Lost City

Population: 886
Median household income: $73,750
Median home value: $139,500

Lost City, a community in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, has 886 residents. The median household income of $73,750 is above the Cherokee County median ($53,668).

Between 2019 and 2023, Lost City's population declined 2.9% from 912 to 886, while its median home value rose 67.9% from $83,100 to $139,500.

The typical home was built around 1983. 5.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 886
Median age: 34.7 yrs
Median household income: $73,750
Median home value: $139,500
Median gross rent: $1,672
Housing units: 348
Homeownership rate: 86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

912886

Median household income

$45,917$73,750

Median home value

$83,100$139,500

Median gross rent

$635$1,672

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	912	$45,917	$83,100	$635
2020	799	$47,708	$91,000	$1,536
2021	744	$64,375	$104,300	—
2022	769	$70,294	$119,900	$1,567
2023	886	$73,750	$139,500	$1,672

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1718.7%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3420.1%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 646.9%

65 to 7416.0%

75 and over2.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	56	6.3%
5 to 17	166	18.7%
18 to 24	51	5.8%
25 to 34	178	20.1%
35 to 44	80	9.0%
45 to 54	126	14.2%
55 to 64	61	6.9%
65 to 74	142	16.0%
75 and over	26	2.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	316	35.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	319	36.0%
Asian	12	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	123	13.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	116	13.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.6%

High school graduate43.7%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree19.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	22	3.6%
High school graduate	268	43.7%
Some college or associate's	186	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	117	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	20	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone80.3%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	252	80.3%
Carpooled	18	5.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	44	14.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	26	9.6%
15 to 29 min	62	23.0%
30 to 44 min	71	26.3%
45 to 59 min	53	19.6%
60+ min	58	21.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 5.4% (48 of 886)

	Count	Share
Family households	242	73.3%
Nonfamily households	88	26.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	330	94.8%
Vacant	18	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	285	86.4%
Renter-occupied	45	13.6%

1-unit, detached68.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units9.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other22.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	238	68.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	32	9.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	78	22.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4044075
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 24 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.0006, -95.1223