Tenkiller

Population: 284
Median household income: $29,875
Median home value: $121,800

Tenkiller, a community in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, has 284 residents. The median household income of $29,875 is below the Cherokee County median ($53,668).

Between 2019 and 2023, Tenkiller's population declined 58.6% from 686 to 284, while its median home value rose 26.2% from $96,500 to $121,800.

Owners occupy 93.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 46.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 284
Median age: 46.0 yrs
Median household income: $29,875
Median home value: $121,800
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 125
Homeownership rate: 93.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

686284

Median household income

$37,500$29,875

Median home value

$96,500$121,800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	686	$37,500	$96,500
2020	388	$38,000	$99,500
2021	354	$33,500	$98,100
2022	313	$26,389	$106,300
2023	284	$29,875	$121,800

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

Age distribution

Under 51.4%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 348.5%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5417.3%

55 to 6417.6%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4	1.4%
5 to 17	57	20.1%
18 to 24	19	6.7%
25 to 34	24	8.5%
35 to 44	36	12.7%
45 to 54	49	17.3%
55 to 64	50	17.6%
65 to 74	21	7.4%
75 and over	24	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	127	44.7%
Black or African American	6	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	114	40.1%
Asian	3	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	13	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.8%

High school graduate49.0%

Some college or associate's25.0%

Bachelor's degree14.2%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	24	11.8%
High school graduate	100	49.0%
Some college or associate's	51	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	29	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 44 min

Drove alone72.8%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.1%

Other means8.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	59	72.8%
Carpooled	6	7.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	11.1%
Other means	7	8.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6	8.3%
15 to 29 min	22	30.6%
30 to 44 min	16	22.2%
45 to 59 min	4	5.6%
60+ min	24	33.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 48.2% (137 of 284)

	Count	Share
Family households	55	51.9%
Nonfamily households	51	48.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	106	84.8%
Vacant	19	15.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	99	93.4%
Renter-occupied	7	6.6%

1-unit, detached90.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	113	90.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12	9.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4072775
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 0.75 sq mi
Center point: 35.8025, -94.8523