VanossOK
Today 120 people live in this town, first settled in 1908.
Is Vanoss a good place to live?
Vanoss’ midpoint age is 59.1 years, against 36.2 years in Oklahoma’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. No town among the 132 in Oklahoma we compare has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Vanoss. Vanoss has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
120 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Vanoss: who provides what
Vanoss is unincorporated, so Pontotoc 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 Vanoss.
More middle-aged adults than Oklahoma overall
Oklahoma has 28% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 25%.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 0% and 84% women
The Census survey reached too few of Vanoss’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±42.2 points. Across Oklahoma, 50.2% of residents are women.
| Vanoss | OK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 12.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 39.2% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 44.2% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.7% | 9.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.3% | 30.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.2% | 22.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 19.4% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 10.2% | 18.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.8% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 100, single groups can be off by several points
The schools Vanoss’s kids attend
Public schools: the Vanoss school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanoss EsLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 410 | B− |
| Vanoss HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 164 | A |
NCES · EDFacts
With only 0.0 jobs per working resident, most people in Vanoss work out of town
Employers in Vanoss shed 57 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 1. The median commute is under 13 miles. 16% of residents live below the poverty line in the town. The top destinations are Ada (38%), Oklahoma City (8%) and Golf (2%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Vanoss is tornadoes, at a high overall level
Vanoss’ risk rating from FEMA comes in at 77 of 100. Expected losses in Vanoss break down as 24% from tornadoes and 22% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Vanoss is
Vanoss: a fifth of adults say their health is fair or poor. Of 32 CDC measures, Vanoss beats the Oklahoma average on 7 and trails it on 3. Only 10 of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare have a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Vanoss.
| Vanoss | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 40% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 34% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Vanoss | OK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.9% | 16.4% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.2% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 7.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Vanoss
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Vanoss
About 0 of every 100 Vanoss residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
100% of working residents leave Vanoss for work
Where Vanoss’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Vanoss
Unincorporated community and Census designated place in Oklahoma, United States
Vanoss is an unincorporated community in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Vanoss had a population of 146. The community is located 10 miles west of Ada. The town was originally named Midland and was located a few miles away from its present location. When the Oklahoma Central Railroad was built, the townspeople moved the town so it would be next to the railroad, and they changed its name to Vanoss in honor of Salomon Frederik van Oss (S.F. Vanoss), who was a Dutch director and financier of the Oklahoma Central Railroad. Though little remains of the community, Vanoss Public Schools, including an elementary school, a middle school, and Vanoss High School, conti…
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- Elevation
- 1,050 ft
Questions about Vanoss
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Vanoss, OK a good place to live?
Vanoss has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.