Pawhuska vs Skiatook

A side-by-side comparison of Pawhuska and Skiatook: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Skiatook has the higher population (8,553 vs 2,984 in Pawhuska). Skiatook has the higher median household income ($55,444 vs $48,625 in Pawhuska). Skiatook has the higher median home value ($168,600 vs $107,900 in Pawhuska).

Population, income & housing

	Pawhuska	Skiatook
Population	2,984	8,553
Median age	37.6 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$48,625	$55,444
Median home value	$107,900	$168,600
Median gross rent	$541	$956
Housing units	1,593	3,531
Homeownership rate	65.9%	66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pawhuska	Skiatook
Population	3,481 → 2,984 (-14.3%)	7,962 → 8,553 (+7.4%)
Median household income	$39,091 → $48,625 (+24.4%)	$47,798 → $55,444 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$69,600 → $107,900 (+55.0%)	$127,900 → $168,600 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$632 → $541 (-14.4%)	$868 → $956 (+10.1%)

Pawhuska

Population

3,4812,984

Median household income

$39,091$48,625

Median home value

$69,600$107,900

Median gross rent

$632$541

Skiatook

Population

7,9628,553

Median household income

$47,798$55,444

Median home value

$127,900$168,600

Median gross rent

$868$956

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pawhuska	Skiatook
Under 5	4.2%	6.4%
5 to 17	15.4%	18.9%
18 to 24	10.0%	9.0%
25 to 34	18.8%	13.3%
35 to 44	10.5%	13.8%
45 to 54	10.9%	11.1%
55 to 64	11.5%	11.0%
65 to 74	11.1%	10.7%
75 and over	7.7%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pawhuska	Skiatook
White (non-Hispanic)	55.2%	68.8%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	29.5%	12.9%
Asian	0.5%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	8.7%	13.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pawhuska	Skiatook
No high school diploma	12.0%	11.6%
High school graduate	47.2%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pawhuska	Skiatook
Drove alone	75.5%	78.6%
Carpooled	17.2%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.7%
Worked from home	2.4%	10.6%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pawhuska	Skiatook
1-unit, detached	71.2%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	16.4%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	8.8%
20 or more units	0.4%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	5.7%

Poverty & households

	Pawhuska	Skiatook
Poverty rate	13.8%	11.4%
Average household size	2.33	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	16	25
Median year structure built	1960	1986