Roland vs Sallisaw

A side-by-side comparison of Roland and Sallisaw: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sallisaw has the higher population (8,553 vs 3,527 in Roland). Roland has the higher median household income ($50,563 vs $47,333 in Sallisaw). Roland has the higher median home value ($130,300 vs $123,500 in Sallisaw).

Population, income & housing

	Roland	Sallisaw
Population	3,527	8,553
Median age	33.6 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$50,563	$47,333
Median home value	$130,300	$123,500
Median gross rent	$849	$861
Housing units	1,473	3,675
Homeownership rate	54.6%	53.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.2%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Roland	Sallisaw
Population	3,738 → 3,527 (-5.6%)	8,571 → 8,553 (-0.2%)
Median household income	$36,209 → $50,563 (+39.6%)	$33,145 → $47,333 (+42.8%)
Median home value	$89,600 → $130,300 (+45.4%)	$104,600 → $123,500 (+18.1%)
Median gross rent	$784 → $849 (+8.3%)	$650 → $861 (+32.5%)

Roland

Population

3,7383,527

Median household income

$36,209$50,563

Median home value

$89,600$130,300

Median gross rent

$784$849

Sallisaw

Population

8,5718,553

Median household income

$33,145$47,333

Median home value

$104,600$123,500

Median gross rent

$650$861

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Roland	Sallisaw
Under 5	7.0%	8.1%
5 to 17	18.4%	21.5%
18 to 24	9.8%	5.6%
25 to 34	18.8%	13.5%
35 to 44	10.3%	13.0%
45 to 54	13.8%	12.3%
55 to 64	12.2%	10.2%
65 to 74	6.4%	8.3%
75 and over	3.2%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Roland	Sallisaw
White (non-Hispanic)	62.4%	58.0%
Black or African American	6.3%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13.6%	19.6%
Asian	1.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	13.8%	12.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Roland	Sallisaw
No high school diploma	15.8%	17.6%
High school graduate	40.2%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Roland	Sallisaw
Drove alone	79.2%	78.8%
Carpooled	15.5%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	1.1%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	4.7%
Other means	0.7%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Roland	Sallisaw
1-unit, detached	67.5%	73.9%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	11.5%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	8.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Roland	Sallisaw
Poverty rate	17.8%	31.1%
Average household size	2.86	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1987	1978