Stillwater

Population: 48,818
Median household income: $42,015
Median home value: $230,900

Located in Payne County, Oklahoma, Stillwater is a community with a population of 48,818. Its median household income of $42,015 runs below the Payne County figure of $48,937.

Between 2019 and 2023, Stillwater's population declined 2.3% from 49,952 to 48,818, while its median home value rose 24.9% from $184,900 to $230,900.

Households average 2.06 people. The median gross rent is $944.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 48,818
Median age: 23.7 yrs
Median household income: $42,015
Median home value: $230,900
Median gross rent: $944
Housing units: 22,237
Homeownership rate: 37.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

49,95248,818

Median household income

$34,309$42,015

Median home value

$184,900$230,900

Median gross rent

$832$944

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	49,952	$34,309	$184,900	$832
2020	50,183	$34,906	$185,300	$826
2021	48,055	$37,991	$186,600	$850
2022	48,644	$39,998	$213,100	$921
2023	48,818	$42,015	$230,900	$944

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1710.2%

18 to 2439.9%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 546.7%

55 to 646.2%

65 to 745.3%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,929	4.0%
5 to 17	4,958	10.2%
18 to 24	19,467	39.9%
25 to 34	6,623	13.6%
35 to 44	4,499	9.2%
45 to 54	3,275	6.7%
55 to 64	3,011	6.2%
65 to 74	2,604	5.3%
75 and over	2,452	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	34,997	71.7%
Black or African American	2,318	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,664	3.4%
Asian	3,002	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	61	0.1%
Some other race	58	0.1%
Two or more races	3,707	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,011	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate18.9%

Some college or associate's24.8%

Bachelor's degree25.7%

Graduate or professional degree26.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	998	4.4%
High school graduate	4,248	18.9%
Some college or associate's	5,568	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	5,784	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5,866	26.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone74.0%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit1.0%

Walked5.9%

Bicycle1.8%

Worked from home9.2%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,546	74.0%
Carpooled	1,404	6.3%
Public transit	228	1.0%
Walked	1,315	5.9%
Bicycle	412	1.8%
Worked from home	2,057	9.2%
Other means	386	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13,181	65.0%
15 to 29 min	4,689	23.1%
30 to 44 min	992	4.9%
45 to 59 min	411	2.0%
60+ min	1,018	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.06
Poverty rate: 29.4% (11,764 of 39,956)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,271	42.6%
Nonfamily households	11,131	57.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,402	87.3%
Vacant	2,835	12.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,216	37.2%
Renter-occupied	12,186	62.8%

1-unit, detached50.9%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units17.9%

20 or more units13.5%

Mobile home & other4.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,323	50.9%
1-unit, attached	1,058	4.8%
2 to 4 units	1,882	8.5%
5 to 19 units	3,972	17.9%
20 or more units	2,995	13.5%
Mobile home & other	1,007	4.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4070300
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 30 sq mi
Water area: 0.51 sq mi
Center point: 36.1315, -97.0745