Claremore vs Verdigris

A side-by-side comparison of Claremore and Verdigris: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Claremore has the higher population (19,921 vs 5,502 in Verdigris). Verdigris has the higher median household income ($81,406 vs $57,120 in Claremore). Verdigris has the higher median home value ($215,400 vs $172,500 in Claremore).

Population, income & housing

	Claremore	Verdigris
Population	19,921	5,502
Median age	36.2 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$57,120	$81,406
Median home value	$172,500	$215,400
Median gross rent	$978	$1,233
Housing units	8,541	2,073
Homeownership rate	54.1%	89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	30.6%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Claremore	Verdigris
Population	18,753 → 19,921 (+6.2%)	4,460 → 5,502 (+23.4%)
Median household income	$46,295 → $57,120 (+23.4%)	$69,650 → $81,406 (+16.9%)
Median home value	$124,200 → $172,500 (+38.9%)	$159,600 → $215,400 (+35.0%)
Median gross rent	$855 → $978 (+14.4%)	$1,007 → $1,233 (+22.4%)

Claremore

Population

18,75319,921

Median household income

$46,295$57,120

Median home value

$124,200$172,500

Median gross rent

$855$978

Verdigris

Population

4,4605,502

Median household income

$69,650$81,406

Median home value

$159,600$215,400

Median gross rent

$1,007$1,233

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Claremore	Verdigris
Under 5	6.4%	7.4%
5 to 17	15.6%	19.4%
18 to 24	11.1%	6.2%
25 to 34	15.1%	14.7%
35 to 44	12.2%	15.3%
45 to 54	9.8%	13.9%
55 to 64	10.0%	10.3%
65 to 74	10.6%	8.9%
75 and over	9.2%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Claremore	Verdigris
White (non-Hispanic)	64.2%	72.6%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17.1%	10.9%
Asian	0.9%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.3%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Claremore	Verdigris
No high school diploma	7.6%	6.5%
High school graduate	36.1%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Claremore	Verdigris
Drove alone	78.0%	79.0%
Carpooled	10.9%	5.7%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	12.2%
Other means	0.4%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Claremore	Verdigris
1-unit, detached	70.8%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	13.1%

Poverty & households

	Claremore	Verdigris
Poverty rate	12.8%	6.4%
Average household size	2.36	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1982	2002