Jenks vs Owasso

A side-by-side comparison of Jenks and Owasso: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Owasso has the higher population (39,013 vs 26,519 in Jenks). Jenks has the higher median household income ($104,970 vs $79,386 in Owasso). Jenks has the higher median home value ($285,600 vs $231,400 in Owasso).

Population, income & housing

	Jenks	Owasso
Population	26,519	39,013
Median age	34.5 yrs	33.6 yrs
Median household income	$104,970	$79,386
Median home value	$285,600	$231,400
Median gross rent	$1,555	$1,222
Housing units	9,538	15,418
Homeownership rate	78.6%	64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.2%	35.9%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jenks	Owasso
Population	22,488 → 26,519 (+17.9%)	36,173 → 39,013 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$94,132 → $104,970 (+11.5%)	$72,443 → $79,386 (+9.6%)
Median home value	$214,300 → $285,600 (+33.3%)	$172,700 → $231,400 (+34.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,203 → $1,555 (+29.3%)	$996 → $1,222 (+22.7%)

Jenks

Population

22,48826,519

Median household income

$94,132$104,970

Median home value

$214,300$285,600

Median gross rent

$1,203$1,555

Owasso

Population

36,17339,013

Median household income

$72,443$79,386

Median home value

$172,700$231,400

Median gross rent

$996$1,222

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jenks	Owasso
Under 5	7.1%	6.8%
5 to 17	24.9%	20.7%
18 to 24	7.4%	9.2%
25 to 34	11.4%	15.6%
35 to 44	15.2%	13.4%
45 to 54	12.9%	12.1%
55 to 64	11.2%	9.6%
65 to 74	5.7%	6.7%
75 and over	4.1%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jenks	Owasso
White (non-Hispanic)	64.7%	68.9%
Black or African American	2.9%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.2%	6.6%
Asian	9.6%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	0.4%	0.6%
Two or more races	8.5%	9.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jenks	Owasso
No high school diploma	7.5%	5.1%
High school graduate	16.9%	23.8%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	30.5%	25.1%
Graduate or professional degree	17.7%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jenks	Owasso
Drove alone	77.1%	80.1%
Carpooled	8.5%	7.6%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	11.1%
Other means	1.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jenks	Owasso
1-unit, detached	87.7%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	11.5%
20 or more units	5.4%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Jenks	Owasso
Poverty rate	6.6%	6.7%
Average household size	2.99	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	2005	2000