Pryor Creek is a somewhat small city located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 8,589 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Pryor Creek is the 52nd largest community in Oklahoma.

When you are in Pryor Creek, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.3% of Pryor Creek's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Pryor Creek is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pryor Creek who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.04%), sales jobs (9.53%), and management occupations (7.04%).

Also of interest is that Pryor Creek has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One of the benefits of Pryor Creek is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.83 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Pryor Creek is a very car-oriented city. 96.78% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Pryor Creek is a small city, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Pryor Creek has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Being a small city, Pryor Creek does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Pryor Creek Information and Demographics

The education level of Pryor Creek citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 16.13% of adults 25 and older in Pryor Creek have a college degree.

The per capita income in Pryor Creek in 2000 was $16,887, which is upper middle income relative to Oklahoma, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $67,548 for a family of four.

Pryor Creek is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pryor Creek home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Pryor Creek is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Pryor Creek include German, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Pryor Creek is English. Some people also speak Spanish.