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Mangum gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $62K, 1 years of the county’s $59K median household income. It grades B− overall, ranked 33rd of 131 in Oklahoma. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $49K, and 22% of residents live below the poverty line, and CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 83% of the country. On the plus side, its schools rank ahead of 79% of Oklahoma towns. Mangum’s mean commuting time is 11 minutes, below both Oklahoma’s towns (22 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 13 of Oklahoma’s 229 towns score higher on history.
Where Mangum beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Edison Es | 1–5 | 220 |
| Mangum Early Childhood Center | PK–K | 75 |
| Mangum MS | 5–8 | 117 |
Greer County CourthouseEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oklahoma), ordered by how far Mangum is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for cost of living (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D− for jobs and income (better than 2%), so the B− overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 3,067 in 1910, a peak of 4,806 in 1930, 2,762 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 2 maps from 1971 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mangum, 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 Mangum.
Mangum pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay.
At 1 years of the county’s $59K median household income, the typical home (about $62K) costs less against local pay than in any other Oklahoma town; that ratio is one input to that grade. Values fell 5.1% in the past year while the Oklahoma typical home rose 2.6%.
Typical home values fell 5.1% in the year to September 2026. 81% of households are owner-occupiers in Mangum. Among 130 Oklahoma towns, just 7 have a lower typical rent than Mangum.
| Mangum | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $651 a month | $875 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
That grade comes with an A+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $62K.
Two of the 4 schools are below, and why each made the list. The Mangum school district runs its public schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edison EsLargest public elementary schoolGrades 1–5 | Grades 1–5 | 220 | A |
| Mangum HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 194 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OK on state tests and graduation
Against the 5,598 U.S. towns with household incomes like Mangum’s, it is less healthy than 56%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income. Within Oklahoma it is healthier than 50% of the 131 graded towns: much of Oklahoma scores lower on these measures.
Among adults in Mangum, 14% have diabetes. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Mangum is ahead of Oklahoma on 1 and behind on 5. Two figures for adults locally: 35% get no exercise outside work, 13% binge drink.
| Mangum | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 40% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 41% | 35% |
| What stands out | Mangum | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.1% | 76.3% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.5% | 3.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jobs based here fell from 738 in 2013 to 503. The average commute for its 865 working residents takes 11.4 minutes, against 22.4 across Oklahoma.
In Mangum, 29% of working residents work locally. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Mangum dropped by 235, to 503. The top destinations are Altus (15%), Oklahoma City (8%) and Elk City (4%). The median commute is under 20 miles.
| Mangum | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 29% | 22% | 8% |
| Median household income | $49,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons average 96.2°, hotter than in 98% of U.S. towns; January nights average 27.1°.
About 2 inches of snow falls in a winter. Mangum has chilly winters and hot summers. Its January low comes in at 27°F.
| Mangum | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 96°F | 93°F | 85°F |
| January low | 27°F | 28°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For residents in Mangum, the share who are under 18 is 27%. No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Oklahoma average. 2,683 people lived in Mangum by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate, 3.1% fewer than in 2020. Among adults 25 and older, 19% have a four-year degree or more, against 28% across Oklahoma.
| Mangum | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 27% | 25% | 22% |
| Median age | 35 years | 36.3 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 19% | 20% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 16% | 18% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.6 points. Across Oklahoma, 50.2% of residents are women.
| Mangum | OK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 18.5% | 12.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.3% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.2% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.1% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.8% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.4% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.8% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.1% | 9.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.8% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 21% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31% | 30.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.7% | 22.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.7% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.7% | 18.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 3.9% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,700, single groups can be off by several points
Households in Mangum have drawn federal disaster aid in 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2021. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage locally than in 61% of U.S. communities. Nearly a quarter of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from drought, followed by tornadoes at 23%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Within Oklahoma, it does better than 71% of towns. Mangum’s property crime rate comes in at 8.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Mangum | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 8.5 per 1,000 residents | 14.1 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.2 per 1,000 residents | 2.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Just 8 of its 1,076 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Mangum itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
Among 113 Oklahoma towns, just 6 have a lower share of conserved land than Mangum. This Oklahoma town has one park or preserve, 5 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Harmon Field | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Mangum; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Mangum residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
5 places in Mangum on the National Register of Historic Places.
8 notable people were born in Mangum.
City in Oklahoma, United States
Mangum is a city in and the county seat of Greer County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,762 as of the 2020 United States census. Mangum was originally part of Old Greer County in the Texas panhandle. The community was named for A. S. Mangum, who owned the land on which the town was founded in 1882. It became part of the Oklahoma Territory in 1896, and thus part of the state of Oklahoma on November 16, 1907.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Mangum grades B− overall, better than 47% of U.S. towns and #33 of 131 in Oklahoma. It grades C− for health, B− for safety and A− for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D−.
Within Oklahoma, it does better than 71% 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+.
8 notable people were born here, including Margaret Avery and Blake Ragsdale Van Leer.
