Olustee, Oklahoma

2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

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  1. Population

    Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

    466

    people, the 310th-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. The workday

    9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

    93.8%

    of 81 jobs located in Olustee are filled by in-commuters.

    Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

  3. Rent

    Median rent is up 57% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

    $582

    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

  4. The seam

    Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $357.

    A $357 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Jackson County.

    • $772 Tract 9688
    • $1,129 Tract 9685

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

  5. Room to build

    Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

    $947–$1,420

    is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

    • $582 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

  6. Building

    Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

    • 94% 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

  7. Units needed

    Closing the gap would add 0.3% to the 327 homes here.

    1

    is the estimated number of missing housing units; all three estimates agree.

    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

  8. Home value

    A median home costs 43% less than Oklahoma's.

    $113,300

    median home value in Olustee.

    • $113,300 Olustee
    • $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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