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SheetOK-CHICKASHA-OK · Chickasha, OK 16,349 pop · income 27th pct · 15 tracts
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Chickasha
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Chickasha on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Lady Lake · lowest
47,260
Lady Lake · lowest
47,260 median HH income
25.8% of the leader · rank #1
Sault Ste. Ma… · near
55,031
Sault Ste. Ma… · near
55,031 median HH income
30.0% of the leader · rank #2
Sunrise Manor · near
55,034
Sunrise Manor · near
55,034 median HH income
30.0% of the leader · rank #3
Chickasha · this city
55,039
Chickasha · this city
55,039 median HH income
30.0% of the leader · rank #4
Rice Lake · near
55,040
Rice Lake · near
55,040 median HH income
30.0% of the leader · rank #5
L'Anse · near
55,042
L'Anse · near
55,042 median HH income
30.0% of the leader · rank #6
Stone Ridge · highest
183,211
Stone Ridge · highest
183,211 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Chickasha on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 16,349.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Chickasha - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Chickasha places in the 27th percentile for household income and the 29th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
27th
percentile, household income
15th
percentile, home value
14th
percentile, median rent
29th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Chickasha, OK
16,349 people live in Chickasha, Oklahoma - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Chickasha brings in $55,039 a year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 13.2%. Typical homes in Chickasha are valued around $113,200, and the median resident age is 36.9 years. Educational attainment runs 20.3% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 55.3% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 158 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Building Boom), up 1480% from five years earlier. Crime here tracks close to the national norm: FBI UCR figures show 2161.5 crimes per 100,000 residents, near the national average (reporting is voluntary across agencies, so treat this as reporting activity rather than a definitive danger score). The annual average temperature per NOAA climate normals runs 60.9°F.
Living costs in Oklahoma run below the national norm: the state registers 87.8 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Well Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $995 per month. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Oklahoma run around $205, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. Workers in Chickasha report an average commute of 18.4 minutes, with 79.5% driving alone and 3.4% working from home. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 55.5 out of 100 (Moderate).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Chickasha's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from climate and hazard context to comparison shortlist to within-city variation to population change to reported crime to schools and households to housing and income to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Chickasha, city-specific coverage includes within-city Census tract profiles, FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count, annual population history, local building permits, commute-mode shares.
All six city-specific enrichment layers used by this profile are present.
Question 1
What physical conditions frame life in Chickasha?
NOAA normals put the annual mean temperature at 60.9°F. FEMA's state-averaged National Risk Index score for Oklahoma is 55.5 out of 100. Climate normals describe long-run weather; the FEMA score on PlainCities is a state average of county NRI inputs and combines hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience.
The two sources should not be blended into one comfort or safety score. Use the climate values for baseline conditions and the risk index as a prompt to inspect specific hazards, insurance, and local emergency guidance for a particular address.
Which cities make useful reference points for Chickasha?
Within Oklahoma, the closest population matches are Tahlequah (16,513 residents, $48,515 income); Ada (16,536 residents, $51,792 income); El Reno (17,919 residents, $54,459 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are River Falls, WI (16,349 residents); Stone Ridge, VA (16,340 residents); Lady Lake, FL (16,337 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
What can 15 Census tracts reveal inside Chickasha?
That layer breaks the citywide income, rent, and home-value medians into smaller Census geographies, which can reveal differences that one municipal median necessarily hides. A tract is a statistical area, not a locally defined neighborhood or a promise about conditions on a particular block. Start with the city profile for the broad comparison, then use the tract layer to test whether the same housing and income pattern is consistent across the city. Large within-city spreads are a reason to avoid treating any citywide median as a universal resident experience.
PlainCities matches 15 Census tracts to this city.
Is Chickasha growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +1,311 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +8.2% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 158 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Chickasha?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 2161.5 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, near the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 5% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Property rate
1849.3
Violent rate
312.2
Total reported rate
2161.5
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
What does the education layer cover for Chickasha?
The NCES join finds 7 public schools within the city match. 20.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
Matched public schools
7
Bachelor's degree+
20.3%
Poverty estimate
13.2%
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
How far does income reach against housing in Chickasha?
The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 2.1 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 13.2%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. The ratio makes housing the clearest place to start this profile, but a low multiple can coexist with slow demand, older stock, or household-level hardship. Compare the home-value distribution and same-state peer table before treating it as an advantage.
Household income
$55,039
Home value
$113,200
Value / income
2.1×
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
What does the journey to work look like in Chickasha?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 79.5%. The reported mean trip to work is 18.4 minutes.
Public transit
0.0%
Work from home
3.4%
Drive alone
79.5%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 7,214 workers age 16+.
Below median income · poverty 13.2% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
87.8 (US=100)
Very affordable · BEA RPP 2024, Oklahoma average
D
City profile score · Chickasha, OK
42/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living A+
87.8 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Bachelor's+ share F
20.3%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Violent crime F
312 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Household income F
$55,039
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate F
13.2%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Chickasha profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 94/100 (A+) · 87.8 index
Bachelor's+ share: 35/100 (F) · 20.3%
Violent crime: 31/100 (F) · 312 /100k
Household income: 27/100 (F) · $55,039
Poverty rate: 27/100 (F) · 13.2%
Where Chickasha sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Chickasha's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Chickasha highlighted among 10 peers.Read the chart values
Chickasha, OK (this city): home $113,200, crime 2,162/100k
River Falls, WI : home $299,800, crime 990/100k
Mattoon, IL : home $96,000, crime 1,731/100k
Lake Wales, FL : home $225,900, crime 1,772/100k
Tahlequah, OK : home $182,800, crime 2,477/100k
Ada, OK : home $169,300, crime 2,396/100k
El Reno, OK : home $157,000, crime 1,563/100k
McAlester, OK : home $137,500, crime 2,741/100k
Altus, OK : home $124,800, crime 1,735/100k
Glenpool, OK : home $191,400, crime 1,599/100k
How does Chickasha compare to other US cities?
Chickasha measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income27% higher than other cities
Home value15% pricier than other cities
Median rent14% pricier than other cities
Safety29% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Oklahoma, Chickasha ranks #142 of 203 Oklahoma cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Chickasha against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Oklahoma only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Oklahoma-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Chickasha near the bottom of Oklahoma's cities
Among the 671 Oklahoma cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Chickasha ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Chickasha only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#274 of 639
57th percentile in Oklahoma
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 671
0th percentile in Oklahoma
Median Home Value
#268 of 628
57th percentile in Oklahoma
Poverty Rate
#319 of 671
52nd percentile in Oklahoma
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#186 of 671
72nd percentile in Oklahoma
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Oklahoma only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
27th percentile nationally for median household income · 29th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Chickasha's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Chickasha's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Chickasha's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$113,200Among the most affordablemore affordable than 85% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Chickasha's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.1×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#1,848 of 15,516
More affordable than 88% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#85 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 2.1×, Chickasha sits in the affordable band:
national rank #1,848 of 15,516 and #85 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$55,039Chickasha, OK median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Chickasha, OK median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Chickasha, OK.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)20.3%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)13.2%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)55.3%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
16,349
Median Income
$55,039
Median Home Value
$113,200
Median Age
36.9
Poverty Rate
13.2%
Labor force participation
55.3%
Bachelor's Degree+
20.3%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
2161.5
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
312.2
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1849.3
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Climate
Avg Temperature
60.9°F
Annual Precipitation
N/A
Annual Snowfall
N/A
Schools
Total Schools
7
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Chickasha's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
16,002 residents
2021
16,264 residents
2022
16,517 residents
2023
16,734 residents
2024
16,950 residents
2025
17,313 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
158
housing units authorized
Single-Family
158
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
9.7
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
10
10
0
$2.5M
2020
119
85
34
$14.2M
2021
88
56
32
$15.1M
2022
96
52
44
$13.4M
2023
57
57
0
$92.6M
2024
158
158
0
$27.9M
Permit volume increased 1480% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
18.4 minutes
Drive Alone
79.5%
Carpool
13.1%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
2.2%
Work from Home
3.4%
Other
1.8%
Based on 7,214 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Oklahoma statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $205
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Oklahoma at $205 (electricity about $115 , water and sewer about $40 ).
These are Oklahoma statewide averages, not a meter reading for Chickasha. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Oklahoma's BEA cost-of-living index is 87.8 (Well Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Chickasha is $995/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Oklahoma statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 55.5 / 100 (Moderate).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Oklahoma statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Chickasha sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Chickasha compares to similar-size Oklahoma cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.