Atoka County vs Marshall County

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

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

Marshall County has the higher population (15,628 vs 14,255 in Atoka County). Marshall County has the higher median household income ($56,495 vs $52,034 in Atoka County). Marshall County has the higher median home value ($139,700 vs $138,000 in Atoka County).

Population, income & housing

	Atoka County	Marshall County
Population	14,255	15,628
Median age	40.2 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$52,034	$56,495
Median home value	$138,000	$139,700
Median gross rent	$708	$819
Housing units	6,015	8,817
Homeownership rate	75.8%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atoka County	Marshall County
Population	13,823 → 14,255 (+3.1%)	16,505 → 15,628 (-5.3%)
Median household income	$39,316 → $52,034 (+32.3%)	$45,746 → $56,495 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$102,900 → $138,000 (+34.1%)	$89,700 → $139,700 (+55.7%)
Median gross rent	$554 → $708 (+27.8%)	$688 → $819 (+19.0%)

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

Marshall County

Population

16,50515,628

Median household income

$45,746$56,495

Median home value

$89,700$139,700

Median gross rent

$688$819

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atoka County	Marshall County
Under 5	4.9%	6.4%
5 to 17	16.7%	16.7%
18 to 24	7.3%	7.8%
25 to 34	13.2%	10.4%
35 to 44	14.5%	11.5%
45 to 54	12.0%	10.9%
55 to 64	12.7%	14.2%
65 to 74	10.7%	12.5%
75 and over	8.1%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atoka County	Marshall County
White (non-Hispanic)	67.5%	63.6%
Black or African American	3.9%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9.1%	5.9%
Asian	0.8%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	14.4%	11.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	17.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atoka County	Marshall County
No high school diploma	16.4%	15.3%
High school graduate	41.3%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atoka County	Marshall County
Drove alone	78.1%	79.9%
Carpooled	10.5%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.6%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	6.2%
Other means	1.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atoka County	Marshall County
1-unit, detached	75.8%	59.8%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	0.3%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	18.6%	35.7%

Poverty & households

	Atoka County	Marshall County
Poverty rate	17.6%	16.5%
Average household size	2.65	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1984	1985