Ellis
Oklahoma

What stands out

If you had to describe Ellis County in numbers, start here: the median home price is in the bottom 4% of American counties ($104K), home internet speed is in the bottom 4% of American counties (66 Mbps), and winter sunshine is in the top 4% of American counties (2.0 on the USDA scale). Within Oklahoma it ranks 11th of 77 counties for the median home price, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Ellis County, Oklahoma. 3,755 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population shrank 0.9% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -34).

Oklahoma has a graduated income tax reaching 4.5%, exempts Social Security, and has some of the lowest home prices and property taxes in the country. Most of the state is in the highest-risk tornado zone in the world, and the Oklahoma City area has also seen frequent earthquakes linked to oil and gas wastewater disposal. Native American tribal nations hold significant jurisdiction across the eastern half of the state.

Money

The typical household here brings in $57,768 a year, lower than 59% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $45,710. Unemployment runs 2.3%, lower than 90% of American counties. 7% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 19 minutes each way.

Oklahoma takes 4.1% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,385 a year.

Home

The median home costs $104K, cheaper than 96% of American counties, about 1.4 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $710 a month. Property tax is 0.69% of home value, roughly $741 a year on that median home, lower than 66% of American counties. 82% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.1 per 1,000 residents, higher than 65% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 14 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 77.2 years, longer than 67% of American counties. There are 3 active physicians in the county, about 8.0 per 10,000 people. 16.3% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.44 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 92% of American counties. 87% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 82 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 63% of eligible voters turned out. Under Oklahoma law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 59°F, highs near 73 and lows near 45, warmer than 64% of American counties. About 27 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 15 out of 100, safer than 85% of American counties; the county has had 29 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 66 Mbps down, slower than 96% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 1.0 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.