Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Hooker’s best subject grade is an A for safety; its weakest is a D− for incomes. 28% of residents live below the poverty line in Hooker, where Oklahoma’s towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 2 of Oklahoma’s 229 towns score higher on hazard risk. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 85% of the country. Hooker has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Hooker Woodframe Grain Elevator and Elmer Baker Barn. Hooker has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Hooker beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oklahoma), ordered by how far Hooker is from typical.
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Census counts: 525 in 1910, 1,802 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2024 and 2 maps from 1967 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hooker, 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 Hooker.
In Hooker, the property offense rate is 2.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Hooker | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.9 per 1,000 residents | 14 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.9 per 1,000 residents | 2.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its two schools are below. The Hooker school district runs its public schools. The 2 public schools in Hooker teach 610 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hooker EsLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 406 | C |
| Hooker HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 204 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OK on state tests and graduation
Among adults in Hooker, 44% have obesity and 24% worry about having enough food. Only 5 of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare have a higher share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Hooker. The share of adults in Hooker who get no exercise outside work is 37%, above both the Oklahoma town median (34%) and the median of U.S. towns (25%). Just over three quarters of adults had a checkup this year in the town.
| Hooker | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 11% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 41% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 21% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hooker | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 29% | 16.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 19% | 11.3% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 23.9% | 18.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Since 2013, Hooker has lost 165 jobs, to 379 in 2023. The town’s typical household income comes in at $49,000. The top destinations are Liberal (22%), Guymon (18%) and Tyrone (2%). Among working residents in the town, 19% work locally.
| Hooker | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $49,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 19% | 22% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Households in Hooker have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2010. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 61% come from drought and 20% from cold waves. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in three quarters of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For households in Hooker, the share who are owner-occupiers is 61%. In Hooker, the median rent is $944 a month.
| Hooker | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 61% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $944 a month | $873 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The range runs from 22° on a January night to 94° on a July afternoon, with about 17 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
None within 15 miles of Hooker; the nearest are
About 9 of every 100 Hooker residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
2 places in Hooker on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Oklahoma, United States
Hooker is a city in Texas County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city’s population was 1,802. It is located approximately 20 miles northeast of Guymon on US Route 54 highway.
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That is 2.8 years of the area's median household income ($60,069 across the Guymon, OK area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
2 notable people were born here, including Sandra Giles and Leo Winters.
