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34.84° N · 95.56° W · GEOID 4032850

Hartshorne

Pittsburg County, Oklahoma · part of the McAlester, OK metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Hartshorne is home to 1,642 people. Median household income is $39,630 a year and median rent is $680 a month, 20.6% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $90,300, about 2.3x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$680
50% below the median place
Median household income
$39,630
51% below the median place
Median home value
$90,300
72% below the median place
Unemployment
5.3%
9% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Hartshorne

  • Median rent is $680 a month, lower than in 97% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 75 Oklahoma places.
  • The median household earns $39,630 a year, less than in 96% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 75 Oklahoma places.
  • Household income has grown -0.3% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 95% of places its size. It is the lowest of 75 Oklahoma places.
  • 72% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 94% of places its size. It is the highest of 74 Oklahoma places.
  • The median home is valued at $90,300, less than in 97% of places its size.
01

Moving to Hartshorne

Pittsburg County gains about 5.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,918
Moved out1,733
Net+185

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

McIntosh County, OK145134+11
Latimer County, OK12593+32
Haskell County, OK7397−24

Within Oklahoma, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OklahomaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$51K
Leavers$46K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Pittsburg County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.8% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Pittsburg County report $51,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $46,200, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$27,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $680 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,111 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $90,300.
Getting to work
22 minutes each way on average; 6.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Titusville, PA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
4.6%
20% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$46,153
34% below the median place
Income of households moving in7
$51,143
28% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureHartshorneAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year14.6%20% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.8%9% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure5.8above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$51,14328% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$46,15334% below
02

What it costs to live here

Median gross rent is $680, 50% below the median place.

Hartshorne20.6%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$27,200
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
20.6%
1% above the median place
Home price to income
2.3x
40% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
20%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$31,800
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Hartshorne, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Mena, AR16.2% vs 20.6%n/aCompare
Roanoke, AL17.0% vs 20.6%n/aCompare
Trenton, MO16.9% vs 20.6%n/aCompare

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Property tax paid (median)1
$573
82% below the median place
Median home value1
$90,300
72% below the median place
Vacant homes1
26.0%
268% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureHartshorneAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$68050% below
Rent to income120.6%1% above
Property tax rate10.6%31% below
Home price to income12.3x40% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$91643% below
HUD area median income3County figure$74,60030% below
Property tax paid (median)1$57382% below
Median home value1$90,30072% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure-0.8%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure36.3%29% below
Homeownership168.0%2% above
Renters paying 30%+171.6%42% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,11141% below
Vacant homes126.0%268% above
Median year built119720% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$39,630
51% below the median place
Poverty rate1
23.6%
119% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$27,207 −32%
Mean commute22 min −12%
Unemployment5.3% +9%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureHartshorneAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$39,63051% below
Income per person1$27,20732% below
Unemployment15.3%9% above
Average annual pay5County figure$51,98221% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure2.8%24% below
Jobs5County figure14,74290% below
Poverty rate123.6%119% above
Mean commute122 min12% below
Works from home1County figure6.9%44% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 17.4%, 172% above the median place.

No health insurance1
17.4%
172% above the median place
Population change since 20206
-3.5%
below the median place (median 1.1%)
Homes with broadband1
84.8%
8% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher84.6% −8%
Bachelor's or higher18.9% −41%
Median age43.6 +12%
Household size2.3 −8%
All 9 people measures
MeasureHartshorneAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,6426646th largest
Population change since 20206-3.5%below (median 1.1%)
Median age143.612% above
Bachelor's or higher118.9%41% below
High school or higher184.6%8% below
Household size12.38% below
Born abroad1County figure1.3%85% below
No health insurance117.4%172% above
Homes with broadband184.8%8% below
05

Life in Hartshorne

4 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • Cambria School listed 1988
  • Cole Chapel School listed 1988
  • New State School listed 1988
  • Saints Cyril and Methodius Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church listed 2017

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents12.2 +20%
Playgrounds per 10k18.3 +94%
Grocery stores per 10k12.2 5.7×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k67.0 6.0×
Libraries per 10k12.2 14.0×
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars19.3 −7%
Shops37.9 +25%
Arts, recreation and fitness1.1 −73%
Doctors' offices and clinics18.8 −7%
Child care centers3.2 +39%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public school students12
708
86% below the median place
Public schools12
3
67% below the median place
Students per teacher12
15.1
2% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureHartshorneAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12367% below
Public school students1270886% below
Students per teacher1215.12% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure19.37% below
Shops per 10k8County figure37.925% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure1.173% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure18.87% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure3.239% above
Parks per 10k912.220% above
Playgrounds per 10k918.394% above
Grocery stores per 10k912.2above (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k967.0above (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k912.2above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10469% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 160, 16% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
160
16% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
481
60% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

July average high13
93°F
7% above the median place
Wildfire risk14
95.2
55% above the median place
Natural hazard risk14
73.3
21% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureHartshorneAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure93°F7% above
January average low13County figure29°F16% above
Average temperature13County figure62°F12% above
Annual precipitation13County figure46.8 in7% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure73.321% below
Hurricane risk14County figure44.138% below
Tornado risk14County figure81.20% below
Wildfire risk14County figure95.255% above
Heat wave risk14County figure89.70% below
Median air quality index15County figure4812% above
Good air days15County figure56.7%17% below
08

Hartshorne in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 21% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 21% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$680/mo (2024)$850/mo$690 to $1,030/mo+3.7%
Median household income$39,630 (2024)$49,000$41,500 to $58,000+3.5%
Median home value$90,300 (2024)$125,000$91,000 to $172,000+5.5%
Population1,877 (2025)1,8601,780 to 1,930−0.2%

The median home would be worth 2.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.3 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Hartshorne

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Titusville, PA$662$38,194Compare
Punxsutawney, PA$775$42,183Compare
Escanaba, MI$657$45,369Compare
Galax, VA$743$38,675Compare
Galax, VAEscanaba, MIPunxsutawney, PATitusville, PAHartshorne, OKHartshorneTitusvillePunxsutawneyEscanabaGalaxHartshorneTitusvillePunxsutawneyEscanabaGalax

Common questions

Is Hartshorne a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Median rent is $680 a month, lower than in 97% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 75 Oklahoma places. The median household earns $39,630 a year, less than in 96% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 75 Oklahoma places. On cost, space and class size it scores 45 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Hartshorne expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 20.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $90,300.

What salary do you need to live in Hartshorne?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $27,200 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Hartshorne safe?

There were 160 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Hartshorne?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Titusville, PA, Punxsutawney, PA, Escanaba, MI and Galax, VA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Hartshorne with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Hartshorne itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/hartshorne-oklahoma

Citytistics. “Hartshorne, Oklahoma.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/hartshorne-oklahoma/

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