Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,293, settled in 1891.
Hominy earns a D, 109th of 131 graded towns in Oklahoma, mostly because of incomes and schools. The median household income is $37K, and 27% of residents live below the poverty line. Its public schools trail 95% of Oklahoma towns on state tests and graduation. One bright spot: a typical home costs about $104K, 1.5 years of the Tulsa metro’s $69K median household income. Hominy’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, above both the Oklahoma town median (22 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 18 of Oklahoma’s 229 towns score higher on history. Residents are less healthy than 94% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates.
Where Hominy beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Horace Mann Es | 1–5 | 192 |
| Hominy Early Childhood Center | PK–K | 51 |
| Hominy MS | 6–8 | 127 |
Where Hominy’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oklahoma), ordered by how far Hominy is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for cost of living (better than 96% of comparable towns) to D− for jobs and income (better than 1%), so the D overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 760 in 1910, 3,329 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1905 and 3 maps from 1915 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hominy, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Hominy.
Hominy trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has more 90° days than most of the country, though not than most of Oklahoma.
Its public schools are run by the Hominy school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Mann EsLargest public elementary schoolGrades 1–5 | Grades 1–5 | 192 | C− |
| Hominy HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 152 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OK on state tests and graduation
Against the 1,670 U.S. towns with household incomes like Hominy’s, it is less healthy than 62%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income.
51% of Hominy adults have obesity. Hominy beats the Oklahoma average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19. 44% of Hominy adults have high blood pressure.
| Hominy | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 18% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 41% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 40% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Hominy | OK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.3% | 7.8% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 15.7% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes are within reach (about $104K for the typical one, A+ for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 31 miles. At 1.5 years of the Tulsa metro’s $69K median household income, the typical home (about $104K) costs less against local pay than in 92% of Oklahoma towns; that ratio is one input to its A+ for cost of living.
The median rent in Hominy is $666 a month. The typical Hominy home is worth about $104,000, down 1.6% in a year, 53% below the Oklahoma typical home.
| Hominy | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $666 a month | $875 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 69% | 62% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Jobs based here fell from 574 in 2013 to 394. The average commute for its 939 working residents takes 35.1 minutes, against 22.4 across Oklahoma.
Most working residents leave Hominy for work: only 11% work in town. Since 2013, Hominy has lost 180 jobs, to 394 in 2023. Only 6 of the 131 Oklahoma towns we compare have a lower median household income than Hominy.
| Hominy | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $37,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 22% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Hominy since 2021.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hominy’s violent crime rate is 4 per 1,000 residents. Within Oklahoma, it does better than 52% of towns. Hominy’s property crime rate is 16.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Hominy | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4 per 1,000 residents | 2.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 16.5 per 1,000 residents | 14 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The Ralston weather station, 20 miles away, records that about 74 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 79% of Oklahoma places with climate records. July afternoons average 92.4°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 75% of Oklahoma places with climate records; January nights average 24.8°.
Hominy has chilly winters and hot summers. Only 10 of the 131 Oklahoma towns we compare have a lower January low than Hominy. About 7 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Hominy | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 92°F | 93°F | 85°F |
| January low | 25°F | 28°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
None within 15 miles of Hominy; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Hominy residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
6 places in Hominy on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Oklahoma, United States
Hominy (Osage: 𐒹𐓘́͘𐓨𐓘͘𐓵𐓣͘, romanized: Hą́mąðį – night-walker) is a city in Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, the community had 3,329 residents. The site of Hominy was first settled by people of the Osage tribe of Native Americans (Indians) in the early 1870s. The town was the home of an all-Native American football team in the 1920s. Parts of a docudrama on the Hominy Indians were shot in the area in 2013.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Hominy grades D overall, better than 10% of U.S. towns and #109 of 131 in Oklahoma. It grades D for health, C for safety and D for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D−.
Within Oklahoma, it does better than 52% of towns.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.
