Okmulgee County, Oklahoma

Okmulgee County has a population of 36,899 and has grown 1.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $121,200, about 2.2 times the county's median household income of $54,029.

Home price
$121,200
Income
$54,029
Population
36,899
Unemployment
7.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$121,200county
Median gross rent$834county
Median year homes here were built1976county
Share of homes built before 198056.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile15.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,335(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$937county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$766county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,284county
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$54,029county
Family health premium / yr$23,050(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,468(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.591(statewide)
Poverty rate18.0%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 home8.4%county
Unemployment rate7.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force52.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.6%county
Share of workers employed by government21.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.0%county
Economic output per resident$31,522county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.66%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 time24.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service40 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 station87 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.6%county
Traffic deaths24.4county
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 higher17.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.7%county
Public schools in the county23county
Public school enrollment6097county
Students per full-time teacher16.9county
Free lunch eligible74.8%county
Elementary schools10county
Middle schools5county
High schools8county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public150.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution2.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians30county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance13.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year21.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year19.3%county
Frequent mental distress20.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.2%county

Place

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

Population36,899county
Land area in square miles697county
People per square mile of land52.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store9.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract26.3%county
Population change since 2020+1.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age39.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.5%county
Share of households that are one person30.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.1%county
Second languages3.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls68.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents283county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in915county
Households that moved away894county
Average income of arriving households$46,163county
Average income of departing households$46,160county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year18county
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 temperature62.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation48.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.49 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F64 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing60 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days203 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 5county
Average first fall frostOct 25county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$135county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh11.9¢county
Household electricity use1,102 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity40.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas45.8%county
Homes heated by propane10.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood2.3%county
Households with broadband83.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk66.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk95.1county
Landslide risk58.6county
Hail risk89.8county
Earthquake risk60.9county
Tornado risk84.7county
Tropical cyclone risk23.3county
Extreme heat risk90.8county
Winter weather risk78.4county
Strong wind risk61.8county
Wildfire risk91.7county

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 Okmulgee 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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