Keys

Population: 968
Median household income: $34,926
Median home value: $125,000

Keys, a community in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, has 968 residents. The median household income of $34,926 is below the Cherokee County median ($53,668).

From 2019 to 2023, Keys's population grew 123.0% from 434 to 968, while its median home value fell 41.2% from $212,500 to $125,000.

The typical home was built around 2001. 35.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 968
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $34,926
Median home value: $125,000
Median gross rent: $863
Housing units: 443
Homeownership rate: 55.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.9%
Unemployment rate: 7.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

434968

Median household income

$75,875$34,926

Median home value

$212,500$125,000

Median gross rent

$731$863

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	434	$75,875	$212,500	—
2020	854	$43,661	$166,000	$731
2021	1,061	$56,528	$187,900	$1,045
2022	1,063	$35,292	$135,800	$882
2023	968	$34,926	$125,000	$863

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1722.8%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 348.4%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5417.3%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 741.3%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	62	6.4%
5 to 17	221	22.8%
18 to 24	95	9.8%
25 to 34	81	8.4%
35 to 44	102	10.5%
45 to 54	167	17.3%
55 to 64	131	13.5%
65 to 74	13	1.3%
75 and over	96	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	314	32.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	413	42.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	228	23.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate33.2%

Some college or associate's29.5%

Bachelor's degree18.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	61	10.3%
High school graduate	196	33.2%
Some college or associate's	174	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	107	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	52	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone76.6%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	291	76.6%
Carpooled	26	6.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	5.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	42	11.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	84	24.9%
15 to 29 min	191	56.5%
30 to 44 min	22	6.5%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	41	12.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 35.8% (347 of 968)

	Count	Share
Family households	244	62.7%
Nonfamily households	145	37.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	389	87.8%
Vacant	54	12.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	216	55.5%
Renter-occupied	173	44.5%

1-unit, detached57.3%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other35.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	254	57.3%
1-unit, attached	14	3.2%
2 to 4 units	17	3.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	158	35.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4039625
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 9.75 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 35.8028, -94.9414