Howe

Population: 793
Median household income: $53,214
Median home value: $106,300

Howe is a community in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, home to 793 residents. The median household income of $53,214 is above the Le Flore County median ($50,027).

From 2019 to 2023, Howe's population declined 27.2% from 1,089 to 793, while its median home value rose 2.3% from $103,900 to $106,300.

8.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 67.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 793
Median age: 33.1 yrs
Median household income: $53,214
Median home value: $106,300
Median gross rent: $700
Housing units: 271
Homeownership rate: 67.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,089793

Median household income

$43,438$53,214

Median home value

$103,900$106,300

Median gross rent

$646$700

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,089	$43,438	$103,900	$646
2020	918	$44,750	$84,100	$640
2021	723	$48,224	$85,700	$632
2022	752	$45,000	$93,600	$693
2023	793	$53,214	$106,300	$700

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

Age distribution

Under 58.6%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 2411.6%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over2.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	68	8.6%
5 to 17	137	17.3%
18 to 24	92	11.6%
25 to 34	122	15.4%
35 to 44	78	9.8%
45 to 54	86	10.8%
55 to 64	114	14.4%
65 to 74	75	9.5%
75 and over	21	2.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	430	54.2%
Black or African American	20	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	161	20.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	118	14.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	64	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.7%

High school graduate43.3%

Some college or associate's32.5%

Bachelor's degree6.0%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	78	15.7%
High school graduate	215	43.3%
Some college or associate's	161	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	30	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone77.2%

Carpooled13.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	268	77.2%
Carpooled	48	13.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	4.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	3.2%
Other means	3	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	114	33.9%
15 to 29 min	108	32.1%
30 to 44 min	32	9.5%
45 to 59 min	38	11.3%
60+ min	44	13.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.98
Poverty rate: 28.0% (221 of 790)

	Count	Share
Family households	171	73.7%
Nonfamily households	61	26.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	232	85.6%
Vacant	39	14.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	157	67.7%
Renter-occupied	75	32.3%

1-unit, detached70.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units5.9%

Mobile home & other19.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	192	70.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8	3.0%
5 to 19 units	1	0.4%
20 or more units	16	5.9%
Mobile home & other	54	19.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4036150
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.49 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.9496, -94.6403