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The ACS estimates about 4,210, give or take 284 civilian veterans in Creek County.
By ACS estimates, Creek County has the 10th largest veteran population among Oklahoma's 77 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Creek County
Oklahoma
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
37 percent
below the Oklahoma share; above the national share.
40 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
23 percent
above the Oklahoma share; above the national share.
20 percent
13 percent
Creek County has about 1,020, give or take 139 veterans 75 and older; both the county and Oklahoma round to a 24 percent share.
Creek County has about 287, give or take 95 veterans under 35, making up 7 percent of its veterans compared with 9 percent in Oklahoma.
Creek County has about 371, give or take 95 women veterans, making up 9 percent of its veterans compared with 10 percent in Oklahoma.
Income, work and education in Creek County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Creek County
Oklahoma
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$47,750 ± $3,030
$52,753 ± $696
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$33,881 ± $1,071
$35,479 ± $183
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
10.1% ± 2.0 points
8.1% ± 0.4 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
33.9% ± 4.6 points
38.4% ± 0.7 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
63.8% ± 6.6 points
71.1% ± 1.0 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
4.6% ± 2.6 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
93.5% ± 2.0 points
95.1% ± 0.3 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
17.5% ± 3.2 points
28.4% ± 0.7 points
31.8% ± 0.2 points
Income is in 2024 dollars. These figures describe civilians. Poverty and disability shares use veterans whose poverty status is determined. Census disability measures daily functioning, not a VA service-connected rating. Tables and method.
VA projects fewer veterans here in 2035: about 4,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 5,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Creek County
VA reports 1,825 veterans in Creek County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 165 VA-backed home loans out of 1,543 home loans made in Creek County (10.7% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The second-nearest Vet Center to Creek County is Tulsa Vet Center (opens in a new tab) in Tulsa, OK, about 28 miles in a straight line from the county center.
The state registry lists Muskogee RO (station 351); county claims jurisdiction is unconfirmed.
Slick (town): about 142 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Lawrence Creek (town): about 134 residents
Shamrock (town): about 94 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Olive (unincorporated community): about 78 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Milfay (unincorporated community): about 58 residents
Census incorporated places and census-designated places, sorted by ACS 2020-2024 population. Figures are ACS estimates for the whole place, not only the part inside this county. Places are assigned by their 2024 Census internal point and may cross county boundaries. Sources and mapping method.
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