LattaOK
A town of 1,405. Public schools that outperform most of Oklahoma.
Is Latta a good place to live?
Latta’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and schools; its weakest is a C− for hazard risk. 35% of residents are under 18 in Latta, above both the Oklahoma town median (25%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). On health, just 22 of Oklahoma’s 229 towns do better. Only 1 of Oklahoma’s 229 towns score lower on the outdoors. Latta has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Latta stand out
Where Latta beats most towns.
1,405 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Latta grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oklahoma), ordered by how far Latta is from typical.
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Moving to Latta: who provides what
Latta is unincorporated, so Pontotoc 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 Latta.
Latta’s public schools outperform 86% of Oklahoma districts
Its public schools are run by the Latta school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latta EsLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 522 | A |
| Latta HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 222 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OK on state tests and graduation
Most of Latta’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Latta for work: only 3% work in town. At 16 minutes, Latta’s average trip to work is against 22 minutes in Oklahoma’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. 11% of residents live below the poverty line in Latta.
| Latta | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 22% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $76,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More children than Oklahoma overall
Children under 18 are 35% of residents (24% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 29% of residents (37% statewide). Latta’s median age is 31.6 years. 37% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 28% across Oklahoma.
| Latta | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31.6 years | 36.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 20% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 16% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5 points. Across Oklahoma, 50.2% of residents are women.
| Latta | OK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.9% | 12.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 17% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.8% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.4% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.8% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.7% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 6.9% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.2% | 9.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.2% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.5% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.3% | 30.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.8% | 22.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 3.2% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.8% | 18.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.3% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,400, single groups can be off by several points
High risk in Latta, with tornadoes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Latta, expect mild winters and hot summers
Latta has mild winters and hot summers. The July high in Latta is 94°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Latta ranks healthier than 53% of the country’s towns
Latta beats the Oklahoma average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 13% of Latta adults report frequent physical distress.
| Latta | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 23% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 34% | 25% |
| What stands out | Latta | OK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11% | 16.4% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.7% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Latta sell for about $237K
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Latta
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Latta
About 3 of every 100 Latta residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
97% of working residents leave Latta for work
Where Latta’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Latta
Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, United States
Latta is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Latta had a population of 1,465. Oklahoma State Highway 1 passes through the community.
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- Elevation
- 1,027 ft
Questions about Latta
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Latta, OK a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Oklahoma.
Is Latta, OK expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $160,000, 28% below the Oklahoma typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.