Seminole County, Oklahoma

Seminole County has a population of 23,494 and has shrunk 0.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $99,500, about 2.1 times the county's median household income of $48,062.

Home price
$99,500
Income
$48,062
Population
23,494
Unemployment
6.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$99,500county
Median gross rent$752county
Median year homes here were built1976county
Share of homes built before 198056.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile14.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,335(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$937county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$734county
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$48,062county
Family health premium / yr$23,050(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,468(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.591(statewide)
Poverty rate21.7%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 home8.1%county
Unemployment rate6.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force51.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.9%county
Share of workers employed by government22.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.2%county
Economic output per resident$41,638county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.62%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 service57 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2243575county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.6 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 station43 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.0%county
Traffic deaths76.6county
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 higher15.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.5%county
Public schools in the county27county
Public school enrollment4571county
Students per full-time teacher16.2county
Free lunch eligible80.5%county
Elementary schools12county
Middle schools4county
High schools11county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution21 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians34county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance17.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year25.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year23.0%county
Frequent mental distress20.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity36.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.0%county

Place

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

Population23,494county
Land area in square miles633county
People per square mile of land37.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store5.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract10.5%county
Population change since 2020-0.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age39.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.4%county
Share of households that are one person29.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.4%county
Second languages3.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls58.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents357county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in607county
Households that moved away581county
Average income of arriving households$41,303county
Average income of departing households$37,670county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes9county
Housing units authorised in the latest year101county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings51.5%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 precipitation44.9 incounty
Annual snowfall10.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.60 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F72 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing61 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days214 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 5county
Average first fall frostNov 5county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$145county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh11.9¢county
Household electricity use1,210 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity47.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas34.1%county
Homes heated by propane14.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood2.4%county
Households with broadband80.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk38.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk69.3county
Landslide risk61.8county
Hail risk94.6county
Earthquake risk51.6county
Tornado risk78.7county
Tropical cyclone risk33.9county
Extreme heat risk87.7county
Winter weather risk68.6county
Strong wind risk56.8county
Wildfire risk91.1county

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 Seminole 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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