Chelsea

Population: 1,862
Median household income: $42,875
Median home value: $101,300

Chelsea is a community in Rogers County, Oklahoma, home to 1,862 residents. At $42,875, its median household income sits below Rogers County's $77,688.

From 2019 to 2023, Chelsea's population declined 9.3% from 2,053 to 1,862, while its median home value rose 28.2% from $79,000 to $101,300.

Households average 2.59 people. The median gross rent is $756.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,862
Median age: 32.1 yrs
Median household income: $42,875
Median home value: $101,300
Median gross rent: $756
Housing units: 927
Homeownership rate: 57.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
Unemployment rate: 12.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0531,862

Median household income

$36,375$42,875

Median home value

$79,000$101,300

Median gross rent

$686$756

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,053	$36,375	$79,000	$686
2020	2,158	$37,034	$82,800	$661
2021	2,041	$36,616	$81,100	$674
2022	1,914	$39,961	$92,200	$743
2023	1,862	$42,875	$101,300	$756

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

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1718.7%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3416.6%

35 to 449.1%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 745.6%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	141	7.6%
5 to 17	349	18.7%
18 to 24	192	10.3%
25 to 34	310	16.6%
35 to 44	170	9.1%
45 to 54	236	12.7%
55 to 64	259	13.9%
65 to 74	105	5.6%
75 and over	100	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,118	60.0%
Black or African American	6	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	444	23.8%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	243	13.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	51	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.4%

High school graduate48.6%

Some college or associate's25.9%

Bachelor's degree7.3%

Graduate or professional degree1.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	194	16.4%
High school graduate	573	48.6%
Some college or associate's	306	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	86	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	21	1.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone76.5%

Carpooled13.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	604	76.5%
Carpooled	110	13.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	26	3.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	39	4.9%
Other means	11	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	179	23.8%
15 to 29 min	228	30.4%
30 to 44 min	180	24.0%
45 to 59 min	80	10.7%
60+ min	84	11.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 25.0% (459 of 1,839)

	Count	Share
Family households	468	65.0%
Nonfamily households	252	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	720	77.7%
Vacant	207	22.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	416	57.8%
Renter-occupied	304	42.2%

1-unit, detached74.4%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other16.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	690	74.4%
1-unit, attached	6	0.6%
2 to 4 units	50	5.4%
5 to 19 units	26	2.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	155	16.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4013700
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.78 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.5320, -95.4346