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About Higgins, OK
Higgins, OK is located in Latimer County in the state of Oklahoma.
The total City Population for Higgins is about 6,822 with about 6 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $84,400, which is roughly 28% lower than the Average Home Value of $116,887 for the state of Oklahoma, and roughly 61% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $39,575, which is roughly 26% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $53,655 for the state of Oklahoma, and roughly 39% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.54Male Population Estimate: 50%
Female Population Estimate: 50%
Median Age: 37.5
Male Median Age: 36.0
Female Median Age: 38.9
Racial Demographic Estimates
Indian:23.6%
Hispanic:3.3%
Black:1.5%
Other:1%
Asian:0.6%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 17.93%
Libertarian: 0.82%
Other: 0.35%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Higgins specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Latimer County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Latimer County: About 214.276 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Latimer County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 26% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Oklahoma is ranked #43 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 24.25 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 9.59The average living wage for the state of Oklahoma is $30.58/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Oklahoma a minimum wage score of 9.65 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives Oklahoma a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Oklahoma is $163.91, resulting in a UI benefit score of 19.41 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Oklahoma does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Oklahoma does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Oklahoma does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Oklahoma does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Oklahoma does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Oklahoma does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Oklahoma does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Oklahoma does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Oklahoma does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Oklahoma does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Oklahoma does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Oklahoma does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Oklahoma does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X Oklahoma does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Oklahoma does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Oklahoma does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Oklahoma does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Oklahoma does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 74578Latitude: 34.811500
Longitude: -95.433600
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 698.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 918, 539