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Dry Creek, OK

Dry Creek's Census ACS profile: residents, income, housing, and the joined public-record layers available for this place.

207
Residents
$32,031
Median income
$72,500
Median home
$995
Median rent (state)
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Place dossier plate

Sheet OK-DRY-CREEK-OK · Dry Creek, OK 207 pop · income 3rd pct

POP-VILLAGE · INC-LOW · COL-BELOW · SAFE-UNK · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · HOME-LOW · BOOK-UNK

  • POP-VILLAGE 207
  • INC-LOW $32,031
  • COL-BELOW 87.8
  • SAFE-UNK Safety pending
  • RANK-BOTTOM 3rd
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sutcliffe
  • HOME-LOW $72,500
  • BOOK-UNK Tracts pending

Nearest income peer: Sutcliffe, NV (+ $6 income $)

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 Dry Creek

Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Dry Creek on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-08

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Nationwide peers by population, income

Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Dry Creek on ACS population and median household income . 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: 207.

4 peers

Similar household income

Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS median household income. This city: $32,031. Population peers are excluded.

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Dry Creek - the verdict

Nationally, Dry Creek sits in the 3rd percentile for household income among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS.

3rd
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2nd
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14th
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📝 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: Dry Creek, OK

207 people live in Dry Creek, Oklahoma - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Households in Dry Creek report a median income of $32,031 per year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 23.2%. Typical homes in Dry Creek are valued around $72,500, and the median resident age is 60.4 years. Educational attainment runs 15.0% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 29.2% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

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. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $995 monthly. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Oklahoma's average monthly utility costs around $205 (state average). Workers in Dry Creek report an average commute of 20.2 minutes, with 92.9% driving alone and 7.1% working from home. Natural-hazard exposure scores 55.5 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Moderate).

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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 housing and income to work and mobility to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.

For Dry Creek, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares. No matched row is reported here for local building permits, matched public-school count, annual population history, within-city Census tract profiles, FBI reported-crime rates; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.

1. Housing and income

How far does income reach against housing in Dry Creek?

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.

The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 2.3 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 23.2%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.

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Question 2

What does the journey to work look like in Dry Creek?

Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 92.9%. The reported mean trip to work is 20.2 minutes.

Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. The profile is strongly car-oriented, so a relocation comparison should put trip distance, vehicle access, and household fuel costs ahead of a citywide commute average. The same-state peer links offer a more relevant benchmark than a national label.

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3. Comparison shortlist

Which cities make useful reference points for Dry Creek?

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.

Within Oklahoma, the closest population matches are Millerton (207 residents, $39,861 income); Dennis (206 residents, $72,375 income); Jet (208 residents, $54,033 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Indianola, IL (207 residents); Schneider, IN (207 residents); Defiance, IA (207 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.

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Population

207 residents

Micro place (under 10k)

Median Household Income

$32,031 /yr

Lowest-decile income · poverty 23.2% (Highest-decile poverty)

Cost of Living Index (state)

87.8 (US=100)

Very affordable · BEA RPP 2024, Oklahoma average

City profile score · Dry Creek, OK

29/100

4 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
15.0%

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.

Poverty rate F
23.2%

Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.

Household income F
$32,031

Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.

Violent crime N/A
N/A

No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).

Dry Creek profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions) 4-axis radar comparing 1 series across Cost of living, Bachelor's+ share, Poverty rate, Household income. Cost of livingBachelor's+ sharePoverty rateHousehold income 29 F
Dry Creek profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)
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  • Cost of living: 94/100 (A+) · 87.8 index
  • Bachelor's+ share: 20/100 (F) · 15.0%
  • Poverty rate: 8/100 (F) · 23.2%
  • Household income: 0/100 (F) · $32,031

How does Dry Creek compare to other US cities?

Dry Creek measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.

Household income 3% higher than other cities
Home value 2% pricier than other cities
Median rent 14% pricier than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Dry Creek 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 Dry Creek near the bottom of Oklahoma's cities

Among the 671 Oklahoma cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Dry Creek ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Dry Creek only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#602 of 639
6th percentile in Oklahoma
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 671
0th percentile in Oklahoma
Median Home Value
#503 of 628
20th percentile in Oklahoma
Poverty Rate
#104 of 671
84th percentile in Oklahoma
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#312 of 671
54th 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.

3rdIncome percentile
Gauge source note

3rd percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

How Dry Creek's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$72,500 Among the most affordable more affordable than 98% of 15,600 US cities

Show national distribution $0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). This entry sits in this band. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Above this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Above this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Above this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Above this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Dry Creek $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

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

Dry Creek's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.3×

ACS median home value divided by median household income.

Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#2,782 of 15,516
More affordable than 82% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#2,581 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)

At 2.3×, Dry Creek sits in the affordable band: national rank #2,782 of 15,516 and #2,581 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000). 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

$32,031 Dry Creek, OK median household income (Census ACS)

Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Household income distribution - Dry Creek, OK Dry Creek, OK's median household income ($32,031) against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern. The Lorenz curve and quintile bars are national context, not Dry Creek, OK-specific shares. $ Household Income Distribution Dry Creek, OK median $32,031/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Dry Creek, 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 Dry Creek, OK.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 15.0%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 23.2%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 29.2%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
207
Median Income
$32,031
Median Home Value
$72,500
Median Age
60.4
Poverty Rate
23.2%
Labor force participation
29.2%
Bachelor's Degree+
15.0%

Commute Patterns

Commute source

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Average Commute Time
20.2 minutes
Drive Alone
92.9%
Carpool
0.0%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
7.1%

Based on 56 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 Dry Creek. 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 Dry Creek 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 Dry Creek sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.

How Dry Creek 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.

City Population Median Household Income
Dry Creek (this city) 207 $32,031
Millerton 207 $39,861
Dennis 206 $72,375
Jet 208 $54,033
Primary sources on this page

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, 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.

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