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Hooker is a small town of 1,786 people in Texas County, Oklahoma. It's about 120 miles from Amarillo, TX and 228 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $944 a month.
1,786people
$158kTypical home
$944/moRent
94° / 49°Summer / winter
17"Snow
293Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,786
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,606 people per sq mi
- 228 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 120 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$997/mo)
- Median rent $944/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 293 sunny days a year (131 totally clear)
- 72 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (215 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (601 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 31% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to LBL airport
- 226 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,996 ft
- 606 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 92 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 218 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 145 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Texas County: R+68 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
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk