Oklahoma · County property tax · ACS 2024
Oklahoma County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Oklahoma County pays $2,155 a year, an effective rate of 0.97%, modestly above the U.S. average.
- $2,155
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 0.97%
- Effective rate · Above-median rate
- +8%
- vs U.S. average
- #4 of 77
- rank in OK
The verdict
Homeowners in Oklahoma County pay a median $2,155 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.97%, more affordable than 38% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,155
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.97%
- Effective rate on median home
- #1943 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +8%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($222,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Oklahoma. Population: 806,199. Owner-occupied homes: 190,929.
The median annual property tax in Oklahoma County is $2,155, which is 35% higher than the Oklahoma state average and 8% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.97% on a median home value of $222,900. Property taxes represent 3.2% of the median household income in this county.
Oklahoma County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Oklahoma County's 0.97% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 38%).
Decision signal 2
Low among Oklahoma counties by effective rate
Oklahoma County ranks #4 of 77 counties in Oklahoma by effective rate (95% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits above the Oklahoma median
Homeowners in Oklahoma County pay a median annual property tax of $2,155, modestly above the national median and well above the Oklahoma state median. On a $222,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.97% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Oklahoma County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.2% of the $66,679 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Oklahoma County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
Most of the market's rise reached the bill
The effective rate here moved 10.3% down between 2020 and 2024, a smaller shift than in 59% of U.S. counties. With the median home value rose 41.5%, the median bill rose 27.0% to $2,155: the rate did comparatively little to offset the market.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 27% from $1,697 to $2,155. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 59,255 of 190,929 owner-occupied homes (31.0%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
Both the income and the rate here sit in the third quarter nationally, and the median bill is 3.2% of median household income. Two above-average figures pulling in opposite directions is why the rate on its own is a poor guide.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
Oklahoma County is an outlier inside Oklahoma
Across the 77 Oklahoma counties with a published rate, the average effective rate is 0.64%. Oklahoma County is at 0.97%, which sits 2.4 standard deviations above that average. Fewer than one county in twenty nationally is this far from its own state's centre, so a state-level average is a poor guide to what is owed here.
Standard deviations are computed across every county in the state with a published effective rate for 2024; states with fewer than five such counties are not assessed.
What Oklahoma County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Oklahoma County homeowners, 59,255 of 190,929 owner-occupied homes (31.0%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 13.4% (25,665)
- $800 to $1,499 18.7% (35,792)
- $1,500 to $1,999 12.3% (23,434)
- $2,000 to $2,999 19.5% (37,152)
- $3,000 or more 31.0% (59,255)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
9,631 homes here (5.0%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Oklahoma handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
Mortgaged homeowners in Oklahoma County pay a substantially higher bill, 42% more, pointing to a wide home-value gap between the two groups.
Oklahoma County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Oklahoma County's effective rate is higher than 95% of the 77 counties in Oklahoma - ranking #4 of 77.
Where Oklahoma County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.97% more affordable than 38% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Oklahoma County moved from $1,697 in the 2020 release to $2,155 in 2024, a change of about 27%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
Oklahoma County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Oklahoma County | Oklahoma Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Above-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 3.2% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Oklahoma County is UNDER · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Oklahoma counties.
Oklahoma County rate trail · UNDER
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,155 +5.4% | 0.97% |
| 2023 | $2,045 +6.3% | 0.98% |
| 2022 | $1,923 +8.3% | 1.01% |
| 2021 | $1,776 +4.7% | 1.08% |
| 2020 | $1,697 | 1.08% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Oklahoma County: tax-to-income at 3.2%
Counties near Oklahoma County's effective rate
On effective rate, Oklahoma County sits nearest Putnam County (OH), Roseau County (MN), Rice County (MN).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Caribou County (ID), Licking County (OH), Lafayette County (AR).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Oklahoma County: only 6% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 22,230 of 355,230 returns from Oklahoma County reported real estate taxes, averaging $5,738 - 40% of those reporters sat in the $200k+ AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
Other Counties in Oklahoma
Oklahoma County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Oklahoma County?
- Oklahoma County, Oklahoma scores F (32/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is rate relief at F (0.97%). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- What is the average property tax in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma?
- The median annual property tax in Oklahoma County is $2,155, an effective rate of 0.97% on a $222,900 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Oklahoma County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Oklahoma County run modestly above the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.97% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Oklahoma County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Oklahoma County jumped 27.0% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $1,697 to $2,155, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Oklahoma County?
- Property taxes in Oklahoma County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 3.2% of the $66,679 median household income.
What to do with Oklahoma County's UNDER rate
Inside Oklahoma, Oklahoma County's $2,155 median bill runs high versus the state median - compare the rest of the state before judging the burden. Oklahoma overview →
Oklahoma County ranks #4 of 77 Oklahoma counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Oklahoma overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Oklahoma County's UNDER effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.97%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,155/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Oklahoma County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Oklahoma County (UNDER · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
UNDER MID
Dickinson County, KS
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,154/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 1.47% vs Oklahoma County 0.97%.
Antrim County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,157/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.84% vs Oklahoma County 0.97%.
Calhoun County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,153/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 1.26% vs Oklahoma County 0.97%.
Orange County, TX
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,152/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 1.24% vs Oklahoma County 0.97%.
Oklahoma county set
State ACS overview for every published Oklahoma county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Oklahoma County stamps UNDER · MID - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Oklahoma County (UNDER · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.