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36.00° N · 95.29° W · GEOID 4080813

Whitehorn Cove

Wagoner County, Oklahoma · part of the Tulsa, OK metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Whitehorn Cove is home to 1,223 people. Median household income is $68,458 a year and median rent is $813 a month, 14.3% 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 $232,600, about 3.4x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$813
40% below the median place
Median household income
$68,458
15% below the median place
Median home value
$232,600
27% below the median place
Unemployment
4.2%
14% below 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 Whitehorn Cove

  • The median resident is 54.6 years old, older than in 96% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 75 Oklahoma places.
  • 32% of homes stand vacant, more than in 95% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 74 Oklahoma places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $894 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 82% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 75 Oklahoma places.
  • The median rent takes only 14.3% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 87% of places its size.
01

Moving to Whitehorn Cove

Wagoner County gains about 20.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in6,699
Moved out5,278
Net+1,421

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Oklahoma, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OklahomaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$66K
Leavers$56K

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

Who moves here
7.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.5% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Wagoner County report $66,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $55,800, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$32,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $813 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,707 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $232,600.
Getting to work
46 minutes each way on average; 9.2% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Picture Rocks, AZ matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people7
20.1
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out7
$55,841
21% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
7.2%
25% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureWhitehorn CoveAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure7.2%25% above
Moved from another state1County figure1.5%25% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure20.1above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$66,2936% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$55,84121% below
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 31.8%, 350% above the median place.

Whitehorn Cove14.3%
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
$32,520
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
14.3%
30% below the median place
Home price to income
3.4x
11% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
14%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$62,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Vacant homes1
31.8%
350% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,318
60% below the median place
Property tax rate1
0.6%
37% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureWhitehorn CoveAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$81340% below
Rent to income114.3%30% below
Property tax rate10.6%37% below
Home price to income13.4x11% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure89.212% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,22924% below
HUD area median income4County figure$95,00011% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,31860% below
Median home value1$232,60027% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure2.8%14% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure48.7%5% below
Homeownership180.3%21% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure42.1%17% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,7079% below
Vacant homes131.8%350% above
Median year built119790% above
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%)
Mean commute1
46 min
84% above the median place
Median household income1
$68,458
15% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureWhitehorn CoveAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$68,45815% below
Income per person1$39,0123% below
Unemployment1County figure4.2%14% below
Average annual pay6County figure$56,98514% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.6%3% below
Jobs6County figure11,63292% below
Poverty rate1County figure9.2%15% below
Mean commute146 min84% above
Works from home1County figure9.2%26% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 54.6, 40% above the median place.

Median age1
54.6
40% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
98.3%
7% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
18.9%
41% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.2 −10%
High school or higher88.0% −5%
No health insurance6.0% −6%
All 8 people measures
MeasureWhitehorn CoveAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,2236646th largest
Median age154.640% above
Bachelor's or higher118.9%41% below
High school or higher188.0%5% below
Household size12.210% below
Born abroad1County figure5.1%42% below
No health insurance16.0%6% below
Homes with broadband198.3%7% above
05

Life in Whitehorn Cove

20 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents16.4 +61%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
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 mi0.0 −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 bars9.8 −53%
Shops14.2 −53%
Arts, recreation and fitness0.9 −78%
Doctors' offices and clinics6.7 −67%
Child care centers1.6 −30%

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

Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
0.9
78% below the median place
Shops per 10k8
14.2
53% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
9.8
53% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureWhitehorn CoveAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure22144% above
Public school students11County figure10,282110% above
Students per teacher11County figure17.010% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure9.853% below
Shops per 10k8County figure14.253% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure0.978% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure6.767% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.630% below
Parks per 10k916.461% above
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure2054% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 93°F, 7% 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 Whitehorn Cove. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high12
93°F
7% above the median place
Hurricane risk13
21.8
69% below the median place
Natural hazard risk13
73.3
21% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureWhitehorn CoveAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure93°F7% above
January average low12County figure27°F8% above
Average temperature12County figure61°F11% above
Annual precipitation12County figure44.1 in1% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure73.321% below
Hurricane risk13County figure21.869% below
Tornado risk13County figure72.012% below
Wildfire risk13County figure81.733% above
Heat wave risk13County figure94.04% above
Median air quality index14Metro figure5119% above
Good air days14Metro figure49.6%28% below
08

Whitehorn Cove in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 14% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 14% 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$813/mo (2024)$1,050/mo$860 to $1,270/mo+4.3%
Median household income$68,458 (2024)$88,000$74,500 to $104,000+4.3%
Median home value$232,600 (2024)$373,000$271,000 to $514,000+8.2%

The median home would be worth 4.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.4 now.

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

09

Places like Whitehorn Cove

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

PlaceRentIncome
Picture Rocks, AZ$960$61,634Compare
Swoyersville, PA$744$71,555Compare
St. Marys, PA$762$67,167Compare
Houghton Lake, MI$827$50,305Compare
Houghton Lake, MISt. Marys, PASwoyersville, PAPicture Rocks, AZWhitehorn Cove, OKWhitehorn CovePicture RocksSwoyersvilleSt. MarysHoughton LakeWhitehorn CovePicture RocksSwoyersvilleSt. MarysHoughton Lake

Common questions

Is Whitehorn Cove a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median resident is 54.6 years old, older than in 96% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 75 Oklahoma places. 32% of homes stand vacant, more than in 95% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 74 Oklahoma places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Whitehorn Cove expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 14.3% 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 $232,600.

What salary do you need to live in Whitehorn Cove?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $32,520 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Whitehorn Cove?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Picture Rocks, AZ, Swoyersville, PA, St. Marys, PA and Houghton Lake, MI.

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. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  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. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 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
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. 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 Whitehorn Cove with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Whitehorn Cove itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/whitehorn-cove-oklahoma

Citytistics. “Whitehorn Cove, Oklahoma.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/whitehorn-cove-oklahoma/

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