Wister, OK

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2023 Population

1,103

15.6% 1-year growth

US Senator

James Lankford

Republican Party

US Senator

Markwayne Mullin

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

35.9

7.24% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

25.5%

16.1% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$35,655

0.735% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$93,200

14.8% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

368

26.5% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Wister, OK had a population of 1.1k people with a median age of 35.9 and a median household income of $35,655. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Wister, OK grew from 954 to 1,103, a 15.6% increase and its median household income grew from $35,395 to $35,655, a 0.735% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Wister, OK are White (Non-Hispanic) (72.9%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (11.1%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (10.8%), Other (Hispanic) (2.81%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.18%).

None of the households in Wister, 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 Wister, OK are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Wister, OK was $93,200, and the homeownership rate was 64.1%.

Most people in Wister, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Wister, OK was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Wister, OK is home to a population of 1.1k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.09% of Wister, OK residents were born outside of the country (12 people).

In 2023, there were 6.59 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (804 people) in Wister, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 122 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 119 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%

2023 Citizenship

100%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.1% of Wister, OK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Wister, OK was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wister, OK

White (Non-Hispanic)
804 ± 160
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
122 ± 47
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
119 ± 52.7

4.81%

Hispanic Population

53 people

4.81% of the people in Wister, OK are hispanic (53 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Wister, 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

1.09%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

12 people

0.105%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1 people

As of 2023, 1.09% of Wister, OK residents (12 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 Wister, OK was 0.105%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
50 ± 30
Gulf War (2001-)
16 ± 19
Gulf War (1990s)
13 ± 15

Wister, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.13 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Wister, OK employs 368 people. The largest industries in Wister, OK are Retail Trade (85 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (71 people), and Construction (48 people), and the highest paying industries are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($77,917), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($77,917), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($55,313).

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

368

2023 Value

± 85

26.5%

1 Year growth

± 28.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Wister, OK grew at a rate of 26.5%, from 291 employees to 368 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wister, OK, are Sales & Related Occupations (54 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (47 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (33 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wister, 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

368

2023 Value

± 85

26.5%

1 Year growth

± 28.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Wister, OK grew at a rate of 26.5%, from 291 employees to 368 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wister, OK, are Retail Trade (85 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (71 people), and Construction (48 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wister, OK, though some of these residents may live in Wister, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,964

Median earning men ± $14,395

$23,295

Median earning women ± $6,347

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($77,917), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,563), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($53,542).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($28,333), Retail Trade ($25,313), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($4,141).

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 Wister, 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 Wister, OK was $93,200 in 2023, which is 0.307 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $81,200 to $93,200, a 14.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Wister, OK is 64.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Wister, OK have an average commute time of 25.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wister, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$93,200

Median Property Value 2023

±$15,442

$262

Median Property Taxes

±$55

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

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

Rent vs Own

64.1%

Homeownership

2023

61%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 64.1% of the housing units in Wister, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 61.5%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

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

$35,655

Median Household Income

± $5,624

409

Number of Households

± 67

In 2023, the median household income of the 409 households in Wister, OK grew to $35,655 from the previous year's value of $35,395.

The following chart displays the households in Wister, 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wister, 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 (89.7%)
Carpooled (7.61%)
Walked (2.17%)

In 2023, 89.7% of workers in Wister, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.61%) and those who walked to work (2.17%).

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

25.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wister, OK have a shorter commute time (25.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 6.01% of the workforce in Wister, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

25.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wister, OK (280 out of 1.1k 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 65 - 74, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wister, 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

79% of the population of Wister, OK has health coverage, with 18.3% on employee plans, 27.6% on Medicaid, 13% on Medicare, 17.3% on non-group plans, and 2.81% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Le Flore County, OK see 3567 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.168% increase from the previous year (3561 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3463 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 292 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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3,567 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Le Flore County, OK

Primary care physicians in Le Flore County, OK see an average of 3,567 patients per year. This represents a 0.168% increase from the previous year (3,561 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.6% under 18 years, 26.7% between 18 and 34 years, 35% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.7% were men and 54.3% were women.

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

Uninsured People

21%

Uninsured

18.3%

Employer Coverage

27.6%

Medicaid

13%

Medicare

17.3%

Non-Group

2.81%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wister, OK grew by 0.834% from 20.9% to 21%.

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

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