Because of many things, Choctaw is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Choctaw a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Choctaw has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Choctaw’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
In terms of college education, Choctaw is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.20% of adults in Choctaw have a college degree.
The per capita income in Choctaw in 2022 was $39,641, which is wealthy relative to Oklahoma, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $158,564 for a family of four. However, Choctaw contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Choctaw is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Choctaw home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Choctaw residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Choctaw include German, Irish, English, European, and French.
The most common language spoken in Choctaw is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
