CheweyOK
This town of 642 people was settled in 1915.
Is Chewey a good place to live?
40% of residents live below the poverty line in Chewey, above both the Oklahoma town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). No town among the 132 in Oklahoma we compare has a lower midpoint age than Chewey. Chewey has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
642 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Chewey: who provides what
Chewey is unincorporated, so Adair County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Chewey.
A college town: 47% of residents are 18 to 24
Oklahoma has 28% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 22%. Adults 18 to 34 are 48% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 4% of residents (16% statewide). 19% never finished high school.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 18% and 40% women
The Census survey reached too few of Chewey’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±11.4 points. Across Oklahoma, 50.2% of residents are women.
| Chewey | OK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 2.3% | 12.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.3% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 47.2% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0.8% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.6% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.9% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.2% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 1.7% | 9.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 18.6% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38.1% | 30.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.5% | 22.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 1.8% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 9.3% | 18.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.8% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 600, single groups can be off by several points
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cookson Hills Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 50 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Top of a very high hazard risk in Chewey: inland flooding
FEMA puts nearly two thirds of Chewey’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 10% to tornadoes. Compared with 85% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is higher.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Chewey has 0.1 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Chewey’s typical journey to work is 20 minutes. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Chewey dropped by 33, to 20. The top destinations are Siloam Springs (21%), Tulsa (9%) and Gentry (8%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 25 miles.
| Chewey | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $83,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical July afternoon in Chewey is 91°F, against 93°F in Oklahoma’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns
The seasons in Chewey: chilly winters, warm summers, with plenty of rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Chewey is
For adults in Chewey, the share who have obesity is 47%. Only 9 of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Chewey.
| Chewey | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 34% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 40% | 35% |
| What stands out | Chewey | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 30% | 16.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.8% | 8% |
| More smokers | 26% | 16.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3.4% of Chewey is conserved land
5.1 miles of trail. Chewey’s concentration of trails stands at 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Chewey | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.4% | 6.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Chewey stands out in Oklahoma and nationally: a larger share of its households are owner-occupiers
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Chewey
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Chewey
About 8 of every 100 Chewey residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
100% of working residents leave Chewey for work
Where Chewey’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Chewey
Census-designated place in Oklahoma, United States
Chewey is a census-designated place (CDP) in Adair County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Chewey had a population of 548.
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- Area
- 22 sq mi
- Elevation
- 873 ft
Questions about Chewey
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Chewey, OK a good place to live?
Chewey has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.