Nationwide Claims to Fame

Tahlequah is 11th out of 6,406 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Statewide Claims to Fame

Tahlequah is 2nd in Oklahoma out of 74 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Tahlequah is 2nd in Oklahoma out of 74 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Tahlequah is 3rd in Oklahoma out of 74 other cities in Income below poverty line

Tahlequah is 5th in Oklahoma out of 74 other cities in Race - Two or More

Tahlequah is 10th in Oklahoma out of 74 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Tahlequah is 17th in Oklahoma out of 74 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Tahlequah is 18th in Oklahoma out of 74 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Tahlequah is 19th in Oklahoma out of 74 other cities in Foreign born residents

Tahlequah, Oklahoma Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Tahlequah Rank Oklahoma US
Current population (2012) 16,333 32nd 3,814,820 313,914,040
Size in square miles 12.4 47th 68,594.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 1,265.4 18th 54.7 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Tahlequah Rank Oklahoma US
Residents younger than 5 6.8% 61st 6.9% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 21.2% 68th 24.6% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 12.6% 48th 14.0% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Tahlequah Rank Oklahoma US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 85.4% 41st 85.9% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 32.6% 10th 23.0% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Tahlequah Rank Oklahoma US
Race - White 53.8% 72nd 75.5% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 2.4% 46th 7.6% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 30.0% 2nd 9.0% 1.2%
Race - Asian 1.3% 24th 1.9% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 51st 0.2% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 8.7% 5th 5.8% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 9.8% 17th 9.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 49.8% 72nd 67.9% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Tahlequah Rank Oklahoma US
Female residents 51.6% 41st 50.5% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 5.3% 19th 5.4% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Tahlequah Rank Oklahoma US
Housing units 6,857 30th 1,674,685 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 35.1% 2nd 15.2% 25.9%
Households 5,650 32nd 1,432,735 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 42.1% 73rd 67.8% 66.1%
Home median value $107,900 27th $108,400 $186,200
People per household 2.5 41st 2.5 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Tahlequah Rank Oklahoma US
Income per capita $14,810 71st $23,770 $27,915
Income per household $25,166 72nd $44,287 $52,762
Income below poverty line 36.2% 3rd 16.3% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Tahlequah Rank Oklahoma US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,324 37th 333,797 27,092,908
Retail sales $293,997 28th $43,095,353 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $18,252 24th $11,931 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $34,954 21st $5,106,585 $613,795,732

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