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A town of 2,119. A typical home worth about $129K.

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Photo: Richard Masoner / Cyclelicious from Santa Cruz, California , USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
2,119
+1.5% since 2010
Typical home
$129K
+4% in a year
Household income
$46K
median
Median age
37.6
years
Jobs based here
476
Balanced

What makes Krebs stand out

The 3 things Krebs does most differently from other towns.

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$129Ktypical home
Housing
$129K typical home
42% below the OK typical home
Up 4% in a year.
100 U.S. towns● Krebs
Health
72% of U.S. towns are healthier
on CDC estimates
Better than OK on 0 measures, worse on 0.
B+School Grade
Schools
Better than 70%
of OK districts
School Grade B+.

Krebs’s report card

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Housing$129K42% below the OK typical homeHealthCHealthier than 28% of U.S. townsSchoolsB+Beats 70% of OK districtsHazards70/100High risk of storm & flood damageClimate93°/29°Summer high · winter lowCommute15 miHalf of commuters travel lessSafetyB−Less crime than 51% of U.S. towns

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Weather

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84°
Partly Cloudy
H 0° · L 67°

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Housing

A typical Krebs home is worth about $129K

The typical Krebs home is worth about $129,000, up 4% in a year, 42% below the Oklahoma typical home.

$129KZillow home value

Typical home value

Krebs$129K
Oklahoma$223K
+4%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in April
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health

Healthier than 28% of U.S. towns

Krebs tracks Oklahoma closely on all 32 CDC measures.

CHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Oklahoma
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Mcalester Regional Health Center
5.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
74th
percentile among OK towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools

Krebs’s public schools outperform 70% of Oklahoma districts

The public schools Krebs’s kids attend outperform 70% of Oklahoma’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

B+School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Krebs Public SchoolPK–8435B+
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OK on state testsAll 1 schools →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities.

70risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
70High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingWildfireTornadoes
6
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Krebs has mild winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 29°.

93°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter31–53°
Spring50–73°
Summer69–91°
Fall51–74°
Nov 3
typical first frost
Mar 31
typical last frost
+0.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
93°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Krebs

Most working residents leave Krebs for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are McAlester (38%), Oklahoma City (4%) and Durant (3%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

4%work in town

Where working residents work

In Krebs4%
McAlester38%
Oklahoma City4%
Durant3%
Tulsa3%
15 mi
median commute distance
476
jobs based in Krebs
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Safety

Less crime per resident than 51% of U.S. towns

Krebs reports less crime per resident than 51% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

B−Safety Grade

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Krebs1
Oklahoma4.1
U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Krebs10.2
Oklahoma18.4
U.S.15.5
51st
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
65th
percentile among OK towns
2
violent crimes reported in 2025
21
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
Corner of Main and Washington in
2014 · Corner of Main and Washington in · Wikimedia Commons
Krebs’s story

Krebs in pictures

4 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.

Krebs, OklahomaSt. Joseph's Catholic Church
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About Krebs

City in Oklahoma, United States

Official town website ↗

Krebs is a city in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,083 at the time of the 2020 United States census, up 1.5% from the 2,053 reported at the 2010 census, which in turn was a slight increase from the 2,051 reported in 2000. Its nickname is "Little Italy." Krebs was founded before Oklahoma statehood as a coal-mining town in the Choctaw Nation of Indian Territory.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
2,083
Area
4.3 sq mi
Elevation
656 ft
ZIP code
74554

Krebs’s neighbors

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