Pryor Creek, OK

Census Place

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2024 Population

9,569

US Senator

James Lankford

Republican Party

US Senator

Markwayne Mullin

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

32.1

2.43% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

20.5%

9.59% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$44,839

5.5% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$166,400

13.8% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

3,645

5.55% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Pryor Creek, OK reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.1% of the residents in Pryor Creek, OK are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Pryor Creek, OK are Northeast Technology Center (828 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Pryor Creek, OK was $166,400, and the homeownership rate was 53.9%.

Most people in Pryor Creek, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Pryor Creek, OK was 2 cars per household.

United States Oklahoma Mayes County, OK Northeast Oklahoma Counties--Miami, Pryor Creek, Grove & Vinita Cities PUMA, OK

Population & Diversity

Pryor Creek, OK is home to a population of 9.57k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.31% of Pryor Creek, OK residents were born outside of the country (125 people).

In 2024, there were 4.16 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.2k people) in Pryor Creek, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.49k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 1.21k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%

2024 Citizenship

99.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Pryor Creek, OK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pryor Creek, OK was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Pryor Creek, OK compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pryor Creek, OK

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.2k ± 317
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
1.49k ± 287
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.21k ± 256

5.2%

Hispanic Population

498 people

5.2% of the people in Pryor Creek, OK are hispanic (498 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pryor Creek, OK as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Oklahoma.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
105,376 ± 7,864 people
Vietnam
13,032 ± 2,798 people
Guatemala
11,790 ± 2,662 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oklahoma was Mexico, the natal country of 105,376 Oklahoma residents, followed by Vietnam with 13,032 and Guatemala with 11,790.

Foreign-Born Population

1.31%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

125 people

1.42%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

135 people

As of 2024, 1.31% of Pryor Creek, OK residents (125 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Pryor Creek, OK was 1.42%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Pryor Creek, OK compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
141 ± 71
Gulf War (2001-)
133 ± 66
Gulf War (1990s)
95 ± 63

Pryor Creek, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.06 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Pryor Creek, OK.

Economy

The economy of Pryor Creek, OK employs 3.65k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pryor Creek, OK were Health Care & Social Assistance (624 people), Manufacturing (540 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (362 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($82,667), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($76,639), and Information ($66,167).

Employment

Occupations

3.65k

2024 Value

± 389

−5.55%

1 Year decline

± 15.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pryor Creek, OK declined at a rate of −5.55%, from 3.86k employees to 3.65k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pryor Creek, OK, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (405 people), Management Occupations (362 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (335 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pryor Creek, OK.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oklahoma.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Oklahoma (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.65k

2024 Value

± 389

−5.55%

1 Year decline

± 15.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pryor Creek, OK declined at a rate of −5.55%, from 3.86k employees to 3.65k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pryor Creek, OK, are Health Care & Social Assistance (624 people), Manufacturing (540 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (362 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pryor Creek, OK, though some of these residents may live in Pryor Creek, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,136

Median earning men ± $7,886

$29,583

Median earning women ± $5,846

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($145,375), Public Administration ($83,083), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($75,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($79,479), Manufacturing ($49,375), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($37,813).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oklahoma.

Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.72M people employed in Oklahoma. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Oklahoma.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oklahoma went to Donald J. Trump with 66.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (31.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.02%).

James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin are the senators currently representing the state of Oklahoma. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Oklahoma is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Pryor Creek, OK. Showing the available data for Oklahoma.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (66.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (31.9%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.02%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oklahoma went to Donald J. Trump with 66.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (31.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.02%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Oklahoma for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Oklahoma

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Oklahoma.

James Lankford

Senator from Oklahoma

Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Took office following the resignation of Tom Coburn.

Markwayne Mullin

Senator from Oklahoma

Assumed office on January 3, 2023
Took office following the resignation of Jim Inhofe.

James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin are the senators currently representing Oklahoma.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Oklahoma over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Pryor Creek, OK awarded 828 degrees. The student population of Pryor Creek, OK in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 682 male students and 658 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Pryor Creek, OK are White (400 and 48.3%), Two or More Races (204 and 24.6%), American Indian or Alaska Native (158 and 19.1%), and Hispanic or Latino (37 and 4.47%).

The largest universities in Pryor Creek, OK by number of degrees awarded are Northeast Technology Center (828 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Pryor Creek, OK are Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (165 and 19.9%), Welding Technology (93 and 11.2%), and General Cosmetology (82 and 9.9%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,340 students enrolled in Pryor Creek, OK, 50.9% men and 49.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 633 records, of which 48% were women and 52% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant
165 degrees awarded
Welding Technology
93 degrees awarded
General Cosmetology
82 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Pryor Creek, OK was Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant with 165 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Pryor Creek, OK according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Northeast Technology Center

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

828 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Northeast Technology Center with 828 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 395 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Pryor Creek, OK, which is 0.912 times less than the 433 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 400 degrees mean that there were 1.96 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Two or More Races, with 204 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Pryor Creek, OK was $166,400 in 2024, which is 0.5 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $146,200 to $166,400, a 13.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Pryor Creek, OK is 53.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pryor Creek, OK have an average commute time of 21.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pryor Creek, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$166,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,291

$1,971

Median Property Taxes

±$263

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Pryor Creek, OK the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Pryor Creek, OK compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

53.9%

Homeownership

2024

70.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 53.9% of the housing units in Pryor Creek, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 54.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Pryor Creek, OK compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$44,839

Median Household Income

± $7,963

3.66k

Number of Households

± 381

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.66k households in Pryor Creek, OK grew to $44,839 from the previous year's value of $42,500.

The following chart displays the households in Pryor Creek, OK distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pryor Creek, OK is from Oklahoma.

0.452

2023 Wage GINI in Oklahoma

0.456

2022 Wage GINI in Oklahoma

In 2023, the income inequality in Oklahoma was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.809% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Oklahoma was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oklahoma in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Oklahoma across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (76.6%)
Carpooled (10.1%)
Worked At Home (9.05%)

In 2024, 76.6% of workers in Pryor Creek, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.1%) and those who worked at home (9.05%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pryor Creek, OK have a shorter commute time (21.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.756% of the workforce in Pryor Creek, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Pryor Creek, OK compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Pryor Creek, OK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Pryor Creek, OK have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pryor Creek, OK (1.9k out of 9.23k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pryor Creek, OK is White, followed by Native American and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

86.7% of the population of Pryor Creek, OK has health coverage, with 34.3% on employee plans, 26.3% on Medicaid, 13.4% on Medicare, 11.9% on non-group plans, and 0.887% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Oklahoma see 1,694 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,694 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1561 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 231 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.5% were men and 53.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.9% under 18 years, 25.1% between 18 and 34 years, 29.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.5% were men and 53.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

13.3%

Uninsured

34.3%

Employer Coverage

26.3%

Medicaid

13.4%

Medicare

11.9%

Non-Group

0.887%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Pryor Creek, OK declined by 7.56% from 14.4% to 13.3%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Pryor Creek, OK changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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