COMPARING TWO PLACES
Checotah vs Muskogee
PLACE A
Checotah, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Checotah is 92% smaller than Muskogee. Muskogee earns more, with a median household income $13,171 higher.
CHECOTAHMUSKOGEEDIFFERENCE
Total population3,09636,760−92% vs Muskogee
Population density345856−510
Population growth-9.5%-6.0%−3.5 pts
Median age39.435.9+3.5
Male45.6%47.8%−2.3 pts
Female54.4%52.2%+2.3 pts
Foreign-born3.3%3.7%−0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic51.1%48.7%+2.5 pts
Black4.5%14.9%−10.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.4%9.4%−3.1 pts
Asian5.2%1.0%+4.3 pts
Other32.8%26.1%+6.7 pts
Median household income$37,042$50,213−$13,171
Per capita income$23,648$25,575−$1,927
Poverty rate18.8%24.1%−5.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4330.443−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.7%18.7%−8.1 pts
Graduate degree3.5%5.7%−2.2 pts
Unemployment rate7.4%6.7%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation51.8%56.5%−4.7 pts
Median home value$124,900$146,100−$21,200
Median gross rent$768$858−$90
Owner-occupied58.1%55.0%+3.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.4%13.4%+0.0 pts
Rent-burdened households45.2%45.4%−0.2 pts
Average commute17.819.3−1.6
Worked from home8.5%7.6%+0.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured20.7%14.5%+6.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025