Wakita, OK

Census Place

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US Senator

James Lankford

Republican Party

US Senator

Markwayne Mullin

Republican Party

2023 Median Household Income

$35,795

4.13% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$31,700

0.314% 1-year decline

About

In N/A, Wakita, OK had a population of N/A people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of $35,795. Between N/A and N/A the population of Wakita, OK N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income grew from $34,375 to $35,795, a 4.13% increase.

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None of the households in Wakita, 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.

In 2023, the median property value in Wakita, OK was $31,700, and the homeownership rate was 62.3%.

Most people in Wakita, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Wakita, OK was N/A per household.

United States Oklahoma Grant County, OK North Central Oklahoma Counties--Enid, Ponca City, Blackwell & Perry Cities PUMA, OK

Population & Diversity

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Diversity

Global Diversity

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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.

Economy

The economy of Wakita, OK employs N/A people. The largest industries in Wakita, OK are , and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wakita, OK, are Transportation Occupations (21 people), Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (14 people), and Production Occupations (13 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wakita, OK.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wakita, OK, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wakita, OK, though some of these residents may live in Wakita, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$38,274

Median earning men ± $3,781

$16,458

Median earning women ± $9,292

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($49,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($26,250).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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 Wakita, 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 Wakita, OK was $31,700 in 2023, which is NaNM times the same as the national average of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $31,800 to $31,700, a 0.314% decrease. The homeownership rate in Wakita, OK is 62.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

People in Wakita, OK have an average commute time of 22.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wakita, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Housing

Property

$31,700

Median Property Value 2023

±$6,661

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Median Property Taxes

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

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Wakita, 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.

$35,795

Median Household Income

± $6,654

Number of Households

± 31

In 2023, the median household income of the 77 households in Wakita, OK grew to $35,795 from the previous year's value of $34,375.

The following chart displays the households in Wakita, 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wakita, 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 1. 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 (94.6%)
Walked (2.68%)
Worked At Home (2.68%)

In 2023, 94.6% of workers in Wakita, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (2.68%) and those who worked at home (2.68%).

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

22.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wakita, OK have a shorter commute time (22.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Wakita, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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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.

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

Uninsured People

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

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