Name: Langston, OK statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Langston

Logan County gains about 14.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in3,439

Moved out2,840

Net+599

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Oklahoma County, OK1,5471,231+316

Canadian County, OK163109+54

Cleveland County, OK155109+46

Payne County, OK124118+6

Kingfisher County, OK6691−25

Tulsa County, OK66

Lincoln County, OK46

Within Oklahoma, other states or abroad

Arrivals

73%27%

Leavers

75%25%

Within OklahomaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$74K

Leavers$66K

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

Who moves here: 6.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.8% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Logan County report $73,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $66,500, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need: $18,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $465 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,359 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $206,600.
Getting to work: 15 minutes each way on average; 10.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Mila Doce, TX matches it on character. Compare the two

Net movers per 1,000 people8
14.7
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out8
$66,485
5% below the median place
Moved from another state1
1.8%
10% below the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Langston	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	6.1%	7% above
Moved from another state1County figure	1.8%	10% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure	14.7	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure	$73,737	4% above
Income of households moving out8County figure	$66,485	5% below

What it costs to live here

Median gross rent is $465, 66% below the median place.

Langston17.1%

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

$18,600

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

17.1%

16% below the median place

Home price to income

6.3x

67% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

17%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$29,200

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Langston, $465 a month, and local prices for everything else (93.8 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

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Property tax paid (median)1
$682
79% below the median place
Property tax rate1
0.3%
64% below the median place
Vacant homes1
25.9%
267% above the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Langston	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$465	66% below
Rent to income1	17.1%	16% below
Property tax rate1	0.3%	64% below
Home price to income1	6.3x	67% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	90.4	10% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,264	22% below
HUD area median income4County figure	$97,300	9% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$682	79% below
Median home value1	$206,600	35% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	11.1%	246% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	54.0%	5% above
Homeownership1	71.5%	8% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure	53.2%	5% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,359	27% below
Vacant homes1	25.9%	267% above
Median year built1	1978	0% above

Work and pay

Median household income is $32,656, 59% below the median place.

Median household income1
$32,656
59% below the median place
Income per person1
$17,349
57% below the median place
Mean commute1
15 min
40% below the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Langston	Vs median
Median household income1	$32,656	59% below
Income per person1	$17,349	57% below
Unemployment1County figure	3.6%	26% below
Average annual pay6County figure	$47,153	29% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	5.1%	38% above
Jobs6County figure	9,127	94% below
Poverty rate1County figure	11.6%	8% above
Mean commute1	15 min	40% below
Works from home1County figure	10.5%	16% below
Commutes by transit1Metro figure	0.3%	66% below

Who lives here

Median age is 21.2, 46% below the median place.

Median age1
21.2
46% below the median place
No health insurance1
31.2%
387% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
79.7%
14% below the median place

All 9 people measures

Measure	Langston	Vs median
Population1	1,692	6646th largest
Population change since 20207	10.1%	above (median 1.1%)
Median age1	21.2	46% below
Bachelor's or higher1	14.1%	56% below
High school or higher1County figure	91.5%	1% below
Household size1	3.2	26% above
Born abroad1County figure	3.8%	57% below
No health insurance1	31.2%	387% above
Homes with broadband1	79.7%	14% below

Life in Langston

5 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Morris House listed 1994
Langston University Cottage Row Historic District listed 1999
Ozark Trails-Indian Meridian Obelisk listed 2017
Langston Jail listed 2025
Melvin B. Tolson House listed 2026

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%

Playgrounds per 10k11.8 +26%

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.3 +19%

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 bars10.6 −49%

Shops21.6 −29%

Arts, recreation and fitness2.7 −34%

Doctors' offices and clinics8.3 −59%

Child care centers0.8 −65%

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

Child care centers per 10k9
0.8
65% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k9
10.6
49% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9
8.3
59% below the median place

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	Langston	Vs median
Public schools12County figure	17	89% above
Public school students12County figure	5,368	10% above
Students per teacher12County figure	17.9	16% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure	10.6	49% below
Shops per 10k9County figure	21.6	29% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure	2.7	34% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure	8.3	59% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure	0.8	65% below
Parks per 10k10	0.0	below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k10	11.8	26% above
Grocery stores per 10k10	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k10	0.0	below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k10	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails10	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi10	0.3	19% above
National Register listings11	5	62% below

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 94°F, 9% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Langston. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high13
94°F
9% above the median place
Hurricane risk14
20.7
71% below the median place
Good air days15
44.4%
35% below the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Langston	Vs median
July average high13County figure	94°F	9% above
January average low13County figure	26°F	5% above
Average temperature13County figure	61°F	10% above
Annual precipitation13County figure	35.6 in	19% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure	74.7	19% below
Hurricane risk14County figure	20.7	71% below
Tornado risk14County figure	92.8	14% above
Wildfire risk14County figure	78.5	28% above
Heat wave risk14County figure	86.8	4% below
Median air quality index15Metro figure	52	21% above
Good air days15Metro figure	44.4%	35% below

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Down 42.1% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 25.9% from 2019 to 2023.

Median home value

Up 367.4% from 2019 to 2024.

Population estimate

Up 10.4% from 2020 to 2025.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$28,900

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 1% of places

Pay vs rent

+16.3 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 99% of places

Family fit

n/a

Not enough local figures

Growth

of 100 on population and income growth

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Langston in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 15% of the median income in 2030, down from 17% 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.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$465/mo (2024)	$550/mo	$450 to $680/mo	+3.0%
Median household income	$32,656 (2023)	$43,000	$36,000 to $51,500	+4.0%
Median home value	$206,600 (2024)	$372,000	$270,000 to $512,000	+10.3%
Population	1,787 (2025)	1,900	1,820 to 1,980	+1.2%

The median home would be worth 8.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 6.3 now.

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

Places like Langston

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

Place	Rent	Income
Mila Doce, TX	$640	$50,921	Compare
Williamsburg, KY	$793	$38,147	Compare
Albion, MI	$775	$39,885	Compare
Doolittle, TX	$950	$36,109	Compare

Nearby

Compare Langston with

Common questions

Is Langston a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 5.9% a year while rent rose -10.4%, so pay gained on rent more than in 99% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 75 Oklahoma places. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $28,900 a year left, less than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 42 Oklahoma places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Langston expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.1% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $206,600.

What salary do you need to live in Langston?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $18,600 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Langston?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Mila Doce, TX, Williamsburg, KY, Albion, MI and Doolittle, TX.

Sources and methods

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

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
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
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.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
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
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
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 Langston with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Langston itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/langston-oklahoma

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

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