Reports · October 2026

Green Country Washington County Report

October 2026 edition · Sales, jobs, homes, land, storms and people in Washington County, ranked against the other 22 counties of eastern Oklahoma

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This month in 12 numbers

The dashboard from page one of the edition, in full. Arrows are graded from the reader's seat — up is good for you, whatever the number is doing.

Money

Local sales tax, all city & county levies$3.02MSeptember 2026 · #18 of 23on the month · +2.9% on the year
Unemployment rate5.3%Jul 2026 · #15 of 23 (lowest = 1)+0.1 pts on the month · +1.7 pts on the year
Payroll jobs in the county18,774QCEW 2026Q1 · #16 of 23on the month · -0.5% on the year
Avg weekly wage, private jobs$1,564QCEW 2026Q1 · #1 of 23on the month · +8.9% on the year

Homes & land

Typical home value$187,415Zillow · Jul 2026 · #4 of 23+0.4% on the month · +5.8% on the year
Single-family permits, 12 months80to Jul 2026 · #8 of 23 per residenton the month · +264% on the year
Cattle & calves26,3122022 Census · #21 of 23 per residenton the month · — on the year
County in severe drought (D2+)100%Drought Monitor · 2026-09-08+100 pts in 4 wk on the month · — on the year

People & risk

Population54,037Census 2025 estimate · #12 of 23 growthon the month · +0.3% on the year
Median household income$60,162ACS 2020–24 · #7 of 23on the month · — on the year
Significant storm events, 12 months13NOAA to May 22 · #15 of 23 (fewest = 1)on the month · — on the year
30-year mortgage rate6.74%Sep 2026on the month · — on the year

Inside this edition

  1. This month in twelve numbers1
  2. Money — sales tax, town by town2
  3. Work — jobs, wages and the hiring pool3
  4. Homes and building4
  5. Land and Main Street5
  6. Storms and risk6
  7. Business ledger and people7
  8. How Washington County compares8
  9. Three decisions for October9
  10. Watch list, methodology and sources10
Page one of the October 2026 edition

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Where the numbers come from

Public data only, every figure sourced and dated in the edition itself.

  • USDA AMS market news — Oklahoma National Stockyards, Tulsa, McAlester
  • USDA NASS — Census of Agriculture, crop progress, land values
  • BLS — county employment, wages, unemployment
  • US Census — population estimates, business patterns
  • Oklahoma Tax Commission and Arkansas DFA — sales tax collections
  • US Drought Monitor and Oklahoma Mesonet
  • EIA — diesel and fuel; FRED and KC Fed — rates and credit conditions