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Country around Wetumka is a rural area of about 2,226 people in Hughes County, Oklahoma, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 66 miles from Tulsa, OK. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $574 a month.
2,226people
$92kTypical home
$574/moRent
93° / 51°Summer / winter
4"Snow
265Sunny days
68Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,226 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 66 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$580/mo)
- Median rent $574/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (128 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 68 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (261 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,532 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 71 mi to TUL airport
- 71 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 742 ft
- 384 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 278 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 61 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hughes County: R+63 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk