Checotah is a city located in McIntosh County Oklahoma. Checotah has a 2020 population of 2,990. Checotah is currently declining at a rate of -1.16% annually and its population has decreased by -10.34% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 3,335 in 2010.
The average household income in Checotah is $44,243 with a poverty rate of 28.12%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $651 per month, and the median house value is $85,100. The median age in Checotah is 40.3 years, 36.6 years for males, and 41.6 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Checotahwas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 1,702 | 54.67% |
Black or African American | 151 | 4.85% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 723 | 23.23% |
Some Other Race | 31 | 1.00% |
Two or More Races | 506 | 16.25% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 1,270 | 2.39 | 54.6 |
Married | 443 | 2.79 | 79.7 |
Male | 170 | 2.52 | 27.6 |
Female | 237 | 3.54 | 30 |
Non Family | 420 | 1.28 | 53.1 |
2.86
Average Family Size
2.39
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 197 | 9.43% |
9th to 12th Grade | 241 | 11.53% |
High School Graduate | 893 | 42.73% |
Some College | 399 | 19.09% |
Associates Degree | 151 | 7.22% |
Bachelors Degree | 124 | 5.93% |
Graduate Degree | 85 | 4.07% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
Black | 151 | 151 | 33 |
2+ Races | 223 | 197 | 48 |
White | 1,197 | 944 | 98 |
Native American | 393 | 343 | 30 |
Other Race | 23 | 12 | |
Hispanic | 127 | 18 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among black people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among black people with a rate of 21.85%.
92.85% of Checotah residents speak only English, while 7.15% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Other languages, which is spoken by 4.51% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Native | 712 | 299 | 41.99% |
White | 1,441 | 435 | 30.19% |
Other | 8 | NaN% | |
Multiple | 506 | 91 | 17.98% |
Hispanic | 200 | 22 | 11.00% |
28.12%
Overall Poverty Rate
26.57%
Male Poverty Rate
29.44%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Checotah is Native, with 41.99% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Checotah is Hispanic, with 11.00% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 10.30%. Among those working part-time, it was 31.42%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 32.73%.
37.5%
Overall Marriage Rate
39.2%
Male Marriage Rate
36.1%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is 55-64, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 157 | 10.97% |
Black | 36 | 23.84% |
Native American | 24 | 4.61% |
Other Race | 6 | 26.09% |
2+ Races | 26 | 10.16% |
Hispanic | 6 | 3.87% |
16.47%
Veteran Poverty Rate
46.18%
Veteran Disability Rate
48.4%
Labor Force Participation
44.9%
Employment Rate
7.2%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
69.10%
Born in Checotah
95.18%
Native Born
4.82%
Foreign Born
1.73%
Non Citizen
3.08%
Naturalized
95.18% of Checotah residents were born in the United States, with 69.10% having been born in Oklahoma. 1.73% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1950 | 2,638 | 0.00% | |
1960 | 2,614 | -24 | -0.09% |
1970 | 3,074 | 460 | 1.63% |
1980 | 3,454 | 380 | 1.17% |
1990 | 3,290 | -164 | -0.49% |
2000 | 3,481 | 191 | 0.57% |
2010 | 3,335 | -146 | -0.43% |
2011 | 3,323 | -12 | -0.36% |
2012 | 3,299 | -24 | -0.72% |
2013 | 3,266 | -33 | -1.00% |
2014 | 3,224 | -42 | -1.29% |
2015 | 3,182 | -42 | -1.30% |
2016 | 3,157 | -25 | -0.79% |
2017 | 3,136 | -21 | -0.67% |
2018 | 3,130 | -6 | -0.19% |
2019 | 3,095 | -35 | -1.12% |
2020 | 3,060 | -35 | -1.13% |
2021 | 3,025 | -35 | -1.14% |
2022 | 2,990 | -35 | -1.16% |