Atoka County vs Pawnee County

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

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

Pawnee County has the higher population (15,689 vs 14,255 in Atoka County). Pawnee County has the higher median household income ($57,551 vs $52,034 in Atoka County). Atoka County has the higher median home value ($138,000 vs $125,700 in Pawnee County).

Population, income & housing

	Atoka County	Pawnee County
Population	14,255	15,689
Median age	40.2 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$52,034	$57,551
Median home value	$138,000	$125,700
Median gross rent	$708	$872
Housing units	6,015	7,337
Homeownership rate	75.8%	78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	16.3%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atoka County	Pawnee County
Population	13,823 → 14,255 (+3.1%)	16,412 → 15,689 (-4.4%)
Median household income	$39,316 → $52,034 (+32.3%)	$48,009 → $57,551 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$102,900 → $138,000 (+34.1%)	$92,900 → $125,700 (+35.3%)
Median gross rent	$554 → $708 (+27.8%)	$741 → $872 (+17.7%)

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

Pawnee County

Population

16,41215,689

Median household income

$48,009$57,551

Median home value

$92,900$125,700

Median gross rent

$741$872

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atoka County	Pawnee County
Under 5	4.9%	5.8%
5 to 17	16.7%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.3%	7.4%
25 to 34	13.2%	11.1%
35 to 44	14.5%	12.2%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.5%
55 to 64	12.7%	13.6%
65 to 74	10.7%	11.7%
75 and over	8.1%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atoka County	Pawnee County
White (non-Hispanic)	67.5%	74.9%
Black or African American	3.9%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9.1%	8.9%
Asian	0.8%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	14.4%	10.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atoka County	Pawnee County
No high school diploma	16.4%	12.1%
High school graduate	41.3%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atoka County	Pawnee County
Drove alone	78.1%	82.4%
Carpooled	10.5%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.7%	4.5%
Other means	1.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atoka County	Pawnee County
1-unit, detached	75.8%	70.6%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	18.6%	24.8%

Poverty & households

	Atoka County	Pawnee County
Poverty rate	17.6%	17.0%
Average household size	2.65	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	27	29
Median year structure built	1984	1977