City safety & data profile

WoodwardOK

Woodward, OK is a 13K-resident city in Woodward County with a median household income of $54,463.

Woodward County, Oklahoma. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Woodward, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Woodward has a population larger than 18% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $157,800, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

13K
Population (place)
Bottom 19%
By size
$54,463
Median income (place)
$157,800
Median home (place)
17.2%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Woodward

Woodward posts a median household income higher than 14% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 2 recent safety alerts are on record and 1 hospital serves the Woodward area.

Bottom 15%
by median income, US cities
2
safety alerts on record
1
hospital in & near Woodward

Where Woodward income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$54,463 Bottom 14% higher than 14% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Woodward $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in OK

Population among 43 OK places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Oklahoma City is the largest OK city on this list; Jenks leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in OK

Median household income among the same 43-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Jenks posts the highest place-level median income in OK; Oklahoma City is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Woodward, OK beyond the headline numbers

Woodward sits inside Woodward County, Oklahoma, at roughly 36.43°N, -99.39°W. Population 12,993, $54,463 median household income. Median home value $157,800, median rent $839. Poverty rate 17.2%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Woodward, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

17.2% of Woodward, OK residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Woodward runs about 2.9 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Only 2.1% of Woodward workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current smoking departs furthest from its peer median: 18.3% in Woodward, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Woodward's median age is 35.2 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Woodward from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
12,993
Woodward · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$54,463
-39% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$157,800
-62% vs avg
Median Age (place)
35.2
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Woodward County): Woodward's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
20K-2%
Median Income
$61,417+18%
Median Home Value
$169,000+62%
Poverty Rate
14%-8%
Unemployment
6.2%+59%

Economics

Economics indicators for Woodward, OK
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$839/mo
Poverty Rate
17.2% +39% vs avg
Unemployment 7.5%
Bachelor's Degree+ 18.6%
Work From Home 2.1%
Public Transit 0.6%

Population

White 75.7%
African American 0.4%
Asian 0.5%
Two or More Ethnicities 2.9%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
42.3%
High Blood Pressure
39.8%
Short Sleep Duration
36.4%
Physical Inactivity
33%
Current Smoking
18.3%
Frequent Mental Distress
18.2%
Frequent Physical Distress
15.3%
Binge Drinking
14%
Lack of Health Insurance
13.9%
Diabetes
12.7%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 53.3%
Annual Checkup 76.7%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
11.2%
Coronary Heart Disease
7.8%
Stroke
4%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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0
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0
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1
★★
0
0
Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
ALLIANCEHEALTH WOODWARD
WOODWARD · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Woodward? 2

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet OK-WOODWARD · Woodward

Woodward: 2 tagged alerts; lead category NWS weather alert.

  • VOL-TRACE 2 on record
  • WX-LED 100% weather
  • DESK-MIX NOAA
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ San Jose
  • RANK-MID #35 tagged volume

Tagged alert mix: Woodward

Published notices carrying this city slug or location tag

Value

What this shows 2 tagged notices on record for Woodward.

Source Areazine publication corpus As of Live tagged feed

Nearest tagged-volume peer: San Jose, CA (2 tagged · Δ0)

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Woodward; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Oklahoma state hubs · Methodology

Cities with a similar tagged alert volume 4

Nearest published-notice counts on Areazine (2 tagged here), a feed-density peer set, not an ACS demographic match.

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Woodward, OK?
Woodward, OK has a population of 12,993 people, located in Woodward County, Oklahoma.
What is the median household income in Woodward?
The median household income in Woodward, OK is $54,463 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 17.2%.
What is the median home value in Woodward?
The median home value in Woodward, OK is $157,800. Median rent is $839/month.
What are the top health concerns in Woodward?
The top health indicators in Woodward include Obesity (42.3%), High Blood Pressure (39.8%), Short Sleep Duration (36.4%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Woodward?
Woodward has 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Woodward?
The median age in Woodward, OK is 35.2 years. 18.6% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Woodward, both outside Oklahoma so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside OK (17.2% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside OK ($54,463 here).

Compare Woodward with another city

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Using Woodward's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Woodward area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Woodward against Oklahoma peers on any ranking lens. Explore Oklahoma

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Woodward County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.