Wright CityOK
A town of 598, settled in 1920.
Is Wright City a good place to live?
Wright City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Wright City stand out
Where Wright City beats most towns.
598 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Wright City: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wright City, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wright City.
With 3.7 jobs for every working resident, Wright City draws in 742 commuters
Among residents in Wright City, 20% live below the poverty line. Just 7% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Jobs in Wright City grew by 621 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 756. The town’s middle household income stands at $42,000, below both the Oklahoma town median ($55,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).
| Wright City | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $42,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.8% | 22% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The schools Wright City’s kids attend
Of its 3 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. Public schools: the Wright City school district. The 3 public schools in Wright City teach 472 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright City EsLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 265 | B+ |
| Wright City HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 153 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts
A typical Wright City home is worth about $120K
Values rose 13% in the 12 months to September 2026. Wright City’s rent at the middle of the market stands at $725 a month, against $873 a month in Oklahoma’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. In Wright City, 63% of households are owner-occupiers.
| Wright City | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $725 a month | $873 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 63% | 62% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Wright City has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Compared with 78% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Wright City is higher. FEMA puts 60% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 11% to tornadoes. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2015.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Crime reported in Wright City
21 crimes were reported in Wright City in 2025: 16 property and 5 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Wright City is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
How healthy Wright City is
Among 132 Oklahoma towns, just 7 have a higher share of adults who worry about having enough food than Wright City. For adults locally, the share who smoke cigarettes is 25%.
| Wright City | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 18% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 21% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Wright City | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 28.2% | 16.4% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 15.9% | 9.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 30.5% | 18.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Wright City
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Wright City; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Wright City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
Every workday, about 742 people come to Wright City for work
Where Wright City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Wright City
Town in Oklahoma, United States
Wright City is a town in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States, along the Little River. The population was 616 at the 2020 census, down from 762 in 2010. Wright City hosts one of the oldest continuous rodeos in Oklahoma, known as Little Cheyenne, held each July 1 through 4. In 1933 a few local cowboys started it as a rodeo, barbecue, and dance. Since 1935, the American Legion, William Wright Post Number 74, has sponsored the event. Wright City was once home to a Weyerhaeuser plant; it closed permanently in March 2009 due to the slowed lumber industry. The company sold its cardboard product line to International Paper. Weyerhaeuser was Wright City's economic power engine, and its closing…
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 397 ft
- ZIP code
- 74766
- Area code
- 580
Questions about Wright City
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wright City, OK a good place to live?
Wright City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.