Nowata vs South Coffeyville

A side-by-side comparison of Nowata and South Coffeyville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Nowata has the higher population (3,522 vs 662 in South Coffeyville). South Coffeyville has the higher median household income ($52,917 vs $39,853 in Nowata). South Coffeyville has the higher median home value ($94,700 vs $84,200 in Nowata).

Population, income & housing

	Nowata	South Coffeyville
Population	3,522	662
Median age	38.6 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$39,853	$52,917
Median home value	$84,200	$94,700
Median gross rent	$729	$900
Housing units	1,725	317
Homeownership rate	60.4%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	11.5%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nowata	South Coffeyville
Population	3,639 → 3,522 (-3.2%)	816 → 662 (-18.9%)
Median household income	$32,404 → $39,853 (+23.0%)	$49,038 → $52,917 (+7.9%)
Median home value	$67,000 → $84,200 (+25.7%)	$70,500 → $94,700 (+34.3%)
Median gross rent	$587 → $729 (+24.2%)	$671 → $900 (+34.1%)

Nowata

Population

3,6393,522

Median household income

$32,404$39,853

Median home value

$67,000$84,200

Median gross rent

$587$729

South Coffeyville

Population

816662

Median household income

$49,038$52,917

Median home value

$70,500$94,700

Median gross rent

$671$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nowata	South Coffeyville
Under 5	7.9%	6.0%
5 to 17	15.4%	20.8%
18 to 24	8.2%	5.9%
25 to 34	13.3%	9.8%
35 to 44	12.7%	16.5%
45 to 54	8.5%	12.8%
55 to 64	14.2%	13.4%
65 to 74	9.1%	7.9%
75 and over	10.7%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nowata	South Coffeyville
White (non-Hispanic)	61.2%	62.5%
Black or African American	3.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14.9%	18.3%
Asian	0.9%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	14.4%	15.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nowata	South Coffeyville
No high school diploma	12.0%	18.7%
High school graduate	43.4%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nowata	South Coffeyville
Drove alone	70.4%	82.1%
Carpooled	16.8%	10.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	5.3%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	7.4%	1.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nowata	South Coffeyville
1-unit, detached	72.8%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.7%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	7.4%	18.6%

Poverty & households

	Nowata	South Coffeyville
Poverty rate	23.2%	12.5%
Average household size	2.37	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	26	18
Median year structure built	1965	1976