Woodward County, Oklahoma

Woodward County has a population of 20,158 and has shrunk 3.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $169,000, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $61,417.

Home price
$169,000
Income
$61,417
Population
20,158
Unemployment
6.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$169,000county
Median gross rent$838county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198055.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,508county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,061county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$809county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,272county
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$61,417county
Family health premium / yr$23,050(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,468(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.591(statewide)
Poverty rate14.0%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 home2.3%county
Unemployment rate6.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.2%county
Share of workers employed by government17.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry18.8%county
Economic output per resident$71,621county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.58%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 service97 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8181county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.8 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 station98 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.0%county
Traffic deaths44.6county
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 higher20.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.3%county
Public schools in the county13county
Public school enrollment3285county
Students per full-time teacher16.7county
Free lunch eligible54.1%county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools2county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution47 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians30county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year17.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.8%county
Frequent mental distress19.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.3%county

Place

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

Population20,158county
Land area in square miles1,243county
People per square mile of land16.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store31.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract20.1%county
Population change since 2020-3.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age37.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.7%county
Share of households that are one person28.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.0%county
Second languages10.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls69.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents200county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-4county
Households that moved in438county
Households that moved away477county
Average income of arriving households$38,870county
Average income of departing households$49,195county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year6county
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 temperature59.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation30.6 incounty
Annual snowfall10.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.89 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F63 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing93 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days195 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 14county
Average first fall frostOct 26county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$133county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.5¢county
Household electricity use993 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity38.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas47.4%county
Homes heated by propane11.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood1.3%county
Households with broadband89.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk36.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk79.9county
Landslide risk53.3county
Hail risk78.2county
Earthquake risk33.3county
Tornado risk51.4county
Tropical cyclone risk20.8county
Extreme heat risk75.9county
Winter weather risk57.9county
Strong wind risk53.8county
Wildfire risk89.3county

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 Woodward 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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