Meeker

Population: 1,292
Median household income: $35,813
Median home value: $90,700

Meeker is a community in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, home to 1,292 residents. Its median household income of $35,813 runs below the Lincoln County figure of $59,425.

Between 2019 and 2023, Meeker's population declined 4.2% from 1,349 to 1,292, while its median home value rose 4.1% from $87,100 to $90,700.

Households average 2.73 people. The median gross rent is $750.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,292
Median age: 31.8 yrs
Median household income: $35,813
Median home value: $90,700
Median gross rent: $750
Housing units: 544
Homeownership rate: 50.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3491,292

Median household income

$37,917$35,813

Median home value

$87,100$90,700

Median gross rent

$563$750

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,349	$37,917	$87,100	$563
2020	1,156	$34,000	$88,900	$538
2021	1,332	$37,500	$88,900	$619
2022	1,292	$39,808	$101,500	$708
2023	1,292	$35,813	$90,700	$750

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

Age distribution

Under 58.2%

5 to 1722.0%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 647.9%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	106	8.2%
5 to 17	284	22.0%
18 to 24	128	9.9%
25 to 34	199	15.4%
35 to 44	119	9.2%
45 to 54	145	11.2%
55 to 64	102	7.9%
65 to 74	114	8.8%
75 and over	95	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	902	69.8%
Black or African American	14	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	67	5.2%
Asian	11	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	186	14.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	112	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.8%

High school graduate37.9%

Some college or associate's36.8%

Bachelor's degree8.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	99	12.8%
High school graduate	293	37.9%
Some college or associate's	285	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	66	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	31	4.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone75.9%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	328	75.9%
Carpooled	45	10.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	59	13.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	118	31.6%
15 to 29 min	113	30.3%
30 to 44 min	49	13.1%
45 to 59 min	31	8.3%
60+ min	62	16.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 31.7% (391 of 1,235)

	Count	Share
Family households	287	63.1%
Nonfamily households	168	36.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	455	83.6%
Vacant	89	16.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	231	50.8%
Renter-occupied	224	49.2%

1-unit, detached74.6%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units10.5%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	406	74.6%
1-unit, attached	2	0.4%
2 to 4 units	57	10.5%
5 to 19 units	33	6.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	46	8.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4047450
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.94 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 35.4893, -96.8976