Blackwell, Oklahoma
2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.
6,029
people, the 67th-largest of Oklahoma's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Oklahoma's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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The workday
6 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.
63.8%
of 1,434 jobs located in Blackwell are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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Rent
Median rent is up 49% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$809
a month. Oklahoma's median is $1,014.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $580.
A $580 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Kay County.
- $720 Tract 12
- $1,300 Tract 6
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.
$949–$1,423
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $809 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 24 homes permitted, 2022–2025
- 0% of those were in multifamily buildings
- 93% of all homes were built before 2000
Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.2–0.4% to the 3,352 homes here.
7–14
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 57% less than Oklahoma's.
$85,600
median home value in Blackwell.
- $85,600 Blackwell
- $199,800 Oklahoma
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year