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Checotah, Oklahoma: commercial real estate data.
Checotah is a Census city of 3,064 people across 8.97 square miles of land, in McIntosh County. Median household income is $37,042, 58.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Checotah
What Checotah is
- Census place typecity
- Land area8.97 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land342
- County holding the largest share of its areaMcIntosh County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Checotah
How many people live in Checotah
- Population3,064
- Median age39.4
- Population under 18664 plus or minus 159
- Share under 1821.7 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Population 65 and over641 plus or minus 130
- Share 65 and over20.9 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Households1,266
- Family households806
- Share of households that are families63.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Checotah
Income and work in Checotah
- Median household income$37,042
- Per capita income$23,648
- Civilian labor force1,272
- Employed1,178
- Unemployed94 plus or minus 56
- Unemployment rate7.4 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over2,232
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.7 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.5 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Checotah
Housing in Checotah
- Housing units1,462
- Occupied units1,266
- Vacant units196 plus or minus 60
- Vacancy rate13.4 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Owner occupied735
- Renter occupied531 plus or minus 112
- Ownership rate58.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$124,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$768
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.9 percent
- Single family units1,159
- Share single family79.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more167 plus or minus 60
- Share in buildings of two or more11.4 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Mobile homes136 plus or minus 59
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Checotah
How Checotah gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,085
- Commuting under 15 minutes586 plus or minus 131
- Share commuting under 15 minutes54.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more277 plus or minus 85
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.5 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Drove alone81.5 percent
- Carpooled5.8 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.5 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Worked from home8.5 percent plus or minus 5.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Checotah
SBA loans in Checotah (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$5,102,700
- Average approval$1,700,900
- Median approval$274,500
- Largest approval$4,576,200
- Jobs supported84
- Jobs per approval28.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more66.7 percent
- Share to franchises33.3 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Checotah, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Checotah
SBA loans in Checotah (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,103,000
- Average approval$551,500
- Median approval$551,500
- Largest approval$860,000
- Jobs supported11
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Checotah, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Checotah
Flood risk in Checotah
- NFIP communityCity of Checotah
- NFIP community number400238
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/16/19(M)
The City of Checotah participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 400238 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
McIntosh County, not Checotah
McIntosh County context, not Checotah figures
- Establishments in McIntosh County333
- Covered employment, McIntosh County4,604
- Average annual pay, McIntosh County$36,904
- Housing units permitted, McIntosh County13
Every figure in this section is published for McIntosh County as a whole and is not a measurement of Checotah.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Common questions
Checotah questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Checotah, Oklahoma?
3,064, in 1,266 households. Checotah city covers 8.97 square miles of land, which is 342 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Checotah in?
McIntosh County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Checotah?
$37,042. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $124,900. Median gross rent is $768 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Checotah businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $5.1 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $274,500, plus 2 504 approvals worth $1.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Checotah, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Checotah borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Checotah. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Checotah in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Checotah appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Checotah, city of, community 400238, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Checotah figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for McIntosh County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Checotah.
Is zoning published for Checotah?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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