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74464

Tahlequah, OK · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
31,116
Median household income
$51,262
People below poverty
18.2%
Median home value
$174,000

Income

The median income of households in 74464 was $51,262. An estimated 7.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 74464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.9
$10,000 to $14,999 5.2
$15,000 to $24,999 9.9
$25,000 to $34,999 11.2
$35,000 to $49,999 15
$50,000 to $74,999 15
$75,000 to $99,999 12.5
$100,000 to $149,999 13.6
$150,000 to $199,999 5.9
$200,000 or more 3.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 74464 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 46275
Female 42767

An estimated 74.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 32.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 17.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,585. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 74464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 74.2
Social Security 32.8
Retirement income 17.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.6
Cash public assistance income 2.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 18.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 19.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 15.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 18.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 74464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 18.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 19.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 15.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 18.7

In 2020-2024, 16.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 44.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 37.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 31.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 74464 in 2020-2024, 80.7% had health insurance coverage and 19.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 52.8% and public coverage was 39.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 15.2%.


In 2020-2024, 74464 had a total population of 31,116 - 16,112 (51.8%) females and 15,004 (48.2%) males. The median age was 33.8 years. An estimated 20.9% of the population was under 18 years, 37.8% was 19 to 44 years, 20.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 16.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 74464 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 926 734
5 to 9 701 881
10 to 14 1121 1014
15 to 19 1303 1278
20 to 24 1948 1971
25 to 29 1112 1064
30 to 34 949 976
35 to 39 907 932
40 to 44 922 977
45 to 49 741 819
50 to 54 768 852
55 to 59 710 878
60 to 64 647 849
65 to 69 861 764
70 to 74 631 777
75 to 79 309 475
80 to 84 269 271
85 and over 179 600

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 43.7% were White; 1.7% were Black or African American; 7.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.9% were Asian; 0.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 17.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 9.6% of the people in 74464 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 42.1% of the people in 74464 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 12,035 households in 74464. The average household size was 2.44 people.

Married-couple households made up 41.4% of the households in 74464 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 33.2% of all households, while 18.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 31.4% of all households.

In 74464, 29.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 31.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 74464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 41.4
Cohabiting Couples 7.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
33.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 44.5% of males and 40.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 40.2 32.6
Now married, except separated 44.5 40.9
Separated 2.1 2.8
Widowed 3.8 11.3
Divorced 9.3 12.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 74464, 851 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 56.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 95.7% of the people living in 74464 were U.S. natives. 68% of the 74464 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4.3% of 74464 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 34.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 67.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 74464 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 74464.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 74464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 73.6
Asia 11.8
Europe 9.8
Africa 4.1
Northern America 0.7
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 74464 in 2020-2024, 9.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 6.2% of people at least five years old; 2.9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 74464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 6.2
Other Indo-European languages 0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.7
Other languages 2.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 81 % of the people at least one year old living in 74464 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 74464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 81
Different house, same county 9.7
Different county, same state 6.7
Different state 2.5
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 89 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 31.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 11% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 74464 was 8,695 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 526 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 4,897. College or graduate school enrollment was 3,272.

Educational Attainment of People in 74464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 11
High school diploma or equivalency 29.1
Some college, no degree 22.8
Associate's degree 5.8
Bachelor's degree 19.8
Graduate or professional degree 11.5

Disability

In 74464, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 20.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.3% of people under 18 years old, to 18.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 51% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 74464, 56.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 40.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 64.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 27% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 8.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 9,159 64.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,838 27
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,192 8.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 74464 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 74464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 3.4
Construction 7.1
Manufacturing 4.7
Wholesale trade 1.2
Retail trade 9.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.8
Information 1.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 33
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11.3
Other Services, except public administration 5.6
Public administration 7.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 74464 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 5,608 39.5
Service occupations 2,812 19.8
Sales and office occupations 3,002 21.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,436 10.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,338 9.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 71.8% of 74464 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 13.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 20 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 74464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 71.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 13.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.4
Walked 4.5
Other means 2.2
Worked from home 7.4

In 2020-2024, 74464 had a total of 13,642 housing units. Of these housing units, 63% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 22.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 13.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 74464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 63
Apartments in multi-unit structures 22.9
Mobile homes 13.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.5

14% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 3.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 74464 was 5.1 rooms, and of these housing units 59.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 74464 had 12,035 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,607 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 54.9% while renters occupied 45.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.67 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.16.

8.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 8.3% and another 22.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 74464:

House Heating Fuel Used in 74464 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 47.5
Electricity 48.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 4
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 74464 was $174,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 51.3 % had a mortgage. 48.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,301 and for owners without a mortgage it was $449.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 74464 was $833. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.