Moving to Wewoka, Oklahoma
Population: 3,562. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,437 (-3.5% change)
Males: 1,627 (45.7%), Females: 1,935 (54.3%)
Seminole County
Zip code: 74884
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $19,490
Median house value: $28,100
Population by Race
Races in Wewoka:
- White Non-Hispanic (50.5%)
- American Indian (26.6%)
- Black (19.9%)
- Two or more races (6.2%)
- Hispanic (2.4%)
- Other race (1.0%)
Ancestries: United States (12.6%), Irish (6.3%), English (5.7%), German (3.3%), French (1.0%).
Elevation: 800 feet
Land area: 4.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Wewoka
- High school or higher: 68.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 11.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Wewoka city
- Never married: 22.2%
- Now married: 49.3%
- Separated: 4.0%
- Widowed: 14.0%
- Divorced: 10.5%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -646 (-15.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Wewoka:
- HOLDENVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; HOLDENVILLE, OK)
- SEMINOLE MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; SEMINOLE, OK)
- WETUMKA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; WETUMKA, OK)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wewoka:
- TINKER AFB (about 64 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Abbreviation: TIK)
- WILL ROGERS WORLD (about 79 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Abbreviation: OKC)
- STILLWATER RGNL (about 80 miles; STILLWATER, OK; Abbreviation: SWO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wewoka:
- HOLDENVILLE MUNI (about 8 miles; HOLDENVILLE, OK; Abbreviation: F99)
- SEMINOLE MUNI (about 15 miles; SEMINOLE, OK; Abbreviation: H45)
- OKEMAH FLYING FIELD (about 24 miles; OKEMAH, OK; Abbreviation: F81)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wewoka:
- EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; ADA, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,429)
- UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA NORMAN CAMPUS (about 66 miles; NORMAN, OK; Full-time enrollment: 20,154)
- ROSE STATE COLLEGE (about 66 miles; MIDWEST CITY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 4,067)
- ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; TULSA, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,309)
- OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 74 miles; STILLWATER, OK; Full-time enrollment: 16,937)
- UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER (about 74 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 2,447)
- OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 5,220)
Schools
Public high schools in Wewoka:
- WEWOKA HS (Students: 187; Location: 1100 S. OKFUSKEE; Grades: 09 – 12)
- NEW LIMA HS (Students: 98; Location: ROUTE 1, BOX 96; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Wewoka:
- WEWOKA ES (Students: 366; Location: 1100 S. SEMINOLE; Grades: PK – 05)
- JUSTICE ES (Students: 216; Location: COUNTY ROAD 137; Grades: PK – 08)
- NEW LIMA ES (Students: 192; Location: ROUTE 1, BOX 96; Grades: PK – 08)
- WEWOKA MS (Students: 137; Location: 800 S. OCHEESE; Grades: 06 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Wewoka:
- WEWOKA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $44,751; Location: 118 W 5TH; 26,696 books; 19 serial subscriptions)