Talihina vs Wister

A side-by-side comparison of Talihina and Wister: population, income, housing, and more.

Talihina and Wister are places in Oklahoma. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wister has the higher population (1,103 vs 861 in Talihina). Talihina has the higher median household income ($37,932 vs $35,655 in Wister). Wister has the higher median home value ($93,200 vs $66,500 in Talihina).

Population, income & housing

	Talihina	Wister
Population	861	1,103
Median age	43.4 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$37,932	$35,655
Median home value	$66,500	$93,200
Median gross rent	$375	$810
Housing units	515	488
Homeownership rate	57.8%	64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	8.0%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Talihina	Wister
Population	992 → 861 (-13.2%)	1,077 → 1,103 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$28,667 → $37,932 (+32.3%)	$33,083 → $35,655 (+7.8%)
Median home value	$57,700 → $66,500 (+15.3%)	$70,700 → $93,200 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$544 → $375 (-31.1%)	$595 → $810 (+36.1%)

Talihina

Population

992861

Median household income

$28,667$37,932

Median home value

$57,700$66,500

Median gross rent

$544$375

Wister

Population

1,0771,103

Median household income

$33,083$35,655

Median home value

$70,700$93,200

Median gross rent

$595$810

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Talihina	Wister
Under 5	5.7%	8.1%
5 to 17	15.2%	13.1%
18 to 24	4.1%	9.3%
25 to 34	12.4%	17.7%
35 to 44	14.1%	10.6%
45 to 54	4.8%	11.6%
55 to 64	13.5%	12.8%
65 to 74	13.8%	10.1%
75 and over	16.5%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Talihina	Wister
White (non-Hispanic)	59.9%	72.9%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19.9%	11.1%
Asian	3.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.2%	10.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Talihina	Wister
No high school diploma	9.1%	17.6%
High school graduate	40.2%	49.0%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Talihina	Wister
Drove alone	72.6%	89.7%
Carpooled	6.8%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	2.2%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.5%	0.5%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Talihina	Wister
1-unit, detached	70.1%	78.3%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	2.9%
20 or more units	14.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	15.8%

Poverty & households

	Talihina	Wister
Poverty rate	23.5%	25.5%
Average household size	2.03	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	14	25
Median year structure built	1970	1978