Watonga

Population: 2,633
Median household income: $50,765
Median home value: $101,900

Watonga is a community in Blaine County, Oklahoma, home to 2,633 residents. The median household income of $50,765 is below the Blaine County median ($59,304).

From 2019 to 2023, Watonga's population declined 8.6% from 2,881 to 2,633, while its median home value rose 24.4% from $81,900 to $101,900.

Households average 2.30 people. The median gross rent is $831.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,633
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $50,765
Median home value: $101,900
Median gross rent: $831
Housing units: 1,073
Homeownership rate: 59.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.5%
Unemployment rate: 13.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8812,633

Median household income

$42,771$50,765

Median home value

$81,900$101,900

Median gross rent

$560$831

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,881	$42,771	$81,900	$560
2020	2,867	$42,978	$87,800	$610
2021	2,712	$44,303	$77,600	$645
2022	2,651	$47,328	$101,900	$856
2023	2,633	$50,765	$101,900	$831

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3419.0%

35 to 4416.9%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 745.3%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	114	4.3%
5 to 17	418	15.9%
18 to 24	157	6.0%
25 to 34	500	19.0%
35 to 44	444	16.9%
45 to 54	336	12.8%
55 to 64	372	14.1%
65 to 74	139	5.3%
75 and over	153	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,364	51.8%
Black or African American	312	11.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	237	9.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	216	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	504	19.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.3%

High school graduate41.6%

Some college or associate's33.6%

Bachelor's degree4.3%

Graduate or professional degree1.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	375	19.3%
High school graduate	809	41.6%
Some college or associate's	653	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	83	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	24	1.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone84.3%

Carpooled12.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home1.0%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	644	84.3%
Carpooled	98	12.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.3%
Bicycle	4	0.5%
Worked from home	8	1.0%
Other means	8	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	356	47.1%
15 to 29 min	212	28.0%
30 to 44 min	90	11.9%
45 to 59 min	21	2.8%
60+ min	77	10.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 15.1% (270 of 1,786)

	Count	Share
Family households	475	61.4%
Nonfamily households	299	38.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	774	72.1%
Vacant	299	27.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	457	59.0%
Renter-occupied	317	41.0%

1-unit, detached77.4%

1-unit, attached6.4%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	831	77.4%
1-unit, attached	69	6.4%
2 to 4 units	44	4.1%
5 to 19 units	56	5.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	73	6.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4078950
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.77 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 35.8475, -98.4027