Housing data for Watonga, OK
Watonga, OK has an estimated 2,623 residents and 1,214 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Blaine County.
26.3% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $784 a month.
Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−9.0%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 2,623 (±25)
- Housing units
- 1,214 (±105)
- Households that rent
- 26.3%
- Median gross rent
- $784
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −9.0%
What stands out in Watonga
Median home value: $89,700 (±$19,746) in Watonga, lower than in Blaine County ($126,900).
Median household income: $54,081 (±$4,209) in Watonga, lower than in Blaine County ($61,642).
Working from home: 0.9% (±1.1 points) in Watonga, lower than in Blaine County (2.6%).
Housing in Watonga at a glance
- Median rent: $784 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $846 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 52.4% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 26.3% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $54,081 median household income
- Home values: $89,700 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,272 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $602 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 5.6% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 65.2% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 79.9% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 8.5% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 81.3% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 17.8 minutes average trip to work
- Crime reported to police: 269 violent crimes per 100,000 residents
- Growth: −9.0% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 24.7% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 1.8% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Watonga against Blaine County, its state and the nation
| Watonga | Blaine County | Oklahoma | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,623 (±25) | 8,570 (exact) | 4,028,634 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 1,214 (±105) | 4,581 (±56) | 1,775,127 (±745) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 26.3% (±7.0 points) | 26.6% (±3.5 points) | 34.2% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $784 (±$95) | $852 (±$48) | $1,014 (±$6) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $54,081 (±$4,209) | $61,642 (±$3,194) | $65,039 (±$439) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $89,700 (±$19,746) | $126,900 (±$17,618) | $199,800 (±$1,121) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $602 (±$167) | $730 (±$82) | $1,599 (±$11) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 79.9% (±12.6 points) | 69.5% (±5.4 points) | 49.4% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 17.8 minutes (±4.1) | 19.0 minutes (±1.7) | 22.4 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 81.4% (±9.4 points) | 85.4% (±3.9 points) | 88.9% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 40.7 years (±3.0) | 41.2 years (±0.8) | 37.0 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Watonga covers 3.8 square miles of land, about 696 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Watonga has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,881 (±38) | 2,623 (±25) | −9.0% | Measurable decrease |
| Housing units | 1,068 (±193) | 1,214 (±105) | +13.7% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $560 (±$112) | $784 (±$95) | +40.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $81,900 (±$8,523) | $89,700 (±$19,746) | +9.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $42,771 (±$3,392) | $54,081 (±$4,209) | +26.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $919 (±$77) | $1,272 (±$96) | +38.4% | Up after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $461 (±$189) | $602 (±$167) | +30.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 44.4% (±11.5 points) | 26.3% (±7.0 points) | −18.1 percentage points | Measurable decrease |
| Rental vacancy rate | 22.9% (±16.7 points) | 8.5% (±6.4 points) | −14.4 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Watonga
In 2025, the Watonga Police Department reported 269 violent and 1,115 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
Across Blaine County, the departments that report recorded 367 violent and 1,424 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.
Places near Watonga
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield | 8.3 mi | — | $83,300 | 7.7% |
| Hitchcock | 8.8 mi | — | $67,000 | 0.0% |
| Geary | 15 mi | $974 | $67,900 | 34.9% |
| Canton | 18 mi | $788 | $77,500 | 23.1% |
| Oakwood | 18 mi | — | $115,600 | 26.9% |
| Loyal | 18 mi | $800 | $86,000 | 50.0% |
| Okeene | 19 mi | $886 | $112,000 | 38.2% |
| Thomas | 20 mi | $723 | $135,400 | 18.9% |
Places in Oklahoma most like Watonga
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonkawa | $800 | $84,300 | $58,767 | 26.2% |
| Blackwell | $809 | $85,600 | $53,435 | 27.9% |
| Perry | $811 | $109,100 | $53,587 | 30.0% |
| Clinton | $883 | $119,400 | $58,207 | 29.5% |
| Frederick | $743 | $89,300 | $44,595 | 29.5% |
| Cherokee | $824 | $96,600 | $58,860 | 29.0% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Oklahoma.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Watonga, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $775 | $780 | $1,021 | $1,217 | $1,342 |
HUD income limits for Watonga, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $16,800 | $28,000 | $44,750 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $32,000 | $51,150 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $36,000 | $57,550 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $39,950 | $63,900 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $43,150 | $69,050 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $46,350 | $74,150 |
| 7 people | $49,550 | $49,550 | $79,250 |
| 8 people | $52,750 | $52,750 | $84,350 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Blaine County, OK, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $79,900.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Watonga
What is the average rent in Watonga, OK?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Watonga is $784 (±$95) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Watonga?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Watonga, OK is $509 (±$152) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Watonga rent-burdened?
52.4% of renting households in Watonga pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Watonga?
Watonga has an estimated 238 (±67) renting households, 26.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Watonga?
The median household income in Watonga is $54,081 (±$4,209) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Watonga, OK?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $89,700 (±$19,746) for owner-occupied homes in Watonga (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Watonga growing?
In Watonga, the number of residents went from 2,881 in 2015–2019 to 2,623 in 2020–2024 (−9.0%), a measurable decrease.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Watonga city, Oklahoma
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Watonga city, Oklahoma
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Watonga city, Oklahoma
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Watonga city, Oklahoma
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Watonga city, Oklahoma
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Watonga city, Oklahoma
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Watonga city, Oklahoma
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Blaine County, OK
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Blaine County, OK
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Watonga Police Department (ORI OK0060100)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Watonga city, Oklahoma (place:78950, in state:40).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .