Ketchum is a tiny town located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 502 people and two associated neighborhoods, Ketchum is the 292nd largest community in Oklahoma.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Ketchum is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.63% of the Ketchum workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Ketchum is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ketchum who work in office and administrative support (15.23%), food service (9.47%), and sales jobs (9.05%). The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Ketchum has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Ketchum a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small town, Ketchum doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Ketchum is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.85% of adults 25 and older in Ketchum have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Ketchum in 2022 was $24,879, which is middle income relative to Oklahoma, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,516 for a family of four. However, Ketchum contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ketchum is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ketchum home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ketchum residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Ketchum include German, Irish, European, English, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Ketchum is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
