City profile · Oklahoma · Census ACS 2023

Guthrie, OK

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Guthrie - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

11,021
Residents
$54,640
Median income
$176,200
Median home
$1,244
Median rent (state)

Guthrie - the verdict

Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Guthrie places in the 27th percentile for household income and the 36th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

27th
percentile, household income
35th
percentile, home value
40th
percentile, median rent
36th
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: Guthrie, OK

11,021 people live in Guthrie, Oklahoma - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Median household income here is $54,640 per year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 14.7%. Typical homes in Guthrie are valued around $176,200, and the median resident age is 39.7 years. Educational attainment runs 23.4% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 54.2% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 95 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Building Boom), up 764% from five years earlier. Crime here tracks close to the national norm: FBI UCR figures show 1834.8 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 59.7°F with 38.2 inches of precipitation per year and 7.1 inches of snowfall.

Living costs in Oklahoma run below the national norm: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Oklahoma scores 87.8 (Well Below Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,244 per month. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Oklahoma's average monthly utility costs around $205 (state average). Commute times here average 23.1 minutes, with 85.2% driving alone and 6.5% working from home, per Census ACS commuting data. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 74.7 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (High).

Population

11,021 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Oklahoma

Median Household Income

$54,640 /yr

Poverty 14.7%

Cost of Living Index (state)

87.8 (US=100)

Well Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, Oklahoma average

How does Guthrie compare to other US cities?

Here's how Guthrie stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 27% higher than other cities
Home value 35% pricier than other cities
Median rent 40% pricier than other cities
Safety 36% safer than other cities

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

Zoom in to just Oklahoma and the picture shifts: Guthrie ranks #119 of 203 Oklahoma cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Guthrie's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in Oklahoma, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

27thIncome percentile
36thSafety percentile

27th percentile nationally for median household income · 36th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Guthrie's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Guthrie'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. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 42 Avg. percentile National median
Guthrie'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 Guthrie's home value compares nationally

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

$176,200 Among the most affordable more affordable than 65% of 15,600 US cities

$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%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Guthrie $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

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Guthrie, OK Guthrie, OK's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Guthrie, OK-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Guthrie, OK median $54,640/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%
Guthrie, OK's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Guthrie, OK. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 23.4%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 14.7%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 54.2%

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

Population
11,021
Median Income
$54,640
Median Home Value
$176,200
Median Age
39.7
Poverty Rate
14.7%
Labor force participation
54.2%
Bachelor's Degree+
23.4%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
1834.8
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
163.7
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1671.1
per 100,000 residents

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
59.7°F
Annual Precipitation
38.2"
Annual Snowfall
7.1"

Schools

Total Schools
10
Public schools in this city

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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10,500 residents11,000 residents11,500 residents12,000 residents12,500 residents 202020212022202320242025 10,874 residents 12,257 residents ▲ +12.7%
Guthrie's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Housing Supply

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
95
housing units authorized
Single-Family
93
detached homes
Multifamily
2
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
8.6
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 11
2020 12
2021 20
2022 16
2023 73
2024 95

Permit volume increased 764% from 2019 to 2024.

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Average Commute Time
23.1 minutes
Drive Alone
85.2%
Carpool
4.2%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
2.9%
Work from Home
6.5%
Other
1.2%

Based on 4,799 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Oklahoma - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$115
avg/month
Natural Gas
$50
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$40
avg/month
Total Utilities
$205
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Oklahoma state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Oklahoma state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Guthrie sits in

Cost of Living Index
87.8
Well Below Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,244/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
74.7 / 100
High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Oklahoma

Okmulgee
11,370 people
Elk City
11,406 people
Warr Acres
10,437 people
Coweta
10,157 people
Woodward
11,976 people
Weatherford
12,014 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Guthrie's 11,021 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Burlington, WI
11,021 people
Sierra Madre, CA
11,020 people
Shiloh, PA
11,022 people
Heartland, TX
11,019 people
Greentree, NJ
11,024 people
Celina, OH
11,017 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Guthrie's $54,640 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Bodcaw, AR
$54,643 median income
Farmington, IA
$54,643 median income
Houma, LA
$54,637 median income
Jasper, MI
$54,643 median income
Pearl, MS
$54,643 median income
Westhope, ND
$54,643 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Guthrie, OK Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Guthrie, OK - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 70.1% 12.7% 10.6% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 10.6% White 70.1% Black or African American 12.7% Asian 0.7% American Indian 4.4% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 1.5% Two or more races 10.6% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Guthrie compares to nearby Oklahoma cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Guthrie (this city) 11,021 $54,640
Okmulgee 11,370 $39,060
Elk City 11,406 $49,500
Warr Acres 10,437 $60,822
Census ACS 5-year FIPS OK FBI UCR NOAA Normals NCES CCD Census BPS 2024 OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Guthrie, OK?

What is the population of Guthrie, OK? +

Guthrie, OK counts 11,021 residents according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Guthrie, OK? +

Median annual household income in Guthrie runs $54,640, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Guthrie? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Guthrie; the closest available measure is the Oklahoma state average, a cost of living index of 87.8 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Well Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Oklahoma vary by metro area.

Is Guthrie, OK safe? +

Guthrie has a total crime rate of 1834.8 per 100,000 residents, which is near the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.

What is the median home value in Guthrie, OK? +

The median home value in Guthrie is $176,200, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the climate like in Guthrie? +

Climate normals put Guthrie's yearly average temperature at 59.7°F, 38.2 inches of precipitation, and 7.1 inches of snowfall per year. Source: NOAA Climate Normals.

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.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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