Moving to Heavener, Oklahoma
Population: 3,201. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,246 (+1.4% change)
Males: 1,606 (50.2%), Females: 1,595 (49.8%)
Le Flore County
Zip code: 74937
Demographics
Median resident age: 31.3 years
Median household income: $23,750
Median house value: $41,800
Population by Race
Races in Heavener:
- White Non-Hispanic (62.7%)
- Hispanic (22.5%)
- American Indian (14.2%)
- Other race (10.6%)
- Two or more races (5.0%)
- Black (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (9.8%), Irish (8.1%), German (5.4%), English (4.5%), Dutch (2.2%), French (1.4%).
Elevation: 562 feet
Land area: 4.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Heavener
- High school or higher: 60.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 6.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Heavener city
- Never married: 23.4%
- Now married: 55.7%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 9.6%
- Divorced: 10.0%
18.7% Foreign born (18.1% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +563 (+21.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Heavener:
- EASTERN OKLAHOMA MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; POTEAU, OK)
- CHOCTAW NATION HEALTH SER AUTHORITY (about 32 miles; TALIHINA, OK)
- MERCY HOSPITAL OF SCOTT COUNTY (about 33 miles; WALDRON, AR)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Heavener:
- FORT SMITH REGIONAL (about 35 miles; FORT SMITH, AR; Abbreviation: FSM)
- DRAKE FIELD (about 83 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Abbreviation: FYV)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 97 miles; FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; Abbreviation: XNA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Heavener:
- ROBERT S KERR (about 9 miles; POTEAU, OK; Abbreviation: RKR)
- TALIHINA MUNI (about 35 miles; TALIHINA, OK; Abbreviation: 6F1)
- WALDRON MUNI (about 35 miles; WALDRON, AR; Abbreviation: M27)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Heavener:
- WESTARK COLLEGE (about 33 miles; FT SMITH, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,472)
- NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK; Full-time enrollment: 6,610)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 86 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 13,324)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 105 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)
- ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 105 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 4,450)
- HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 114 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,109)
- ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY (about 124 miles; TULSA, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,309)
Schools
Public high school in Heavener:
- HEAVENER HS (Students: 330; Location: EAST 4TH & G AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Heavener:
- HEAVENER ES (Students: 575; Location: EAST 4TH & AVENUE G; Grades: PK – 08)