Sallisaw vs Vian

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

Sallisaw and Vian 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 1,322 in Vian). Sallisaw has the higher median household income ($47,333 vs $37,727 in Vian). Sallisaw has the higher median home value ($123,500 vs $95,000 in Vian).

Population, income & housing

	Sallisaw	Vian
Population	8,553	1,322
Median age	35.9 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$47,333	$37,727
Median home value	$123,500	$95,000
Median gross rent	$861	$697
Housing units	3,675	622
Homeownership rate	53.7%	48.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	12.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sallisaw	Vian
Population	8,571 → 8,553 (-0.2%)	1,282 → 1,322 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$33,145 → $47,333 (+42.8%)	$30,679 → $37,727 (+23.0%)
Median home value	$104,600 → $123,500 (+18.1%)	$79,000 → $95,000 (+20.3%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $861 (+32.5%)	$627 → $697 (+11.2%)

Sallisaw

Population

8,5718,553

Median household income

$33,145$47,333

Median home value

$104,600$123,500

Median gross rent

$650$861

Vian

Population

1,2821,322

Median household income

$30,679$37,727

Median home value

$79,000$95,000

Median gross rent

$627$697

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sallisaw	Vian
Under 5	8.1%	9.7%
5 to 17	21.5%	16.6%
18 to 24	5.6%	11.3%
25 to 34	13.5%	12.2%
35 to 44	13.0%	11.5%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.0%
55 to 64	10.2%	10.1%
65 to 74	8.3%	9.5%
75 and over	7.6%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sallisaw	Vian
White (non-Hispanic)	58.0%	39.9%
Black or African American	2.0%	7.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19.6%	28.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	12.9%	18.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sallisaw	Vian
No high school diploma	17.6%	18.3%
High school graduate	31.6%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sallisaw	Vian
Drove alone	78.8%	76.2%
Carpooled	9.9%	11.8%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	5.0%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	6.1%
Other means	0.6%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sallisaw	Vian
1-unit, detached	73.9%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	10.1%
20 or more units	0.5%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Sallisaw	Vian
Poverty rate	31.1%	24.8%
Average household size	2.55	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	20	26
Median year structure built	1978	1977