Wynnewood is a very small city located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 1,920 people and just one neighborhood, Wynnewood is the 180th largest community in Oklahoma.
Unlike some cities, Wynnewood isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Wynnewood are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wynnewood is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Wynnewood who work in teaching (10.30%), sales jobs (10.16%), and office and administrative support (7.87%).
Wynnewood is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Wynnewood with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.18% of adults in Wynnewood have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Wynnewood in 2022 was $23,507, which is lower middle income relative to Oklahoma, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $94,028 for a family of four. However, Wynnewood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Wynnewood is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Wynnewood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wynnewood residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Wynnewood also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.94% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wynnewood include Irish, English, German, Scottish, and Dutch West Indian.
The most common language spoken in Wynnewood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Wynnewood, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Our research reveals that 91.0% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 97.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.
If you are planning to retire in Oklahoma, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in Oklahoma, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 95.4% of neighborhoods in OK. If a Oklahoma retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Wynnewood are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 82.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 35.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 86.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 36.6% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 28.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.8%), and 15.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 93.9% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (6.0%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Wynnewood, OK, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (14.3%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (11.5%), and residents who report English roots (11.3%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (9.5%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (3.5%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (39.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (91.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.