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Ponca City is a small city of 24,326 people in Kay County, Oklahoma. It's about 49 miles from Enid, OK and 77 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $136k and rent runs about $850 a month.
24,326people
$136kTypical home
$850/moRent
93° / 47°Summer / winter
8"Snow
273Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 24,326
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,324 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 49 mi to Enid, OK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $136k (≈$856/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (125 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (472 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,647 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to SWO airport
- 75 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,007 ft
- 496 mi to the ocean
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 68 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 210 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kay County: R+49 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk