Cookson

Population: 928
Median household income: $62,500
Median home value: $110,300

Cookson, a community in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, has 928 residents. Its median household income of $62,500 runs above the Cherokee County figure of $53,668.

From 2020 to 2023, Cookson's population declined 6.1% from 988 to 928, while its median home value rose 15.3% from $95,700 to $110,300.

Owners occupy 95.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 57.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 928
Median age: 57.0 yrs
Median household income: $62,500
Median home value: $110,300
Median gross rent: $797
Housing units: 823
Homeownership rate: 95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

988928

Median household income

$52,692$62,500

Median home value

$95,700$110,300

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	988	$52,692	$95,700	—
2021	1,031	$56,579	$98,100	—
2022	1,095	$62,500	$112,800	—
2023	928	$62,500	$110,300	$797

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 177.0%

18 to 243.3%

25 to 346.9%

35 to 443.6%

45 to 5419.1%

55 to 6423.9%

65 to 7424.6%

75 and over11.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	65	7.0%
18 to 24	31	3.3%
25 to 34	64	6.9%
35 to 44	33	3.6%
45 to 54	177	19.1%
55 to 64	222	23.9%
65 to 74	228	24.6%
75 and over	108	11.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	707	76.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	155	16.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	66	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate32.5%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree15.5%

Graduate or professional degree21.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	43	5.2%
High school graduate	270	32.5%
Some college or associate's	211	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	129	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	179	21.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone52.7%

Carpooled34.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.7%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	246	52.7%
Carpooled	163	34.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	50	10.7%
Other means	8	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	16	3.8%
15 to 29 min	91	21.8%
30 to 44 min	159	38.1%
45 to 59 min	122	29.3%
60+ min	29	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.87
Poverty rate: 4.9% (45 of 916)

	Count	Share
Family households	361	72.8%
Nonfamily households	135	27.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	496	60.3%
Vacant	327	39.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	472	95.2%
Renter-occupied	24	4.8%

1-unit, detached64.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other35.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	531	64.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	292	35.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4016950
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 2.47 sq mi
Center point: 35.7213, -94.9155