Vinita, OK

Census Place

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2024 Population
5,300
US Senator
James Lankford
Republican Party
US Senator
Markwayne Mullin
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
37.6
1.05% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
21.8%
12% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$47,025
14.3% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$96,200
4.34% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,127
3.05% 1-year growth

About

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 2024, the median property value in Vinita, OK was $96,200, and the homeownership rate was 61.8%.

Most people in Vinita, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Vinita, OK was 2 cars per household.

United StatesOklahomaCraig County, OKNortheast Oklahoma Counties--Miami, Pryor Creek, Grove & Vinita Cities PUMA, OK

Population & Diversity

Vinita, OK is home to a population of 5.3k people, from which 98.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.13% of Vinita, OK residents were born outside of the country (113 people).

In 2024, there were 3.06 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.07k people) in Vinita, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 535 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.5%
2024 Citizenship
98.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.5% of Vinita, OK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Vinita, OK was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Vinita, OK
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.07k ± 218
  2. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    1k ± 191
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    535 ± 118
5.64%
Hispanic Population
299 people

In 2024, there were 3.06 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.07k people) in Vinita, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 535 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.64% of the people in Vinita, OK are hispanic (299 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Oklahoma.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    105,376 ± 7,864 people
  2. Vietnam
    13,032 ± 2,798 people
  3. 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.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.13%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
113 people
2.14%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
112 people

As of 2024, 2.13% of Vinita, OK residents (113 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 Vinita, OK was 2.14%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    71 ± 43
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    56 ± 45
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    47 ± 39

Vinita, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.27 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Vinita, OK employs 2.13k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Vinita, OK were Health Care & Social Assistance (555 people), Manufacturing (206 people), and Retail Trade (195 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($63,056), Utilities ($53,125), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($39,464).

Employment

Occupations

2.13k
2024 Value
± 289
3.05%
1 Year growth
± 18.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Vinita, OK grew at a rate of 3.05%, from 2.06k employees to 2.13k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Vinita, OK, are Healthcare Support Occupations (230 people), Production Occupations (200 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (196 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Vinita, OK.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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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

2.13k
2024 Value
± 289
3.05%
1 Year growth
± 18.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Vinita, OK grew at a rate of 3.05%, from 2.06k employees to 2.13k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Vinita, OK, are Health Care & Social Assistance (555 people), Manufacturing (206 people), and Retail Trade (195 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.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$28,594
Median earning men ± $4,855
$29,393
Median earning women ± $4,776

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($39,375), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($32,375), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($32,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,606), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($48,563), and Public Administration ($35,750).

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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.

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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

Voting results are not available for Vinita, OK. Showing the available data for Oklahoma.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (66.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (31.9%)
    Democratic Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Oklahoma

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James Lankford
Senator from Oklahoma3
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Took office following the resignation of Tom Coburn.
Markwayne Mullin
Senator from Oklahoma2
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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Vinita, OK was $96,200 in 2024, which is 0.289 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $92,200 to $96,200, a 4.34% increase. The homeownership rate in Vinita, OK is 61.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Vinita, OK have an average commute time of 15.4 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.

Housing

Property

$96,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$8,436
$1,269
Median Property Taxes
±$188

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.

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Rent vs Own

61.8%
Homeownership
2024
61.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 61.8% of the housing units in Vinita, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 60.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$47,025
Median Household Income
± $6,397
2.05k
Number of Households
± 245

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.05k households in Vinita, OK grew to $47,025 from the previous year's value of $41,140.

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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Vinita, 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (77.6%)
  2. Carpooled (14.9%)
  3. Worked At Home (7.51%)

In 2024, 77.6% of workers in Vinita, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.9%) and those who worked at home (7.51%).

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.

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Commute Time

15.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Vinita, OK have a shorter commute time (15.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Vinita, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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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.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Vinita, OK (1.13k out of 5.17k 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 Males 35 - 44 and then Females 35 - 44.

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.

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Health

83.7% of the population of Vinita, OK has health coverage, with 26.8% on employee plans, 28.6% on Medicaid, 14.9% on Medicare, 11.6% on non-group plans, and 1.78% 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, 46.1% were men and 53.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.7% under 18 years, 20.6% between 18 and 34 years, 37.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.1% were men and 53.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

16.3%
Uninsured
26.8%
Employer Coverage
28.6%
Medicaid
14.9%
Medicare
11.6%
Non-Group
1.78%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Vinita, OK declined by 5.15% from 17.2% to 16.3%.

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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