Taylor FerryOK
With 906 residents, it is a town in Oklahoma.
Is Taylor Ferry a good place to live?
Taylor Ferry’s age of the median resident is 57.9 years, where Oklahoma’s towns sit at 36.2 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Only 2 of the 131 Oklahoma towns we compare have a lower going rate for rent than Taylor Ferry. The biggest park or preserve is Fort GIbson Wildlife Management Area, at 411 acres. Taylor Ferry has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
906 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Taylor Ferry: who provides what
Taylor Ferry is unincorporated, so Wagoner 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 Taylor Ferry.
Older than Oklahoma overall
30% of Taylor Ferry adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. People 65 and older are 32% of residents (16% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (23% statewide). Only 6 of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare have a lower share of children under 18 than Taylor Ferry.
| Taylor Ferry | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 16% | 25% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 30% | 20% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.9 points. Across Oklahoma, 50.2% of residents are women.
| Taylor Ferry | OK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.9% | 12.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.4% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.2% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.5% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 5.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.6% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 19% | 9.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.8% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.8% | 30.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.5% | 22.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.3% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.5% | 18.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.1% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 900, single groups can be off by several points
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Taylor Ferry than in most of Oklahoma or the rest of the country
The share of residents in Taylor Ferry who live below the poverty line: 8.8%. This Oklahoma town had 130 jobs in 2023, up 53 from 2013. Its mean commuting time is 28 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 30 miles.
| Taylor Ferry | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 22% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.8% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Taylor Ferry has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA puts 47% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 13% to heat waves. Taylor Ferry’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is 77 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Taylor Ferry’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical Oklahoma or U.S. town
27% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Taylor Ferry. Among 132 Oklahoma towns, just 5 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Taylor Ferry. The town does better than the Oklahoma average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 13.
| Taylor Ferry | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 52% | 40% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Taylor Ferry | OK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.1% | 14% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 84% | 76.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 13.5% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conservation land takes up 0.1% of Taylor Ferry
Trails run 0.5 miles in 2 parks and preserves. Only one of the 114 Oklahoma towns we compare has a lower share of conserved land than Taylor Ferry.
| Taylor Ferry | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 6.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fort Gibson Wildlife Management Area - Waterfowl Refuge | 0.5 mi | 887 |
| 2. Fort GIbson Wildlife Management Area | — | 411 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Taylor Ferry sells for about $347K at the median
Among 132 Oklahoma towns, just 3 have a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Taylor Ferry.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
USS Batfish and 19 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Taylor Ferry. Close and well known come first.
10 mi MuseumUSS Batfish
9 mi LandmarkFort Gibson
39 mi Stadium & arenaSkelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
39 mi MuseumPhilbrook Museum of Art38 mi Theme parkBell's Amusement Park40 mi Zoo & aquariumTulsa Zoo600K visitors a yearPhoto credits
USS Batfish: Blackwing.1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Gibson: Fred Q. Casler, Photographer, Public domain · Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium: Chippothenut, CC BY 3.0 · Philbrook Museum of Art: Dustin M. Ramsey, aka Kralizec! at English Wikipedia. Cropped by CPacker., Attribution
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Everything we know about Taylor Ferry
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Taylor Ferry
About 1 of every 100 Taylor Ferry residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
98% of working residents leave Taylor Ferry for work
Where Taylor Ferry’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Taylor Ferry
Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, US
Taylor Ferry is an unincorporated community in Wagoner County, Oklahoma, United States, situated on Fort Gibson Lake. As of the 2020 census, Taylor Ferry had a population of 819. Taylor Ferry lies within the territory of the Cherokee Nation. The community was the site of a ferry crossing across the Grand River when Oklahoma was the Indian Territory during the 19th century.
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Questions about Taylor Ferry
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Taylor Ferry, OK a good place to live?
Taylor Ferry has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.