Hooker is a city of 1,786 people in Oklahoma. 28.4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The median age is 33.7, younger than the US median of 38.9. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $158,100. Households here earn about 25% less than in Oklahoma as a whole. The median household earns $48,571, about 41% below the national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $48,571, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 61%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hooker
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share4.0% → 39.5%(+35.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Homes owned by their occupants82.1% → 60.9%(−21.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share93.9% → 55.2%(−38.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.4%(16)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era51%(26)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 51 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Hooker, decade by decade
Hooker population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,565
$52,612
$100,563
12.4%
14.5
2000
1,788
$63,190
$98,005
17.5%
37.0
2010
1,918
$58,868
$98,686
18.9%
62.4
2020
1,802
$57,624
$105,932
30.0%
68.1
2024
1,786
$48,571
$158,100
40.8%
67.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
