Washita County, Oklahoma

Washita County has a population of 10,815 and has shrunk 0.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $118,400, about 1.9 times the county's median household income of $63,501.

Home price
$118,400
Income
$63,501
Population
10,815
Unemployment
5.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$118,400county
Median gross rent$815county
Median year homes here were built1964county
Share of homes built before 198073.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile9.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,335(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$937county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$855county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,217county
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$63,501county
Family health premium / yr$23,050(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,468(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.591(statewide)
Poverty rate14.1%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 home7.1%county
Unemployment rate5.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.3%county
Share of workers employed by government19.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry18.1%county
Economic output per resident$36,373county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.52%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 time22.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service63 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport45031county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.0 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 vehicle3.0%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
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 higher20.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.2%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment1806county
Students per full-time teacher14.3county
Free lunch eligible59.5%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution25 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians28county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year16.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.9%county
Frequent mental distress18.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.0%county

Place

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

Population10,815county
Land area in square miles1,003county
People per square mile of land10.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store10.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract16.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age40.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.7%county
Share of households that are one person28.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.7%county
Second languages5.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls56.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents293county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents10county
Households that moved in306county
Households that moved away357county
Average income of arriving households$49,425county
Average income of departing households$40,717county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year10county
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 temperature62.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation27.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.90 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F86 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing75 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days218 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 3county
Average first fall frostNov 8county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$129county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.7¢county
Household electricity use1,047 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity26.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas58.3%county
Homes heated by propane8.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.7%county
Households with broadband84.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk19.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk90.7county
Landslide risk42.2county
Hail risk77.9county
Earthquake risk42.6county
Tornado risk60.7county
Tropical cyclone risk25.2county
Extreme heat risk45.2county
Winter weather risk54.9county
Strong wind risk67.8county
Wildfire risk68.9county

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 Washita 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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