OkayOK
A town of 600, settled in 1919.
Is Okay a good place to live?
23% of residents live below the poverty line in Okay, against 18% in Oklahoma’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 3 of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Okay. Okay has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
600 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Okay: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Okay, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Okay.
Most working residents commute out of Okay
Most working residents leave Okay for work: only 0% work in town. Okay’s median household income is $41,000, below both the Oklahoma town median ($55,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). The average trip to work in Okay is 20 minutes.
| Okay | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $41,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The schools Okay’s kids attend
Its public schools are run by the Okay school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okay EsLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 249 | C− |
| Okay HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 116 | D |
NCES · EDFacts
High risk in Okay, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Okay’s typical home value is about $159K
The typical Okay home is worth about $159,000, up 4.9% in a year, 28% below the Oklahoma typical home.
| Okay | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 73% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,033 a month | $873 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Okay has mild winters and hot summers
Okay has chilly winters and hot summers. Okay’s July high is 93°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Okay is
Okay beats the Oklahoma average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 22% of Okay adults smoke cigarettes.
| Okay | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 40% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 12% |
| What stands out | Okay | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.2% | 8% |
| More smokers | 22.3% | 16.3% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.9% | 3.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mustang Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
USS Batfish and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Okay. Close and well known come first.
5 mi MuseumUSS Batfish
5 mi LandmarkFort Gibson40 mi Theme parkBell's Amusement Park
36 mi MuseumWill Rogers Memorial Museum
9 mi MuseumFive Civilized Tribes Museum
20 mi MuseumCherokee Heritage CenterPhoto credits
USS Batfish: Blackwing.1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Gibson: Fred Q. Casler, Photographer, Public domain · Will Rogers Memorial Museum: TheWhitePelican, CC BY 3.0 · Five Civilized Tribes Museum: Uyvsdi, Public domain · Cherokee Heritage Center: Uyvsdi, Public domain
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Everything we know about Okay
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Okay
About 2 of every 100 Okay residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
100% of working residents leave Okay for work
Where Okay’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Okay
Town in Oklahoma, United States
Okay is a town along the east bank of the Verdigris River in Wagoner County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Okay had a population of 505.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 545 ft
- ZIP code
- 74446
Questions about Okay
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Okay, OK a good place to live?
Okay has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.