What is the population of Watonga city?

Watonga city has 2,633 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #132 of 846 in Oklahoma.

What is the median household income in Watonga city?

Median household income in Watonga city is $50,765 a year, 35.4% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Watonga city?

Median gross rent is $831 a month and the median home value is $101,900, so rent absorbs about 19.6% of median household income.

Is Watonga city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Watonga city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Watonga, OK population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Watonga, Oklahoma (Watonga, OK — Census place “Watonga city”) is 2,633 residents, ranking #132 of 846 places in Oklahoma. Median household income is $50,765, the median home is worth $101,900 and median gross rent runs $831 a month. Looking for the Watonga Oklahoma ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Watonga, OK: 73772.

Population: 2,633Watonga city residents
Median household income: $50,765Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $101,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $831Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 38.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 59%Owner-occupied households

Watonga ZIP codes (Oklahoma)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Watonga.

The Watonga OK ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

73772

What the numbers mean in Watonga city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Watonga city median would spend about 19.6% 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.1% of residents and 59% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Watonga city, OK in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Watonga city is a small town in Oklahoma, with 2,633 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #132 of 846 ranked by population — larger than 84% of them. The median age here is 38.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger 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 Watonga city earn a median of $50,765 a year, 35.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 5% 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 15.1% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Watonga city is valued at $101,900, 66.4% below the national figure and 19% below the $125,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $831 a month, 40.9% below the national figure, or roughly $9,972 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 59% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Watonga city?: Watonga city has 2,633 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #132 of 846 in Oklahoma.
What is the median household income in Watonga city?: Median household income in Watonga city is $50,765 a year, 35.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Watonga city?: Median gross rent is $831 a month and the median home value is $101,900, so rent absorbs about 19.6% of median household income.
Is Watonga city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Watonga city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Watonga 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.