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A town of 1,324, settled in 1893. A typical home costs 2 years of the Enid metro’s $66K median household income.
Waukomis’ best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D for incomes. On cost of living, just 13 of Oklahoma’s 229 towns do better. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. Among 132 Oklahoma towns, just 2 have a higher median age than Waukomis. Only 13 of Oklahoma’s 205 towns score lower on civic life. Waukomis has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Waukomis beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oklahoma), ordered by how far Waukomis is from typical.
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Census counts: 688 in 1900, a low of 397 in 1940, 1,349 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1956 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Waukomis, 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 Waukomis.
The typical Waukomis home is worth about $136,000, up 0.8% in a year, 39% below the Oklahoma typical home. 89% of households own their home in Waukomis, where Oklahoma’s towns sit at 62% and U.S. towns at 73%. The median rent in Waukomis is $710 a month.
| Waukomis | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 89% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $710 a month | $873 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Waukomis school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waukomis EsLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 256 | C− |
| Waukomis HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 117 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OK on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Waukomis for work: only 3% work in town. Waukomis’ average trip to work is 18 minutes, below both the Oklahoma town median (22 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Enid (42%), Oklahoma City (13%) and Tulsa (3%).
| Waukomis | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 22% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Waukomis’ property crime rate is 5.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Waukomis | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.3 per 1,000 residents | 14 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.8 per 1,000 residents | 2.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Waukomis has chilly winters and hot summers. July afternoons reach 95°, January nights drop to 25° and about 9 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Waukomis beats the Oklahoma average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 13% of adults report frequent physical distress in Waukomis.
| Waukomis | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 34% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Waukomis | OK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.1% | 16.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14% | 18.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Waukomis; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Waukomis residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
Where Waukomis’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Oklahoma, United States
Waukomis is a town in Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Waukomis had a population of 1,349.
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Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.