Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

Pittsburg County has a population of 43,561 and has shrunk 1.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $156,900, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $55,310.

Home price
$156,900
Income
$55,310
Population
43,561
Unemployment
5.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$156,900county
Median gross rent$860county
Median year homes here were built1979county
Share of homes built before 198052.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,335(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$944county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$787county
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$55,310county
Family health premium / yr$23,050(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,468(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.591(statewide)
Poverty rate17.7%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 home6.9%county
Unemployment rate5.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.6%county
Share of workers employed by government29.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.3%county
Economic output per resident$53,504county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.50%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 time21.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service81 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport59250county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.2 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 station86 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.1%county
Traffic deaths25.3county
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 higher20.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.7%county
Public schools in the county30county
Public school enrollment7262county
Students per full-time teacher14.9county
Free lunch eligible72.8%county
Elementary schools16county
Middle schools3county
High schools10county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution48 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians44county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance14.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year20.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year17.0%county
Frequent mental distress19.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.0%county

Place

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

Population43,561county
Land area in square miles1,306county
People per square mile of land33.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store9.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract15.7%county
Population change since 2020-1.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age40.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.1%county
Share of households that are one person30.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.3%county
Second languages3.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls74.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents308county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in918county
Households that moved away885county
Average income of arriving households$51,143county
Average income of departing households$46,153county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year31county
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 temperature63.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation52.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.46 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F69 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing59 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days212 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 5county
Average first fall frostNov 2county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$157county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh12.7¢county
Household electricity use1,158 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity53.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas30.9%county
Homes heated by propane9.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood2.1%county
Households with broadband87.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk67.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk95.0county
Landslide risk55.2county
Hail risk91.9county
Earthquake risk58.0county
Tornado risk81.2county
Tropical cyclone risk44.1county
Extreme heat risk89.7county
Winter weather risk73.4county
Strong wind risk56.3county
Wildfire risk95.2county

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 Pittsburg 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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