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Active Weather Alerts
2
Heat Advisory (statewide feed)
- Heat Advisory — Alfalfa; Grant; Kay; Major; Garfield; Noble; Blaine; Kingfisher; Logan; Payne; Caddo; Canadian; Oklahoma; Lincoln; Grady; McClain; Cleveland; Pottawatomie; Seminole; Hughes; Kiowa; Jackson; Tillman; Comanche; Stephens; Garvin; Murray; Pontotoc; Coal; Cotton; Jefferson; Carter; Johnston; Atoka; Love; Marshall; Bryan; Wilbarger; Wichita; Baylor; Archer; Clay
- Heat Advisory — Alfalfa; Grant; Kay; Major; Garfield; Noble; Blaine; Kingfisher; Logan; Payne; Caddo; Canadian; Oklahoma; Lincoln; Grady; McClain; Cleveland; Pottawatomie; Seminole; Hughes; Kiowa; Jackson; Tillman; Comanche; Stephens; Garvin; Murray; Pontotoc; Coal; Cotton; Jefferson; Carter; Johnston; Atoka; Love; Marshall; Bryan; Wilbarger; Wichita; Baylor; Archer; Clay
Population & People
Population
2,651
Median age
40.7
Median household income
$54,081
Poverty rate
19.2%
Unemployment rate
13.5%
Bachelor's degree+
9.4%
Avg. commute
18 min
Hispanic or Latino
16.2%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Housing & Rent
Median home value
$89,700
Median gross rent
$784/mo
Homeownership rate
73.67%
HUD FMR — 2 bedroom
$995
HUD Fair Market Rent (Oklahoma statewide average across 77 areas — not specific to Watonga), 2026. Efficiency $744, 1BR $791, 2BR $995, 3BR $1297, 4BR $1501. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.
Energy
Oklahoma commercial electricity
9.08¢/kWh
Oklahoma industrial electricity
6.15¢/kWh
Oklahoma residential electricity
13.12¢/kWh
Economy
Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total
274421
Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total
213489.8
All-Transactions House Price Index for Oklahoma
400.64
Unemployment Rate
4.3%
Source: FRED, Oklahoma-specific series.