Tahlequah

Population: 16,513
Median household income: $48,515
Median home value: $182,800

Tahlequah, a community in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, has 16,513 residents. Its median household income of $48,515 runs below the Cherokee County figure of $53,668.

Between 2019 and 2023, Tahlequah's population held roughly steady from 16,667 to 16,513, while its median home value rose 46.7% from $124,600 to $182,800.

Owners occupy 41.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 30.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,513
Median age: 30.7 yrs
Median household income: $48,515
Median home value: $182,800
Median gross rent: $794
Housing units: 7,503
Homeownership rate: 41.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,66716,513

Median household income

$37,177$48,515

Median home value

$124,600$182,800

Median gross rent

$681$794

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,667	$37,177	$124,600	$681
2020	16,684	$37,500	$141,000	$683
2021	16,213	$44,416	$150,900	$731
2022	16,389	$49,444	$163,300	$783
2023	16,513	$48,515	$182,800	$794

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 2422.4%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 548.2%

55 to 648.0%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	773	4.7%
5 to 17	2,501	15.1%
18 to 24	3,701	22.4%
25 to 34	1,988	12.0%
35 to 44	2,265	13.7%
45 to 54	1,356	8.2%
55 to 64	1,316	8.0%
65 to 74	1,226	7.4%
75 and over	1,387	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,216	43.7%
Black or African American	373	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5,200	31.5%
Asian	135	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	25	0.2%
Two or more races	2,025	12.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,539	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate25.1%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree20.9%

Graduate or professional degree14.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	913	9.6%
High school graduate	2,397	25.1%
Some college or associate's	2,899	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,996	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,333	14.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone75.6%

Carpooled12.4%

Public transit0.1%

Walked5.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,798	75.6%
Carpooled	952	12.4%
Public transit	9	0.1%
Walked	419	5.5%
Bicycle	9	0.1%
Worked from home	328	4.3%
Other means	156	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,434	60.4%
15 to 29 min	1,674	22.8%
30 to 44 min	461	6.3%
45 to 59 min	185	2.5%
60+ min	589	8.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 20.3% (3,039 of 14,971)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,454	52.2%
Nonfamily households	3,157	47.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,611	88.1%
Vacant	892	11.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,727	41.2%
Renter-occupied	3,884	58.8%

1-unit, detached55.4%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units12.4%

5 to 19 units14.4%

20 or more units8.4%

Mobile home & other6.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,155	55.4%
1-unit, attached	216	2.9%
2 to 4 units	930	12.4%
5 to 19 units	1,082	14.4%
20 or more units	627	8.4%
Mobile home & other	493	6.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4072100
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 35.9105, -94.9777