Tahlequah is a city located in Cherokee County Oklahoma. Tahlequah has a 2020 population of 17,164. It is also the county seat of Cherokee County. Tahlequah is currently growing at a rate of 0.67% annually and its population has increased by 8.63% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 15,800 in 2010.
The average household income in Tahlequah is $54,661 with a poverty rate of 23.32%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $683 per month, and the median house value is $141,000. The median age in Tahlequah is 29.1 years, 27.8 years for males, and 29.8 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Tahlequahwas:
2021 and 2022 population is estimated by projecting the 2019 numbers.
Year | Population | Growth | Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | 47,126 | 0.00% | |
2011 | 47,702 | 576 | 1.21% |
2012 | 47,989 | 287 | 0.60% |
2013 | 47,870 | -119 | -0.25% |
2014 | 48,240 | 370 | 0.77% |
2015 | 48,376 | 136 | 0.28% |
2016 | 48,791 | 415 | 0.85% |
2017 | 48,891 | 100 | 0.20% |
2018 | 48,607 | -284 | -0.58% |
2019 | 48,657 | 50 | 0.10% |
2020 | 48,707 | 50 | 0.10% |
2021 | 48,757 | 50 | 0.10% |
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 8,987 | 53.87% |
Black or African American | 348 | 2.09% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 4,564 | 27.36% |
Asian | 226 | 1.35% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 14 | 0.08% |
Some Other Race | 357 | 2.14% |
Two or More Races | 2,188 | 13.11% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 6,166 | 2.44 | 42.5 |
Married | 2,294 | 3.37 | 66.4 |
Male | 248 | 4.32 | 38.3 |
Female | 633 | 3.82 | 32.7 |
Non Family | 2,991 | 1.28 | 26.5 |
3.42
Average Family Size
2.44
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 465 | 4.81% |
9th to 12th Grade | 662 | 6.85% |
High School Graduate | 2,349 | 24.32% |
Some College | 2,144 | 22.19% |
Associates Degree | 564 | 5.84% |
Bachelors Degree | 2,038 | 21.10% |
Graduate Degree | 1,438 | 14.89% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
White | 5,429 | 4,959 | 2,220 |
2+ Races | 881 | 857 | 351 |
Native American | 2,657 | 2,346 | 780 |
Asian | 126 | 36 | 36 |
Hispanic | 490 | 314 | 78 |
Black | 179 | 123 | 11 |
Islander | 14 | 14 | |
Other Race | 86 | 2 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among islander people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 40.89%.
$34,041
Average Earnings
$35,170
Average Male
$32,374
Average Female
90.13% of Tahlequah residents speak only English, while 9.87% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 5.30% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Black | 154 | 73 | 47.40% |
Islander | 12 | 5 | 41.67% |
Native | 4,283 | 1,244 | 29.05% |
Multiple | 2,081 | 503 | 24.17% |
Hispanic | 1,249 | 255 | 20.42% |
White | 7,427 | 1,468 | 19.77% |
Asian | 207 | 26 | 12.56% |
Other | NaN% |
23.32%
Overall Poverty Rate
22.14%
Male Poverty Rate
24.31%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Tahlequah is Black, with 47.40% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Tahlequah is Other, with NaN% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 3.45%. Among those working part-time, it was 29.44%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 38.24%.
36.5%
Overall Marriage Rate
40.4%
Male Marriage Rate
33.1%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 611 | 7.93% |
Native American | 272 | 7.83% |
2+ Races | 58 | 3.96% |
15.36%
Veteran Poverty Rate
47.09%
Veteran Disability Rate
55.1%
Labor Force Participation
50.3%
Employment Rate
8.2%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
62.36%
Born in Tahlequah
94.79%
Native Born
5.21%
Foreign Born
4.94%
Non Citizen
0.27%
Naturalized
94.79% of Tahlequah residents were born in the United States, with 62.36% having been born in Oklahoma. 4.94% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1910 | 2,891 | 0.00% | |
1940 | 3,027 | 136 | 0.15% |
1950 | 4,750 | 1,723 | 4.61% |
1960 | 5,840 | 1,090 | 2.09% |
1970 | 9,254 | 3,414 | 4.71% |
1980 | 9,708 | 454 | 0.48% |
1990 | 10,398 | 690 | 0.69% |
2000 | 14,458 | 4,060 | 3.35% |
2010 | 15,800 | 1,342 | 0.89% |
2011 | 15,994 | 194 | 1.23% |
2012 | 16,231 | 237 | 1.48% |
2013 | 16,201 | -30 | -0.18% |
2014 | 16,368 | 167 | 1.03% |
2015 | 16,456 | 88 | 0.54% |
2016 | 16,628 | 172 | 1.05% |
2017 | 16,727 | 99 | 0.60% |
2018 | 16,704 | -23 | -0.14% |
2019 | 16,819 | 115 | 0.69% |
2020 | 16,934 | 115 | 0.68% |
2021 | 17,049 | 115 | 0.68% |
2022 | 17,164 | 115 | 0.67% |