Muskogee vs Porum

A side-by-side comparison of Muskogee and Porum: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Muskogee has the higher population (36,819 vs 696 in Porum). Muskogee has the higher median household income ($48,735 vs $32,010 in Porum). Muskogee has the higher median home value ($124,900 vs $84,000 in Porum).

Population, income & housing

	Muskogee	Porum
Population	36,819	696
Median age	36.4 yrs	26.0 yrs
Median household income	$48,735	$32,010
Median home value	$124,900	$84,000
Median gross rent	$828	$658
Housing units	17,027	297
Homeownership rate	55.3%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	5.4%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	12.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Muskogee	Porum
Population	37,624 → 36,819 (-2.1%)	755 → 696 (-7.8%)
Median household income	$38,194 → $48,735 (+27.6%)	$27,917 → $32,010 (+14.7%)
Median home value	$92,300 → $124,900 (+35.3%)	$43,000 → $84,000 (+95.3%)
Median gross rent	$685 → $828 (+20.9%)	$509 → $658 (+29.3%)

Muskogee

Population

37,62436,819

Median household income

$38,194$48,735

Median home value

$92,300$124,900

Median gross rent

$685$828

Porum

Population

755696

Median household income

$27,917$32,010

Median home value

$43,000$84,000

Median gross rent

$509$658

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Muskogee	Porum
Under 5	6.5%	17.2%
5 to 17	19.5%	24.1%
18 to 24	9.3%	8.2%
25 to 34	13.4%	14.5%
35 to 44	12.2%	11.2%
45 to 54	10.9%	8.3%
55 to 64	12.2%	8.5%
65 to 74	9.7%	5.2%
75 and over	6.2%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Muskogee	Porum
White (non-Hispanic)	49.2%	68.1%
Black or African American	14.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14.6%	18.7%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.8%	13.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Muskogee	Porum
No high school diploma	13.4%	23.1%
High school graduate	35.1%	43.6%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Muskogee	Porum
Drove alone	81.7%	72.2%
Carpooled	7.8%	4.9%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	20.1%
Other means	2.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Muskogee	Porum
1-unit, detached	74.2%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	22.9%

Poverty & households

	Muskogee	Porum
Poverty rate	24.9%	33.3%
Average household size	2.40	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	19	34
Median year structure built	1971	1982