With 9,569 people, Pryor Creek is a city in Oklahoma. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The median age is 32.1, younger than the US median of 38.9. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $166,400. Households here earn about 31% less than in Oklahoma as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $44,839, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 41%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pryor Creek
What changed most since 1990
Median age36.6 → 32.1(−4.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants64.9% → 53.9%(−11.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.7% → 18.4%(+3.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Its weight in Mayes County
Pryor Creek's population equals 24% of Mayes County's. Its number of veterans equals 18% of the county's. Its number of households earning $100,000 or more equals 18% 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)27.1%(133)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.2%(158)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.2%(158)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.6%(47)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 491 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
Pryor Creek, decade by decade
Pryor Creek 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
8,327
$49,103
$103,923
14.7%
29.6
2000
8,659
$53,600
$118,225
16.1%
46.5
2010
9,539
$56,488
$114,366
12.1%
55.1
2020
9,444
$51,720
$130,173
14.8%
69.7
2024
9,569
$44,839
$166,400
18.4%
61.5
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.
