Atoka County vs Kingfisher County

A side-by-side comparison of Atoka County and Kingfisher County: population, income, housing, and more.

Atoka County and Kingfisher County are counties in Oklahoma. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kingfisher County has the higher population (15,288 vs 14,255 in Atoka County). Kingfisher County has the higher median household income ($70,617 vs $52,034 in Atoka County). Kingfisher County has the higher median home value ($206,400 vs $138,000 in Atoka County).

Population, income & housing

	Atoka County	Kingfisher County
Population	14,255	15,288
Median age	40.2 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$52,034	$70,617
Median home value	$138,000	$206,400
Median gross rent	$708	$915
Housing units	6,015	6,426
Homeownership rate	75.8%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atoka County	Kingfisher County
Population	13,823 → 14,255 (+3.1%)	15,694 → 15,288 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$39,316 → $52,034 (+32.3%)	$57,777 → $70,617 (+22.2%)
Median home value	$102,900 → $138,000 (+34.1%)	$144,700 → $206,400 (+42.6%)
Median gross rent	$554 → $708 (+27.8%)	$788 → $915 (+16.1%)

Atoka County

Population

13,82314,255

Median household income

$39,316$52,034

Median home value

$102,900$138,000

Median gross rent

$554$708

Kingfisher County

Population

15,69415,288

Median household income

$57,777$70,617

Median home value

$144,700$206,400

Median gross rent

$788$915

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atoka County	Kingfisher County
Under 5	4.9%	6.1%
5 to 17	16.7%	20.6%
18 to 24	7.3%	8.6%
25 to 34	13.2%	11.6%
35 to 44	14.5%	13.1%
45 to 54	12.0%	10.8%
55 to 64	12.7%	12.2%
65 to 74	10.7%	10.5%
75 and over	8.1%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atoka County	Kingfisher County
White (non-Hispanic)	67.5%	73.2%
Black or African American	3.9%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9.1%	2.6%
Asian	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	14.4%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	18.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atoka County	Kingfisher County
No high school diploma	16.4%	9.8%
High school graduate	41.3%	41.9%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atoka County	Kingfisher County
Drove alone	78.1%	83.4%
Carpooled	10.5%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	6.4%
Other means	1.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atoka County	Kingfisher County
1-unit, detached	75.8%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	18.6%	17.3%

Poverty & households

	Atoka County	Kingfisher County
Poverty rate	17.6%	11.7%
Average household size	2.65	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1984	1977