Moving to Nowata, Oklahoma

Population: 3,971. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,034 (+1.6% change)
Males: 1,884 (47.4%), Females: 2,087 (52.6%)

Nowata County

Zip code: 74048

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.0 years
Median household income: $23,835
Median house value: $38,000

Population by Race

Races in Nowata:

• White Non-Hispanic (69.5%)
• American Indian (23.7%)
• Two or more races (8.7%)
• Black (4.7%)
• Hispanic (1.2%)

Ancestries: German (11.7%), United States (11.3%), Irish (10.9%), English (5.2%), Dutch (3.7%), Scotch-Irish (1.2%).

Elevation: 700 feet

Land area: 3.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Nowata

• High school or higher: 69.4%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
• Unemployed: 5.2%
• Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Nowata city

• Never married: 17.1%
• Now married: 59.6%
• Separated: 2.1%
• Widowed: 10.0%
• Divorced: 11.2%

0.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +77 (+2.0%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Nowata:

• JANE PHILLIPS NOWATA HEALTH CENTER (237 SOUTH LOCUST STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Nowata:

• JANE PHILLIPS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; BARTLESVILLE, OK)
• COFFEYVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; COFFEYVILLE, KS)
• CLAREMORE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; CLAREMORE, OK)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Nowata:

• TULSA INTL (about 40 miles; TULSA, OK; Abbreviation: TUL)
• JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 86 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Abbreviation: JLN)
• NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 98 miles; FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; Abbreviation: XNA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Nowata:

• NOWATA MUNI (about 3 miles; NOWATA, OK; Abbreviation: H66)
• BARTLESVILLE MUNI (about 26 miles; BARTLESVILLE, OK; Abbreviation: BVO)
• COFFEYVILLE MUNI (about 28 miles; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Abbreviation: CFV)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Nowata:

• UNIVERSITY OF TULSA (about 44 miles; TULSA, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,760)
• TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; TULSA, OK; Full-time enrollment: 8,727)
• ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; TULSA, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,309)
• NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK; Full-time enrollment: 6,610)
• PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; Full-time enrollment: 5,566)
• MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 84 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,569)
• COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 100 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,392)

Schools

Public high school in Nowata:

• NOWATA HS (Students: 304; Location: 707 W OSAGE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Nowata:

• NOWATA ES (Students: 551; Location: 716 W OSAGE; Grades: PK – 05)
• NOWATA MS (Students: 264; Location: 707 W OSAGE; Grades: 06 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Nowata:

• NOWATA CITY-COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $67,032; Location: 224 SOUTH PINE; 22,651 books; 320 audio materials; 108 video materials; 49 serial subscriptions)