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Moving to Taft, Oklahoma

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Population: 349. Estimated population in July 2024: 476 (+36.4% change)
Males: 150 (43.0%), Females: 199 (57.0%)

Muskogee County

Zip code: 74463

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.9 years
Median household income: $18,889
Median house value: $51,800

Population by Race

Races in Taft:

  • Black (85.4%)
  • Two or more races (9.5%)
  • American Indian (9.2%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (3.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (2.9%).

Elevation: 580 feet

Land area: 1.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Taft

  • High school or higher: 78.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
  • Unemployed: 11.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Taft town

  • Never married: 19.8%
  • Now married: 53.6%
  • Separated: 3.8%
  • Widowed: 11.8%
  • Divorced: 11.0%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -52 (-13.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Taft:

  • MUSKOGEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; MUSKOGEE, OK)
  • WAGONER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; WAGONER, OK)
  • SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL AT BROKEN ARROW (about 27 miles; BROKEN ARROW, OK)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Taft:

  • TULSA INTL (about 38 miles; TULSA, OK; Abbreviation: TUL)
  • FORT SMITH REGIONAL (about 87 miles; FORT SMITH, AR; Abbreviation: FSM)
  • NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 93 miles; FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; Abbreviation: XNA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Taft:

  • HASKELL (about 10 miles; HASKELL, OK; Abbreviation: 2K9)
  • HATBOX FIELD (about 11 miles; MUSKOGEE, OK; Abbreviation: HAX)
  • DAVIS FIELD (about 16 miles; MUSKOGEE, OK; Abbreviation: MKO)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Taft:

  • ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; TULSA, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,309)
  • TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; TULSA, OK; Full-time enrollment: 8,727)
  • UNIVERSITY OF TULSA (about 39 miles; TULSA, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,760)
  • NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK; Full-time enrollment: 6,610)
  • WESTARK COLLEGE (about 99 miles; FT SMITH, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,472)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 100 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 13,324)
  • NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 100 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)

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