Nowata

Population: 3,522
Median household income: $39,853
Median home value: $84,200

Nowata, a community in Nowata County, Oklahoma, has 3,522 residents. Its median household income of $39,853 runs below the Nowata County figure of $52,679.

Between 2019 and 2023, Nowata's population declined 3.2% from 3,639 to 3,522, while its median home value rose 25.7% from $67,000 to $84,200.

The median resident is 38.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,522
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $39,853
Median home value: $84,200
Median gross rent: $729
Housing units: 1,725
Homeownership rate: 60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
Unemployment rate: 9.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,6393,522

Median household income

$32,404$39,853

Median home value

$67,000$84,200

Median gross rent

$587$729

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,639	$32,404	$67,000	$587
2020	3,673	$32,400	$73,900	$618
2021	3,527	$35,793	$76,500	$623
2022	3,543	$41,210	$85,200	$710
2023	3,522	$39,853	$84,200	$729

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over10.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	278	7.9%
5 to 17	544	15.4%
18 to 24	290	8.2%
25 to 34	467	13.3%
35 to 44	446	12.7%
45 to 54	299	8.5%
55 to 64	501	14.2%
65 to 74	319	9.1%
75 and over	378	10.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,157	61.2%
Black or African American	106	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	525	14.9%
Asian	30	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	21	0.6%
Two or more races	506	14.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	177	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.0%

High school graduate43.4%

Some college or associate's31.8%

Bachelor's degree8.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	290	12.0%
High school graduate	1,046	43.4%
Some college or associate's	766	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	214	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	94	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone70.4%

Carpooled16.8%

Public transit0.1%

Walked5.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	885	70.4%
Carpooled	211	16.8%
Public transit	1	0.1%
Walked	67	5.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	93	7.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	477	41.0%
15 to 29 min	205	17.6%
30 to 44 min	175	15.0%
45 to 59 min	128	11.0%
60+ min	179	15.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 23.2% (786 of 3,388)

	Count	Share
Family households	904	63.8%
Nonfamily households	512	36.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,416	82.1%
Vacant	309	17.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	855	60.4%
Renter-occupied	561	39.6%

1-unit, detached72.8%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units15.7%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,255	72.8%
1-unit, attached	15	0.9%
2 to 4 units	271	15.7%
5 to 19 units	57	3.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	127	7.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4052900
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.4 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.6993, -95.6375