A town of 16,539. A typical home worth about $158K.
The 3 things Chickasha does most differently from other towns.
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Ordered by what stands out in Chickasha. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Chickasha home is worth about $158,000, up 5.3% in a year, 29% below the Oklahoma typical home.
Chickasha beats the Oklahoma average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| What stands out | Chickasha | OK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults getting cholesterol checked | 82.1% | 84.3% |
About one in 3 of Chickasha’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Oklahoma City (18%), Tulsa (3%) and Norman (3%). Half commute less than 26 miles.
Chickasha reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 79% report less.
Chickasha has chilly winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 5 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Oklahoma average. 22% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 28% across Oklahoma.
| Chickasha | OK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.9% | 12.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.9% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12.1% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.3% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.3% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.2% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.2% | 9.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.7% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 45.1% | 30.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.1% | 22.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.6% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.2% | 18.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.3% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
2.0 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Shannon Springs Park | 1.3 mi | 47 |
| 2. Washita Valley Park | — | 10 |
| 3. Centennial/Kids Place Park | — | 7 |
The public schools Chickasha’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 54% of Oklahoma’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Avenue Es | 2–4 | 475 | A |
| Bill Wallace Ec CTR | PK–1 | 409 | Not graded |
| Lincoln Es | 5–6 | 308 | B+ |
| Chickasha MS | 7–8 | 288 | C− |
| Chickasha HS | 9–12 | 745 | C+ |
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 8 places on the National Register.
8 places in Chickasha on the National Register of Historic Places.
33 notable people were born in Chickasha.
City in Oklahoma, United States
Chickasha ( CHIK-ə-shay) is a city in and the county seat of Grady County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 16,051 at the 2020 census, a 0.1% increase from 2010.
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One town shares a border with Chickasha.
