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35.82° N · 95.08° W · GEOID 4081912

Woodall

Cherokee County, Oklahoma · part of the Tahlequah, OK metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Woodall is home to 1,050 people. Median household income is $58,571 a year and median rent is $883 a month, 18.1% 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 $221,800, about 3.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$883
35% below the median place
Median household income
$58,571
27% below the median place
Median home value
$221,800
31% below the median place
Unemployment
5.1%
5% 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 Woodall

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 8% a year while household income rose 1.7%, so rent outran pay by more than in 92% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 75 Oklahoma places.
  • The median resident is 44.9 years old, older than in 78% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 75 Oklahoma places.
01

Moving to Woodall

Cherokee County gains about 9.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in2,343
Moved out2,022
Net+321

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$44K
Leavers$44K

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

Who moves here
0.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Cherokee County report $44,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $44,100.
Income you would need
$35,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $883 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,677 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $221,800.
Getting to work
25 minutes each way on average; 7.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Winchester, TN matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
0.0%
below the median place (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving out6
$44,084
37% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureWoodallAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year10.0%below (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure9.6above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$44,15237% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$44,08437% below
02

What it costs to live here

Property tax rate is 0.4%, 55% below the median place.

Woodall18.1%
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
$35,320
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
18.1%
11% below the median place
Home price to income
3.8x
0% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
18%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$48,400
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Property tax rate1
0.4%
55% below the median place
Homeownership1
79.1%
19% above the median place
Vacant homes1
10.7%
52% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureWoodallAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$88335% below
Rent to income118.1%11% below
Property tax rate10.4%55% below
Home price to income13.8x0% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$94342% below
HUD area median income3County figure$71,30034% below
Property tax paid (median)1County figure$91172% below
Median home value1$221,80031% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure6.4%102% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure53.1%3% above
Homeownership179.1%19% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure42.4%16% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,67710% below
Vacant homes110.7%52% above
Median year built119860% 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%)
Median household income1
$58,571
27% below the median place
Income per person1
$39,119
2% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureWoodallAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$58,57127% below
Income per person1$39,1192% below
Unemployment1County figure5.1%5% above
Average annual pay5County figure$51,69722% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure5.2%41% above
Jobs5County figure18,65288% below
Poverty rate1County figure18.2%69% above
Mean commute125 min0% below
Works from home1County figure7.8%37% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 78.6%, 15% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
78.6%
15% below the median place
No health insurance1
21.1%
230% above the median place
Median age1
44.9
15% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.8 +12%
High school or higher89.4% −3%
Bachelor's or higher27.4% −14%
All 8 people measures
MeasureWoodallAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,0506646th largest
Median age144.915% above
Bachelor's or higher127.4%14% below
High school or higher189.4%3% below
Household size12.812% above
Born abroad1County figure3.5%60% below
No health insurance121.1%230% above
Homes with broadband178.6%15% below
05

Life in Woodall

21 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
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 bars18.6 −11%
Shops29.4 −3%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.7 −34%
Doctors' offices and clinics13.8 −32%
Child care centers2.9 +26%

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

Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7
13.8
32% below the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7
2.7
34% below the median place
Child care centers per 10k7
2.9
26% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureWoodallAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure20122% above
Public school students10County figure7,08345% above
Students per teacher10County figure15.12% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure18.611% below
Shops per 10k7County figure29.43% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure2.734% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure13.832% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure2.926% above
Parks per 10k80.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k80.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k80.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure2162% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 92°F, 5% 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 Woodall. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high11
92°F
5% above the median place
Wildfire risk12
94.6
54% above the median place
Hurricane risk12
32.2
54% below the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureWoodallAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure92°F5% above
January average low11County figure27°F8% above
Average temperature11County figure60°F9% above
Annual precipitation11County figure48.1 in10% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure76.917% below
Hurricane risk12County figure32.254% below
Tornado risk12County figure81.60% above
Wildfire risk12County figure94.654% above
Heat wave risk12County figure93.03% above
08

Woodall in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 19% of the median income in 2030, up from 18% 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$883/mo (2024)$1,150/mo$940 to $1,400/mo+4.5%
Median household income$58,571 (2024)$72,500$61,000 to $85,500+3.6%
Median home value$221,800 (2024)$334,000$242,000 to $460,000+7.0%

The median home would be worth 4.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.8 now.

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

09

Places like Woodall

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

PlaceRentIncome
Winchester, TN$974$62,782Compare
Reading, OH$940$61,866Compare
Lancaster, NY$969$66,148Compare
Madison, IN$820$61,183Compare
Madison, INLancaster, NYReading, OHWinchester, TNWoodall, OKWoodallWinchesterReadingLancasterMadisonWoodallWinchesterReadingLancasterMadison

Common questions

Is Woodall a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 8% a year while household income rose 1.7%, so rent outran pay by more than in 92% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 75 Oklahoma places. The median resident is 44.9 years old, older than in 78% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 75 Oklahoma places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Woodall expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 18.1% 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 $221,800.

What salary do you need to live in Woodall?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $35,320 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Woodall?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Winchester, TN, Reading, OH, Lancaster, NY and Madison, IN.

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. 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.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 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
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

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

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

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