Tecumseh

Population: 6,320
Median household income: $46,352
Median home value: $107,600

Tecumseh, a community in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, has 6,320 residents. The median household income of $46,352 is below the Pottawatomie County median ($60,828).

Between 2019 and 2023, Tecumseh's population declined 4.9% from 6,643 to 6,320, while its median home value rose 18.9% from $90,500 to $107,600.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 67.0% of the population. 81.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,320
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $46,352
Median home value: $107,600
Median gross rent: $824
Housing units: 2,593
Homeownership rate: 54.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,6436,320

Median household income

$45,025$46,352

Median home value

$90,500$107,600

Median gross rent

$793$824

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,643	$45,025	$90,500	$793
2020	6,721	$47,500	$90,800	$781
2021	6,356	$52,296	$92,100	$814
2022	6,326	$53,729	$101,300	$781
2023	6,320	$46,352	$107,600	$824

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1719.6%

18 to 2412.8%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	356	5.6%
5 to 17	1,241	19.6%
18 to 24	810	12.8%
25 to 34	790	12.5%
35 to 44	714	11.3%
45 to 54	800	12.7%
55 to 64	645	10.2%
65 to 74	616	9.7%
75 and over	348	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,233	67.0%
Black or African American	155	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	953	15.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	694	11.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	285	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.8%

High school graduate39.7%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree8.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	620	15.8%
High school graduate	1,552	39.7%
Some college or associate's	1,221	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	347	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	173	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone81.6%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,087	81.6%
Carpooled	212	8.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	245	9.6%
Other means	9	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	915	39.6%
15 to 29 min	646	27.9%
30 to 44 min	323	14.0%
45 to 59 min	324	14.0%
60+ min	104	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 19.4% (1,196 of 6,157)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,506	66.3%
Nonfamily households	766	33.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,272	87.6%
Vacant	321	12.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,243	54.7%
Renter-occupied	1,029	45.3%

1-unit, detached78.3%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other4.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,030	78.3%
1-unit, attached	74	2.9%
2 to 4 units	157	6.1%
5 to 19 units	136	5.2%
20 or more units	85	3.3%
Mobile home & other	111	4.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4072650
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0.23 sq mi
Center point: 35.2643, -96.9334