economic output per resident$26,835county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.65%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 time28.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service42 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1627181county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.8 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 station129 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.0%county
Traffic deaths31.8county
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 higher16.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.7%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment1540county
Students per full-time teacher16.2county
Free lunch eligible68.1%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution18 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians11county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance15.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year20.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year17.5%county
Frequent mental distress19.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.4%county

Place

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

Population9,435county
Land area in square miles566county
People per square mile of land16.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store8.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age41.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.9%county
Share of households that are one person25.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.2%county
Second languages2.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls52.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents322county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in300county
Households that moved away226county
Average income of arriving households$40,440county
Average income of departing households$37,279county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year26county
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 temperature59.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation47.8 incounty
Annual snowfall4.4 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy4.46 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F54 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing76 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7a(statewide)
Frost-free days216 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 1county
Average first fall frostNov 3county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$144county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.7¢county
Household electricity use1,121 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity35.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas38.8%county
Homes heated by propane10.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.5%county
Homes heated by wood4.7%county
Households with broadband73.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk29.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk67.9county
Landslide risk39.1county
Hail risk24.6county
Earthquake risk34.0county
Tornado risk64.1county
Tropical cyclone risk25.8county
Extreme heat risk63.9county
Winter weather risk37.9county
Strong wind risk94.0county
Wildfire risk54.5county

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 Nowata 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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