Dry CreekOK
A town of 249.
Is Dry Creek a good place to live?
Dry Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
249 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Dry Creek: who provides what
Dry Creek is unincorporated, so Cherokee 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 Dry Creek.
In Dry Creek, the median age runs higher than in the typical Oklahoma or U.S. town
People 65 and older are 47% of residents (16% statewide); children under 18 are 3% of residents (24% statewide). A bachelor’s degree or higher: nearly a quarter of adults 25 and older, vs 28% across Oklahoma.
| Dry Creek | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 62.7 years | 36.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 20% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 35% and 63% women
The Census survey reached too few of Dry Creek’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±13.7 points. Across Oklahoma, 50.2% of residents are women.
| Dry Creek | OK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 1.6% | 12.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 1.6% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.2% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 2.8% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 29.7% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 23.3% | 9.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 23.7% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.1% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.2% | 30.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.6% | 22.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.5% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.3% | 18.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.5% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents commute out of Dry Creek
Dry Creek: a fifth of residents live below the poverty line, above both Oklahoma’s towns (18%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Most people who work leave Dry Creek to do it: just 2% work in town. In Dry Creek, the typical journey to work is 30 minutes. Employers in Dry Creek added 32 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 87.
| Dry Creek | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 22% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 18% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Dry Creek stands out in Oklahoma and nationally, with more of its adults who have high blood pressure
Of 32 CDC measures, Dry Creek beats the Oklahoma average on 5 and trails it on 10. Among 132 Oklahoma towns, just 7 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Dry Creek. Dry Creek: 44% of adults have obesity, above both the Oklahoma town median (41%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). The share of adults in Dry Creek who have been diagnosed with depression: 23%.
| Dry Creek | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 40% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Dry Creek | OK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.9% | 11.3% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11% | 14% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 5.5% | 3.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Dry Creek, mostly inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in nearly three fifths of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Dry Creek break down as 38% from inland flooding and 15% from heat waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Dry Creek
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Dry Creek
About 0 of every 100 Dry Creek residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
About Dry Creek
Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, US
Dry Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Dry Creek had a population of 233.
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- Area
- 8.7 sq mi
Questions about Dry Creek
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Dry Creek, OK a good place to live?
Dry Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.