Oklahoma · Census place 13650
Checotah, OK population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Checotah, Oklahoma (Checotah, OK — Census place “Checotah city”) is 3,057 residents, ranking #108 of 846 places in Oklahoma. Median household income is $37,125, the median home is worth $111,100 and median gross rent runs $701 a month. Looking for the Checotah Oklahoma ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Checotah, OK: 74426.
- Population
- 3,057Checotah city residents
- Median household income
- $37,125Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $111,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $701Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59.8%Owner-occupied households
Checotah ZIP codes (Oklahoma)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Checotah.
The Checotah OK ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Checotah city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Checotah city median would spend about 22.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.2% of residents and 59.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Checotah city, OK in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Checotah city is a small town in Oklahoma, with 3,057 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #108 of 846 ranked by population — larger than 87% of them. The median age here is 44.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Checotah city earn a median of $37,125 a year, 52.7% below the national figure of $78,538 and 31% below the $53,500 median for the 240 Oklahoma cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 20.2% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Checotah city is valued at $111,100, 63.4% below the national figure and 12% below the $125,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $701 a month, 50.1% below the national figure, or roughly $8,412 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 22.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 59.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Oklahoma.
- Cache city 3,045
- Okemah city 3,058
- Tonkawa city 3,018
- Park Hill CDP 3,092
- Heavener city 2,998
- Tishomingo city 3,097
- Pawhuska city 2,984
- Wewoka city 3,112
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Checotah city?
- Checotah city has 3,057 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #108 of 846 in Oklahoma.
- What is the median household income in Checotah city?
- Median household income in Checotah city is $37,125 a year, 52.7% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Checotah city?
- Median gross rent is $701 a month and the median home value is $111,100, so rent absorbs about 22.7% of median household income.
- Is Checotah city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Checotah city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Checotah city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.