Okemah

Population: 3,058
Median household income: $32,232
Median home value: $65,000

Okemah, a community in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, has 3,058 residents. The median household income of $32,232 is below the Okfuskee County median ($45,441).

From 2019 to 2023, Okemah's population declined 3.8% from 3,178 to 3,058, while its median home value rose 36.6% from $47,600 to $65,000.

The typical home was built around 1966. 43.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,058
Median age: 34.4 yrs
Median household income: $32,232
Median home value: $65,000
Median gross rent: $694
Housing units: 1,332
Homeownership rate: 42.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,1783,058

Median household income

$33,942$32,232

Median home value

$47,600$65,000

Median gross rent

$548$694

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,178	$33,942	$47,600	$548
2020	3,275	$35,697	$47,700	$573
2021	3,113	$35,987	$54,200	$600
2022	3,078	$34,882	$60,700	$678
2023	3,058	$32,232	$65,000	$694

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

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	275	9.0%
5 to 17	616	20.1%
18 to 24	280	9.2%
25 to 34	368	12.0%
35 to 44	373	12.2%
45 to 54	273	8.9%
55 to 64	327	10.7%
65 to 74	278	9.1%
75 and over	268	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,820	59.5%
Black or African American	68	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	784	25.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	266	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	120	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.1%

High school graduate47.9%

Some college or associate's21.7%

Bachelor's degree8.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	361	19.1%
High school graduate	904	47.9%
Some college or associate's	409	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	153	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	60	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone71.7%

Carpooled13.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means5.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	652	71.7%
Carpooled	119	13.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	48	5.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	40	4.4%
Other means	50	5.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	410	47.2%
15 to 29 min	270	31.1%
30 to 44 min	100	11.5%
45 to 59 min	25	2.9%
60+ min	64	7.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 43.6% (1,266 of 2,907)

	Count	Share
Family households	737	66.1%
Nonfamily households	378	33.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,115	83.7%
Vacant	217	16.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	476	42.7%
Renter-occupied	639	57.3%

1-unit, detached71.7%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units20.2%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other3.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	955	71.7%
1-unit, attached	18	1.4%
2 to 4 units	269	20.2%
5 to 19 units	40	3.0%
20 or more units	5	0.4%
Mobile home & other	45	3.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4054200
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.1 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 35.4293, -96.3003