Moodys vs Tahlequah

A side-by-side comparison of Moodys and Tahlequah: population, income, housing, and more.

Moodys and Tahlequah are places in Oklahoma. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Tahlequah has the higher population (16,513 vs 1,128 in Moodys). Moodys has the higher median home value ($414,000 vs $182,800 in Tahlequah). Since 2019, Moodys's population has grown faster (+11.2% vs -0.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Moodys	Tahlequah
Population	1,128	16,513
Median age	42.4 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$48,515
Median home value	$414,000	$182,800
Median gross rent	$675	$794
Housing units	580	7,503
Homeownership rate	75.1%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	34.9%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Moodys	Tahlequah
Population	1,014 → 1,128 (+11.2%)	16,667 → 16,513 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$80,180 → $62,439 (-22.1%)	$37,177 → $48,515 (+30.5%)
Median home value	$378,400 → $414,000 (+9.4%)	$124,600 → $182,800 (+46.7%)
Median gross rent	$563 → $675 (+19.9%)	$681 → $794 (+16.6%)

Moodys

Population

1,0141,128

Median household income

$80,180$62,439

Median home value

$378,400$414,000

Median gross rent

$563$675

Tahlequah

Population

16,66716,513

Median household income

$37,177$48,515

Median home value

$124,600$182,800

Median gross rent

$681$794

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Moodys	Tahlequah
Under 5	6.8%	4.7%
5 to 17	21.1%	15.1%
18 to 24	4.3%	22.4%
25 to 34	7.2%	12.0%
35 to 44	12.6%	13.7%
45 to 54	7.2%	8.2%
55 to 64	11.8%	8.0%
65 to 74	25.5%	7.4%
75 and over	3.5%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Moodys	Tahlequah
White (non-Hispanic)	49.4%	43.7%
Black or African American	0.4%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	32.8%	31.5%
Asian	0.2%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	14.9%	12.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Moodys	Tahlequah
No high school diploma	2.6%	9.6%
High school graduate	46.7%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	24.7%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Moodys	Tahlequah
Drove alone	60.8%	75.6%
Carpooled	4.0%	12.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	30.5%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	4.0%	4.3%
Other means	0.6%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Moodys	Tahlequah
1-unit, detached	76.0%	55.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	14.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.4%
Mobile home & other	23.4%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	Moodys	Tahlequah
Poverty rate	13.6%	20.3%
Average household size	2.06	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1976	1987