KeysOK
A town of 982.
Is Keys a good place to live?
32% of residents live below the poverty line in Keys, against 18% in Oklahoma’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Among 132 Oklahoma towns, just 4 have a lower July high than Keys. Keys has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
982 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Keys: who provides what
Keys 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 Keys.
Keys has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Keys for work: only 3% work in town. At $39,000, Keys’ median household income is where Oklahoma’s towns sit at $55,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Jobs based in Keys grew to 228 in 2023, 128 more than in 2013.
| Keys | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 22% | 8% |
| Median household income | $39,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The schools Keys’s kids attend
Its public schools are run by the Keys school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keys EsLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 511 | A |
| Keys HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 258 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts
A typical Keys home is worth about $287K
The typical Keys home is worth about $287,000, up 13.8% in a year, 30% above the Oklahoma typical home. Keys’ median rent is $836 a month.
| Keys | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 60% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $836 a month | $873 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keys has mild winters and hot summers
Keys has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 27° and about 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Keys, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Keys is
Keys beats the Oklahoma average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 22% of adults smoke cigarettes in Keys.
| Keys | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 41% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 40% | 35% |
| What stands out | Keys | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults without reliable transportation | 13.1% | 9.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.2% | 16.4% |
| More smokers | 21.7% | 16.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
More children than Oklahoma overall
Children under 18 are 28% of residents (24% statewide). 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 28% across Oklahoma. The median age in Keys is 35.9 years.
| Keys | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35.9 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 44% and 66% women
The Census survey reached too few of Keys’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±11.2 points. Across Oklahoma, 50.2% of residents are women.
| Keys | OK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.4% | 12.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.6% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.8% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.3% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18.4% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.7% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 2.6% | 9.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.2% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13.5% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.8% | 30.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.6% | 22.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 2.1% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.1% | 18.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.9% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,000, single groups can be off by several points
USS Batfish and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Keys. Close and well known come first.
21 mi MuseumUSS Batfish
40 mi Ancient siteSpiro Mounds
18 mi LandmarkFort Gibson
39 mi State parkDevil's Den State Park
5 mi MuseumCherokee Heritage Center
27 mi MuseumFive Civilized Tribes MuseumPhoto credits
USS Batfish: Blackwing.1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Spiro Mounds: Herb Roe Original uploader was Heironymous Rowe at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Gibson: Fred Q. Casler, Photographer, Public domain · Devil's Den State Park: jaystout, CC BY 2.0 · Cherokee Heritage Center: Uyvsdi, Public domain · Five Civilized Tribes Museum: Uyvsdi, Public domain
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Everything we know about Keys
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Keys
About 3 of every 100 Keys residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
97% of working residents leave Keys for work
Where Keys’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Keys
Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, US
Keys is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Keys had a population of 1,030.
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Questions about Keys
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Keys, OK a good place to live?
Keys has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.