Okay, Oklahoma

2026 Edition · 9 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

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  1. Population

    Growing. Up 17.9% since 2020.

    600

    people, the 282nd-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

  2. Rent

    Median rent is up 60% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

    $1,033

    a month. Oklahoma's median is $1,014.

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

  3. The seam

    Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

    A $1,093 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Wagoner County.

    • $750 Tract 305.08
    • $1,843 Tract 305.05

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

  4. Room to build

    The median rent is above what local wages can carry.

    $688–$1,031

    is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

    • $1,033 median

    Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2018 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

  5. Building

    70% of the housing here was built before 2000.

    • 70% of all homes were built before 2000

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

  6. Units needed

    Closing the gap would add 0–0.5% to the 211 homes here.

    0–1

    is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

    Range computed by the Almanac from 2018 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

  7. Home value

    A median home costs 64% less than Oklahoma's.

    $72,100

    median home value in Okay.

    • $72,100 Okay
    • $199,800 Oklahoma
    • $332,700 U.S.

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

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