Keys is a city of 982 people in Oklahoma. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 524 people. 32.2% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 41% less than in Oklahoma as a whole. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $130,200. 0% of locals were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $38,600, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 11%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Keys
What changed most since 2000
Population458 → 982(+114%)US over the same years: +19%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$147,008 → $130,200(−11%)US over the same years: +71%
White share55.5% → 35.0%(−20.4 pts)US over the same years: −11.3 pts
Keys's population equals 2.0% of Cherokee County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 0.8% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 3.6% of the county's.
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)20.3%(15)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.4%(21)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era17.6%(13)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 74 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
Keys, decade by decade
Keys 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
2000
458
$30,405
$147,008
21.0%
64.9
2010
565
$52,577
$215,354
28.1%
78.5
2020
1,030
$52,919
$201,198
32.9%
70.2
2024
982
$38,600
$130,200
24.0%
59.3
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.
