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A town of 7,393, settled in 1890.
Seminole grades D overall, 112th among Oklahoma's 131 graded towns, mostly because of health and incomes. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 98% of the country. The median household income is $39K, and 28% of residents live below the poverty line. One bright spot: it is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns. 28% of residents live below the poverty line in Seminole, above both the Oklahoma town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Seminole is home to Seminole State College.
Where Seminole beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Seminole State College | 795 |
| Widest gap | Seminole | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults without reliable transportation | 16.1% | 9.6% |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oklahoma), ordered by how far Seminole is from typical.
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Census counts: 476 in 1910, a peak of 11,863 in 1950, 7,146 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and a map from 1972 on.
7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Seminole, 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 Seminole.
Seminole trades workers with Oklahoma City and other neighbors and has property taxes about half the Oklahoma norm, but it has poverty well above the Oklahoma rate.
23% of Seminole adults report frequent mental distress. Only 2 of the 131 Oklahoma towns we compare have a higher share of adults who feel lonely than Seminole. 19% of Seminole adults report frequent physical distress.
| Seminole | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 21% | 14% |
| What stands out | Seminole | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults without reliable transportation | 16.1% | 9.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 27.4% | 16.4% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 17.1% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Seminole school district. Three of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Seminole HS, with 432 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson EsLargest public elementary schoolGrades 1–3 | Grades 1–3 | 318 | B |
| Seminole HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 432 | B− |
| Academy of Seminole HSTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 50 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OK on state tests and graduation
Seminole’s property crime rate is 22.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Seminole | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 22.3 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
The median property tax bill is $731, against $1,599 across Oklahoma, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Seminole home is worth about $133,000, up 7.3% in a year, 40% below the Oklahoma typical home. The median rent in Seminole is $744 a month.
| Seminole | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 57% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $744 a month | $875 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 26 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Seminole.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Seminole has chilly winters and hot summers. July afternoons reach 94°, January nights drop to 27° and about 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Seminole has about as many jobs (3,591) as working residents, but only 858 people both live and work here.
About one in 4 of Seminole’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Seminole has lost 554 jobs, to 3,591 in 2023. The top destinations are Oklahoma City (11%), Shawnee (7%) and Tulsa (5%).
| Seminole | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $39,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 4% | 6.6% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
2.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Seminole Municipal Park, at 46 acres.
| Seminole | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.3% | 6.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Seminole Municipal Park | — | 46 |
| 2. Chase Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Seminole
About 6 of every 100 Seminole residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oklahoma.
7 places in Seminole on the National Register of Historic Places.
8 notable people were born in Seminole.
City in Oklahoma, United States
Seminole (Meskwaki: Sheminônîheki) is a city in Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Seminole had a population of 7,146. Seminole experienced a large population growth in the 1920s due to an oil boom.
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Seminole grades D overall, better than 8% of U.S. towns and #112 of 131 in Oklahoma. It grades D− for health, C− for safety and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Not for the area. That is 2.8 years of the area's median household income ($48,062 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
8 notable people were born here, including Jesse Mashburn and Sharon Clark.
