Evening ShadeOK
This town in Oklahoma has a population of 489.
Is Evening Shade a good place to live?
Evening Shade’s mean commuting time is 36 minutes, where Oklahoma’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Among 132 Oklahoma towns, just one has a higher age of the median resident than Evening Shade. Evening Shade has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
489 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Evening Shade: who provides what
Evening Shade is unincorporated, so Sequoyah 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 Evening Shade.
With only 0.1 jobs per working resident, most people in Evening Shade work out of town
Evening Shade: 8.4% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Sallisaw (11%), Muskogee (9%) and Tulsa (7%). Half of commuters travel less than 27 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Older than Oklahoma overall
For adults 25 and older in Evening Shade, the share who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 36%. People 65 and older are 29% of residents (16% statewide); children under 18 are 15% of residents (24% statewide).
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
41% women, 59% men
About 145 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5.3 points). Across Oklahoma, 50.2% of residents are women.
| Evening Shade | OK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.1% | 12.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.2% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.3% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.3% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.6% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.7% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.1% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 26.8% | 9.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 1.8% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 16.3% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.2% | 30.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.5% | 22.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 2.5% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 31% | 18.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.3% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
Natural hazards: high risk in Evening Shade, mostly inland flooding
35% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 18%. Evening Shade’s risk rating from FEMA is 69 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Evening Shade
Only 3 of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare have a lower July high than Evening Shade. July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 29° and about 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Evening Shade is
Among 132 Oklahoma towns, just 6 have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Evening Shade. CDC measures, 32 in all: Evening Shade beats Oklahoma on 3 and trails on 12. In Evening Shade, 17% of adults have diabetes.
| Evening Shade | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 40% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 41% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 12% |
| What stands out | Evening Shade | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.4% | 76.3% |
| More adults getting a yearly checkup | 81.6% | 77.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 12% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Evening Shade sells for about $153K
Among households in Evening Shade, 82% are owner-occupiers.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Evening Shade
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Evening Shade; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Evening Shade residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
100% of working residents leave Evening Shade for work
Where Evening Shade’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Evening Shade
CDP in Oklahoma, United States
Evening Shade is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Evening Shade had a population of 378.
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- Area
- 15 sq mi
Questions about Evening Shade
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Evening Shade, OK a good place to live?
Evening Shade has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.