Oologah vs Verdigris

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

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

Verdigris has the higher population (5,502 vs 1,766 in Oologah). Oologah has the higher median household income ($83,977 vs $81,406 in Verdigris). Verdigris has the higher median home value ($215,400 vs $186,100 in Oologah).

Population, income & housing

	Oologah	Verdigris
Population	1,766	5,502
Median age	36.5 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$83,977	$81,406
Median home value	$186,100	$215,400
Median gross rent	$942	$1,233
Housing units	744	2,073
Homeownership rate	65.9%	89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	30.6%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oologah	Verdigris
Population	1,174 → 1,766 (+50.4%)	4,460 → 5,502 (+23.4%)
Median household income	$58,854 → $83,977 (+42.7%)	$69,650 → $81,406 (+16.9%)
Median home value	$131,900 → $186,100 (+41.1%)	$159,600 → $215,400 (+35.0%)
Median gross rent	$874 → $942 (+7.8%)	$1,007 → $1,233 (+22.4%)

Oologah

Population

1,1741,766

Median household income

$58,854$83,977

Median home value

$131,900$186,100

Median gross rent

$874$942

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)

	Oologah	Verdigris
Under 5	6.5%	7.4%
5 to 17	19.0%	19.4%
18 to 24	13.3%	6.2%
25 to 34	9.9%	14.7%
35 to 44	11.4%	15.3%
45 to 54	13.4%	13.9%
55 to 64	9.7%	10.3%
65 to 74	10.3%	8.9%
75 and over	6.6%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oologah	Verdigris
White (non-Hispanic)	67.2%	72.6%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18.9%	10.9%
Asian	0.5%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.9%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oologah	Verdigris
No high school diploma	8.8%	6.5%
High school graduate	35.2%	28.4%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oologah	Verdigris
Drove alone	83.3%	79.0%
Carpooled	4.7%	5.7%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	12.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oologah	Verdigris
1-unit, detached	78.4%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	14.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	13.1%

Poverty & households

	Oologah	Verdigris
Poverty rate	11.4%	6.4%
Average household size	2.50	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	28	23
Median year structure built	1991	2002