Checotah

Population: 3,057
Median household income: $37,125
Median home value: $111,100

Located in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, Checotah is a community with a population of 3,057. The median household income of $37,125 is below the McIntosh County median ($46,203).

From 2019 to 2023, Checotah's population declined 2.7% from 3,142 to 3,057, while its median home value rose 28.9% from $86,200 to $111,100.

79.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1975.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,057
Median age: 44.9 yrs
Median household income: $37,125
Median home value: $111,100
Median gross rent: $701
Housing units: 1,453
Homeownership rate: 59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,1423,057

Median household income

$35,517$37,125

Median home value

$86,200$111,100

Median gross rent

$603$701

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,142	$35,517	$86,200	$603
2020	3,113	$30,551	$85,100	$651
2021	3,034	$35,781	$86,000	$633
2022	3,048	$36,208	$104,800	$687
2023	3,057	$37,125	$111,100	$701

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

Age distribution

Under 58.3%

5 to 1711.7%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3415.9%

35 to 448.0%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over12.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	254	8.3%
5 to 17	357	11.7%
18 to 24	188	6.1%
25 to 34	486	15.9%
35 to 44	246	8.0%
45 to 54	389	12.7%
55 to 64	412	13.5%
65 to 74	348	11.4%
75 and over	377	12.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,504	49.2%
Black or African American	165	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	624	20.4%
Asian	142	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	455	14.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	167	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.6%

High school graduate45.6%

Some college or associate's30.7%

Bachelor's degree4.7%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	329	14.6%
High school graduate	1,030	45.6%
Some college or associate's	694	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	106	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	99	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.8%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	886	80.8%
Carpooled	44	4.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	41	3.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	107	9.8%
Other means	19	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	417	42.1%
15 to 29 min	215	21.7%
30 to 44 min	242	24.4%
45 to 59 min	42	4.2%
60+ min	74	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 20.2% (601 of 2,974)

	Count	Share
Family households	783	61.8%
Nonfamily households	483	38.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,266	87.1%
Vacant	187	12.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	757	59.8%
Renter-occupied	509	40.2%

1-unit, detached79.8%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other9.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,159	79.8%
1-unit, attached	17	1.2%
2 to 4 units	59	4.1%
5 to 19 units	72	5.0%
20 or more units	9	0.6%
Mobile home & other	137	9.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4013650
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.97 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 35.4824, -95.5228