Muskogee County vs Pottawatomie County

A side-by-side comparison of Muskogee County and Pottawatomie County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pottawatomie County has the higher population (73,011 vs 66,471 in Muskogee County). Pottawatomie County has the higher median household income ($60,828 vs $51,999 in Muskogee County). Pottawatomie County has the higher median home value ($155,700 vs $138,800 in Muskogee County).

Population, income & housing

	Muskogee County	Pottawatomie County
Population	66,471	73,011
Median age	38.2 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$51,999	$60,828
Median home value	$138,800	$155,700
Median gross rent	$824	$869
Housing units	29,363	30,163
Homeownership rate	66.4%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Muskogee County	Pottawatomie County
Population	68,736 → 66,471 (-3.3%)	72,154 → 73,011 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$43,078 → $51,999 (+20.7%)	$49,250 → $60,828 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$104,200 → $138,800 (+33.2%)	$120,500 → $155,700 (+29.2%)
Median gross rent	$681 → $824 (+21.0%)	$718 → $869 (+21.0%)

Muskogee County

Population

68,73666,471

Median household income

$43,078$51,999

Median home value

$104,200$138,800

Median gross rent

$681$824

Pottawatomie County

Population

72,15473,011

Median household income

$49,250$60,828

Median home value

$120,500$155,700

Median gross rent

$718$869

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Muskogee County	Pottawatomie County
Under 5	6.3%	5.8%
5 to 17	18.1%	17.5%
18 to 24	9.0%	10.1%
25 to 34	12.7%	12.4%
35 to 44	13.0%	12.8%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.2%
55 to 64	12.5%	12.7%
65 to 74	10.1%	9.9%
75 and over	6.9%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Muskogee County	Pottawatomie County
White (non-Hispanic)	54.0%	70.1%
Black or African American	9.8%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17.0%	11.5%
Asian	0.7%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	11.1%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Muskogee County	Pottawatomie County
No high school diploma	13.0%	11.5%
High school graduate	34.1%	35.2%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Muskogee County	Pottawatomie County
Drove alone	81.9%	81.9%
Carpooled	8.1%	8.3%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	6.7%	6.9%
Other means	1.4%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Muskogee County	Pottawatomie County
1-unit, detached	74.6%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	3.2%
20 or more units	4.2%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	10.4%	13.4%

Poverty & households

	Muskogee County	Pottawatomie County
Poverty rate	20.3%	15.7%
Average household size	2.43	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1977	1979