Wagoner County, OK

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2024 Population

86,609

US Senator

James Lankford

Republican Party

US Senator

Markwayne Mullin

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.9

0.258% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

9.2%

1.21% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$81,207

3.42% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$234,800

8.7% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

41,392

3.21% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Wagoner County, 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.

97.6% of the residents in Wagoner County, OK are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Wagoner County, OK was $234,800, and the homeownership rate was 81.3%.

Most people in Wagoner County, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Wagoner County, OK was 2 cars per household.

Wagoner County, OK borders Cherokee County, OK, Mayes County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Rogers County, OK, and Tulsa County, OK.

United States Oklahoma Tulsa, OK

Population & Diversity

Wagoner County, OK is home to a population of 86.6k people, from which 97.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.09% of Wagoner County, OK residents were born outside of the country (4.41k people).

In 2024, there were 7.24 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (57.8k people) in Wagoner County, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.99k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 6.89k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.6%

2024 Citizenship

97.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.6% of Wagoner County, OK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Wagoner County, OK was 97.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wagoner County, OK

White (Non-Hispanic)
57.8k ± 318
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
7.99k ± 480
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
6.89k ± 430

8.76%

Hispanic Population

7.58k people

8.76% of the people in Wagoner County, OK are hispanic (7.58k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County 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

5.09%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

4.41k people

4.89%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

4.13k people

As of 2024, 5.09% of Wagoner County, OK residents (4.41k 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 Wagoner County, OK was 4.89%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,093 ± 226
Gulf War (1990s)
1,339 ± 224
Gulf War (2001-)
1,333 ± 216

Wagoner County, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.56 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Wagoner County, OK.

Economy

The economy of Wagoner County, OK employs 41.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Wagoner County, OK were Health Care & Social Assistance (6,429 people), Retail Trade (5,301 people), and Manufacturing (5,169 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($95,694), Utilities ($83,352), and Information ($72,112).

Employment

Occupations

41.4k

2024 Value

± 1,142

3.21%

1 Year growth

± 3.84%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wagoner County, OK grew at a rate of 3.21%, from 40.1k employees to 41.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wagoner County, OK, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,969 people), Management Occupations (4,887 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (3,395 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wagoner County, 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

41.4k

2024 Value

± 1,142

3.21%

1 Year growth

± 3.84%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wagoner County, OK grew at a rate of 3.21%, from 40.1k employees to 41.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wagoner County, OK, are Health Care & Social Assistance (6,429 people), Retail Trade (5,301 people), and Manufacturing (5,169 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wagoner County, OK, though some of these residents may live in Wagoner County, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$55,662

Median earning men ± $1,946

$41,191

Median earning women ± $1,186

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($80,096), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($73,393), and Public Administration ($70,320).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($60,759), Information ($57,750), and Public Administration ($56,250).

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

150
Construction
76
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
66
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$162k
Manufacturing
$69.9k
Construction
$51.4k
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

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 Wagoner County, 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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Wagoner County, OK was $234,800 in 2024, which is 0.706 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $216,000 to $234,800, a 8.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Wagoner County, OK is 81.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Wagoner County, OK have an average commute time of 26.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wagoner County, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 10.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Wagoner County, OK. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.2%.

Housing

Property

$234,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$4,460

$25,499

Median Property Taxes

±$898

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 Wagoner County, OK the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

81.3%

Homeownership

2024

68.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 81.3% of the housing units in Wagoner County, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 81%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Wagoner County, 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.

$81,207

Median Household Income

± $1,868

31.4k

Number of Households

± 951

In 2024, the median household income of the 31.4k households in Wagoner County, OK grew to $81,207 from the previous year's value of $78,520.

The following chart displays the households in Wagoner County, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wagoner County, 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 (80.1%)
Worked At Home (9.22%)
Carpooled (8.91%)

In 2024, 80.1% of workers in Wagoner County, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.22%) and those who carpooled to work (8.91%).

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

26.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wagoner County, OK have a shorter commute time (26.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.83% of the workforce in Wagoner County, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 10.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Wagoner County, OK. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.2%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

9.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wagoner County, OK (7.92k out of 86.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wagoner County, 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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 12.2% of the children was living in poverty in Wagoner County, OK. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.3%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children 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.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 241 in Wagoner County, OK. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 26 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

88.7% of the population of Wagoner County, OK has health coverage, with 49.3% on employee plans, 12.1% on Medicaid, 13.2% on Medicare, 11.7% on non-group plans, and 2.44% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Wagoner County, OK see 3,654 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,654 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 5776 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 687 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,654 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Wagoner County, OK

Primary care physicians in Wagoner County, OK see an average of 3,654 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,654 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.9% under 18 years, 19.4% between 18 and 34 years, 38.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 17% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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

Uninsured People

11.3%

Uninsured

49.3%

Employer Coverage

12.1%

Medicaid

13.2%

Medicare

11.7%

Non-Group

2.44%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wagoner County, OK declined by 2.36% from 11.5% to 11.3%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 48.6 in Wagoner County, OK.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Wagoner County, OK.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 43.5% in Wagoner County, OK.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Wagoner County, OK.