Tishomingo, Oklahoma

Population

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

3,123

people, the 108th-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

The workday

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

77.4%

of 1,334 jobs located in Tishomingo are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

Rent

Median rent is up 85% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$657

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

The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $343.

A $343 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Johnston County.

• $657 Tract 6602.01
• $1,000 Tract 6602.02

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

Room to build

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

$811–$1,216

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

• $657 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

Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

• 7 homes permitted, 2022–2025
• 0% of those were in multifamily buildings
• 91% of all homes were built before 2000

Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.3–1.1% to the 1,230 homes here.

4–13

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

Home value

A median home costs 45% less than Oklahoma's.

$110,600

median home value in Tishomingo.

• $110,600 Tishomingo
• $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