Washington County, Oklahoma

Washington County has a population of 53,326 and has grown 3.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $173,200, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $60,162.

Home price
$173,200
Income
$60,162
Population
53,326
Unemployment
4.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$173,200county
Median gross rent$907county
Median year homes here were built1971county
Share of homes built before 198064.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,247county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$947county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$801county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,317county
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$60,162county
Family health premium / yr$23,050(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,468(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.591(statewide)
Poverty rate16.1%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 home7.6%county
Unemployment rate4.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.3%county
Share of workers employed by government12.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.0%county
Economic output per resident$89,870county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.90%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 time20.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service37 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1627181county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station119 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.3%county
Traffic deaths30.0county
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 higher30.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.6%county
Public schools in the county17county
Public school enrollment8292county
Students per full-time teacher15.5county
Free lunch eligible60.9%county
Elementary schools9county
Middle schools4county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians44county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year16.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.3%county
Frequent mental distress19.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.8%county

Place

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

Population53,326county
Land area in square miles416county
People per square mile of land128.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores7county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store20.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract18.7%county
Population change since 2020+3.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age39.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.3%county
Share of households that are one person31.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.5%county
Second languages6.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls83.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents191county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in1,342county
Households that moved away1,325county
Average income of arriving households$65,531county
Average income of departing households$61,278county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year19county
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 temperature60.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation49.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.47 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F55 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing78 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7a(statewide)
Frost-free days219 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$150county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.3¢county
Household electricity use1,221 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity29.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas62.8%county
Homes heated by propane5.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.7%county
Households with broadband86.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk74.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk66.8county
Landslide risk53.8county
Hail risk51.1county
Earthquake risk54.5county
Tornado risk92.7county
Tropical cyclone risk28.8county
Extreme heat risk91.1county
Winter weather risk71.5county
Strong wind risk52.8county
Wildfire risk78.4county

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 Washington 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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