Okemah, OK Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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44%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

34%

Household income NAT. AVG.

20%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Okemah	Oklahoma	National
Income per capita	$25,201	$38,159	$44,883
Median household income	$54,011	$72,914	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$61,653	$89,008	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$38,998	$46,375	$52,080
Median earnings male	$44,747	$51,967	$54,343
Median earnings female	$40,991	$34,837	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.9%	3.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	33.0%	16.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Okemah is 44% lower than the national average
The median household income in Okemah is 34% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Okemah is 20% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Okemah is 118% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$36,003 $54,011 $108,022

City

$48,604 $72,914 $145,828

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Okemah employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.0%	7.0%
Manufacturing sector	6.8%	6.8%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	10.5%	10.5%
Public administration	20.0%	20.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.3%	7.3%
Education, health & social services	8.5%	8.5%
Other	39.9%	39.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bearden, OK	146	$124,947	53.6%
Castle, OK	233	$84,797	4.3%
Paden, OK	437	$63,318	22.1%
Clearview, OK	24	$57,939	28.8%
Cromwell, OK	317	$55,572	31.7%
Okemah, OK	3,392	$54,011	33.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Harlem, GA	3,392	$68,543	15.7%
Water Valley, MS	3,392	$59,871	26.4%
Cherryvale, SC	3,392	$53,408	34.3%
Andrews AFB, MD	3,393	$113,065	39.0%
Pistakee Highlands, IL	3,390	$112,299	38.1%
Okemah, OK	3,392	$54,011	33.6%

Source: The Okemah, OK employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.