Vinita, OK

Census Place

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2023 Population

5,229

0.423% 1-year growth

US Senator

James Lankford

Republican Party

US Senator

Markwayne Mullin

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

5.47% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

24.8%

2.29% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$41,140

6.52% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$92,200

3.25% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

2,064

4.67% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Vinita, OK had a population of 5.23k people with a median age of 38 and a median household income of $41,140. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Vinita, OK grew from 5,207 to 5,229, a 0.423% increase and its median household income grew from $38,621 to $41,140, a 6.52% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Vinita, OK are White (Non-Hispanic) (57.8%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (19.9%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (10.4%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.79%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (2.7%).

None of the households in Vinita, 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.

98.5% of the residents in Vinita, OK are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Vinita, OK was $92,200, and the homeownership rate was 60.2%.

Most people in Vinita, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16 minutes. The average car ownership in Vinita, OK was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Vinita, OK is home to a population of 5.23k people, from which 98.5% are citizens. As of 2023, 2.14% of Vinita, OK residents were born outside of the country (112 people).

In 2023, there were 2.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.02k people) in Vinita, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.04k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 544 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.5%

2023 Citizenship

98%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.5% of Vinita, OK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Vinita, OK was 98%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Vinita, OK

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.02k ± 198
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
1.04k ± 168
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
544 ± 124

5.72%

Hispanic Population

299 people

5.72% of the people in Vinita, OK are hispanic (299 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Vinita, 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
102,193 ± 7,747 people
Vietnam
12,454 ± 2,736 people
India
10,765 ± 2,544 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oklahoma was Mexico, the natal country of 102,193 Oklahoma residents, followed by Vietnam with 12,454 and India with 10,765.

Foreign-Born Population

2.14%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

112 people

2.82%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

147 people

As of 2023, 2.14% of Vinita, OK residents (112 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Vinita, OK was 2.82%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
58 ± 48
Vietnam
56 ± 38
Gulf War (1990s)
19 ± 23

Vinita, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.04 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Vinita, OK employs 2.06k people. The largest industries in Vinita, OK are Health Care & Social Assistance (467 people), Accommodation & Food Services (224 people), and Retail Trade (181 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($122,583), Utilities ($50,667), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($47,361).

Males in Oklahoma have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,245. The income inequality in Oklahoma (measured using the Gini index) is 0.456, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

2.06k

2023 Value

± 270

4.67%

1 Year growth

± 17.7%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Vinita, OK grew at a rate of 4.67%, from 1.97k employees to 2.06k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Vinita, OK, are Healthcare Support Occupations (227 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (220 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (199 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Vinita, OK.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.06k

2023 Value

± 270

4.67%

1 Year growth

± 17.7%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Vinita, OK grew at a rate of 4.67%, from 1.97k employees to 2.06k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Vinita, OK, are Health Care & Social Assistance (467 people), Accommodation & Food Services (224 people), and Retail Trade (181 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Vinita, OK, though some of these residents may live in Vinita, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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 Vinita, 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

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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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Oklahoma

Oklahoma is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Oklahoma have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.873% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.779% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (965k), Some college (734k), and Bachelors Degree (494k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Vinita, OK was $92,200 in 2023, which is 0.304 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $89,300 to $92,200, a 3.25% increase. The homeownership rate in Vinita, OK is 60.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Vinita, OK have an average commute time of 16 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Vinita, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Vinita, OK is $41,140. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Vinita, OK was Census Tract 3732 with a value of $59,837, followed by Census Tract 3733 and Census Tract 3734, with respective values of $42,539 and $42,384.

Housing

Property

$92,200

Median Property Value 2023

±$8,973

$1,236

Median Property Taxes

±$180

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 Vinita, OK the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

60.2%

Homeownership

2023

63.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 60.2% of the housing units in Vinita, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 56.9%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 3732
Census Tract 3733
Census Tract 3734

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Vinita, OK was Census Tract 3732 with a value of $59,837, followed by Census Tract 3733 and Census Tract 3734, with respective values of $42,539 and $42,384.

The following map shows all of the places in Vinita, OK colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$41,140

Median Household Income

± $4,473

2.05k

Number of Households

± 229

In 2023, the median household income of the 2.05k households in Vinita, OK grew to $41,140 from the previous year's value of $38,621.

The following chart displays the households in Vinita, 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 $25k - $30k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.456

2022 Wage GINI in Oklahoma

0.453

2021 Wage GINI in Oklahoma

In 2022, the income inequality in Oklahoma was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.507% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Oklahoma was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (76.9%)
Carpooled (15.6%)
Worked At Home (7.52%)

In 2023, 76.9% of workers in Vinita, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.6%) and those who worked at home (7.52%).

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

16 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Vinita, OK have a shorter commute time (16 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Vinita, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

24.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Vinita, OK (1.26k out of 5.06k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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

82.8% of the population of Vinita, OK has health coverage, with 27% on employee plans, 27.1% on Medicaid, 15.9% on Medicare, 10.8% on non-group plans, and 2.06% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Craig County, OK see 2366 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.382% increase from the previous year (2357 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1568 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 162 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,366 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Craig County, OK

Primary care physicians in Craig County, OK see an average of 2,366 patients per year. This represents a 0.382% increase from the previous year (2,357 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Craig County, OK in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.1% under 18 years, 20% between 18 and 34 years, 39% between 35 and 64 years, and 15% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.8% were men and 55.2% were women.

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

Uninsured People

17.2%

Uninsured

27%

Employer Coverage

27.1%

Medicaid

15.9%

Medicare

10.8%

Non-Group

2.06%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Vinita, OK declined by 9.71% from 19% to 17.2%.

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

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