SimmsOK
Some 463 people live in this town, in Oklahoma.
Is Simms a good place to live?
Simms’ typical journey to work is 44 minutes, against 22 minutes in Oklahoma’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. No town among the 132 in Oklahoma we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Simms. Simms has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
463 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Simms: who provides what
Simms is unincorporated, so Muskogee 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 Simms.
49% of residents are 65 or older
Simms: 30% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 20% and 72% women
The Census survey reached too few of Simms’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±26.1 points. Across Oklahoma, 50.2% of residents are women.
| Simms | OK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.7% | 12.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.6% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.5% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.6% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 5.6% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.1% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 5.8% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 26.8% | 9.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 22.2% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.5% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.3% | 30.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 34.2% | 22.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.9% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.3% | 18.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 2.9% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
The biggest natural risk in Simms is inland flooding, at a very high overall level
Expected losses in Simms break down as 44% from inland flooding and 11% from tornadoes. On expected storm and flood damage, Simms sits above just over four fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With only 0.1 jobs per working resident, most people in Simms work out of town
The top destinations are Tulsa (13%), Muskogee (12%) and Porum (5%). The median commute is under 39 miles. For Simms, the middle household income is $79,000.
| Simms | Typical Oklahoma town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $79,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Simms has mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 29° and about 5 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults in Simms binge drink than in the typical Oklahoma or U.S. town
Among 132 Oklahoma towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Simms. For adults locally, the share who get no exercise outside work is 40%. This Oklahoma town does better than the Oklahoma average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 18. Two figures for adults locally: 21% report frequent physical distress, 51% have high blood pressure.
| Simms | Typical Oklahoma town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 14% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 40% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 18% | 14% |
| What stands out | Simms | OK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.4% | 14% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.1% | 76.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 14.8% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Simms
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Simms
About 2 of every 100 Simms residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
100% of working residents leave Simms for work
Where Simms’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Simms
Census-designated place in Oklahoma, United States
Simms is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 261 as of the 2020 census, down from 325 in 2010.
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- Area
- 14 sq mi
Questions about Simms
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Simms, OK a good place to live?
Simms has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Some 463 people live in this town, in Oklahoma.