Whitehorn CoveOK
A town in Oklahoma, home to 1,223 people.
Is Whitehorn Cove a good place to live?
The best of Whitehorn Cove’s subject grades is a B+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Whitehorn Cove’s typical journey to work is 46 minutes, against 22 minutes in Oklahoma’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 1 of Oklahoma’s 227 towns score lower on walkability. Residents are less healthy than 87% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Only 4 of Oklahoma’s 229 towns score lower on history. Whitehorn Cove has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,223 people, and everyone knows the way
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How Whitehorn Cove grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oklahoma), ordered by how far Whitehorn Cove is from typical.
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Moving to Whitehorn Cove: who provides what
Whitehorn Cove 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 Whitehorn Cove.
Whitehorn Cove stands out in Oklahoma and nationally: a larger share of its adults have high blood pressure
Among adults in Whitehorn Cove, 18% worry about having enough food. Only 8 of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Whitehorn Cove. In Whitehorn Cove, 18% of adults have diabetes, and 12% binge drink. The town beats the Oklahoma average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
| Whitehorn Cove | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 40% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Whitehorn Cove | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.8% | 76.3% |
| More adults getting a yearly checkup | 81.4% | 77.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.4% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median age in Whitehorn Cove is higher than in most of Oklahoma or the rest of the country
People 65 and older are 36% of residents (16% statewide); children under 18 are 11% of residents (24% statewide). 19% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 28% across Oklahoma.
| Whitehorn Cove | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54.6 years | 36.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 19% | 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 ±9.6 points. Across Oklahoma, 50.2% of residents are women.
| Whitehorn Cove | OK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.1% | 12.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 3.7% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.1% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.6% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.1% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.2% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 21% | 9.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 15.2% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.1% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38.2% | 30.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.9% | 22.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.9% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.6% | 18.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.3% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
Most of Whitehorn Cove’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Employers in Whitehorn Cove added 23 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 35. For most workers, Whitehorn Cove is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. The share of residents in Whitehorn Cove who live below the poverty line: 7%. The top destinations are Tulsa (21%), Broken Arrow (10%) and Wagoner (10%).
| Whitehorn Cove | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 22% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Whitehorn Cove faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities. 47% of Whitehorn Cove’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by heat waves at 14%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Whitehorn Cove
Expect July afternoons of 93° and January nights of 27°, with about 3 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median home in Whitehorn Cove sells for about $315K
Whitehorn Cove’s midpoint rent stands at $813 a month. Four in five households own their home locally.
| Whitehorn Cove | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 80% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $813 a month | $873 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
USS Batfish and 20 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Whitehorn Cove. Close and well known come first.
14 mi MuseumUSS Batfish
38 mi Stadium & arenaSkelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
13 mi LandmarkFort Gibson
40 mi MuseumThe Outsiders House Museum
39 mi MuseumPhilbrook Museum of Art37 mi Theme parkBell's Amusement ParkPhoto credits
USS Batfish: Blackwing.1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium: Chippothenut, CC BY 3.0 · Fort Gibson: Fred Q. Casler, Photographer, Public domain · The Outsiders House Museum: TheDoctorWho, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Philbrook Museum of Art: Dustin M. Ramsey, aka Kralizec! at English Wikipedia. Cropped by CPacker., Attribution
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Everything we know about Whitehorn Cove
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Whitehorn Cove; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Whitehorn Cove residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
99% of working residents leave Whitehorn Cove for work
Where Whitehorn Cove’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Whitehorn Cove
Census-designated place in Oklahoma, United States
Whitehorn Cove is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Wagoner County, Oklahoma, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Whitehorn Cove had a population of 1,201. The CDP is in eastern Wagoner County, on the west shore of Fort Gibson Lake, a large reservoir on the Neosho River. The CDP is bordered by Rocky Point to the north and Toppers and Taylor Ferry to the south. The CDP's southern border is the centerline of North Bay, an arm of Fort Gibson Lake. The area is known for Whitehorn Cove Marina, a 208-acre facility on Fort Gibson Lake with a landing strip, boat ramps, RV park, store and restaurant. Whitehorn Co…
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- Area
- 9.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 643 ft
Questions about Whitehorn Cove
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Whitehorn Cove, OK expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $233,000, 5% above the Oklahoma typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.