Sequoyah County, Oklahoma

30 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 39,676
Median household income: $49,795
Median home value: $127,500

Sequoyah County is a county in Oklahoma with a population of 39,676. 30 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $49,795 is below the Oklahoma median ($63,603).

From 2019 to 2023, Sequoyah County's population declined 4.9% from 41,709 to 39,676, while its median household income rose 23.4% from $40,351 to $49,795.

83.2% of workers drive to work alone. 71.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 39,676
Median age: 40.6 yrs
Median household income: $49,795
Median home value: $127,500
Median gross rent: $796
Housing units: 18,254
Homeownership rate: 71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

41,70939,676

Median household income

$40,351$49,795

Median home value

$97,800$127,500

Median gross rent

$681$796

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	41,709	$40,351	$97,800	$681
2020	41,687	$41,803	$99,100	$691
2021	39,652	$43,496	$102,100	$725
2022	39,538	$47,494	$118,600	$788
2023	39,676	$49,795	$127,500	$796

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,514	6.3%
5 to 17	6,968	17.6%
18 to 24	3,178	8.0%
25 to 34	4,717	11.9%
35 to 44	4,507	11.4%
45 to 54	5,047	12.7%
55 to 64	5,398	13.6%
65 to 74	4,329	10.9%
75 and over	3,018	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	24,135	60.8%
Black or African American	770	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7,623	19.2%
Asian	273	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	32	0.1%
Some other race	56	0.1%
Two or more races	4,862	12.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,925	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.5%

High school graduate38.3%

Some college or associate's31.0%

Bachelor's degree10.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,193	15.5%
High school graduate	10,344	38.3%
Some college or associate's	8,386	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,945	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,148	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone83.2%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,714	83.2%
Carpooled	1,513	9.9%
Public transit	30	0.2%
Walked	269	1.8%
Bicycle	5	0.0%
Worked from home	645	4.2%
Other means	114	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,161	28.4%
15 to 29 min	5,061	34.6%
30 to 44 min	3,144	21.5%
45 to 59 min	1,283	8.8%
60+ min	996	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 20.3% (7,967 of 39,223)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,330	68.0%
Nonfamily households	4,854	32.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,184	83.2%
Vacant	3,070	16.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,780	71.0%
Renter-occupied	4,404	29.0%

1-unit, detached71.7%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other19.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,088	71.7%
1-unit, attached	206	1.1%
2 to 4 units	688	3.8%
5 to 19 units	632	3.5%
20 or more units	51	0.3%
Mobile home & other	3,589	19.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 40135
State: Oklahoma
Land area: 674 sq mi
Water area: 41 sq mi
Center point: 35.5024, -94.7508