Sand Springs

Population: 19,973
Median household income: $73,400
Median home value: $186,700

Sand Springs, a community in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, has 19,973 residents. The median household income of $73,400 is above the Tulsa County median ($67,317).

Between 2019 and 2023, Sand Springs's population held roughly steady from 19,794 to 19,973, while its median home value rose 46.1% from $127,800 to $186,700.

25.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 70.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,973
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $73,400
Median home value: $186,700
Median gross rent: $1,016
Housing units: 8,116
Homeownership rate: 70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,79419,973

Median household income

$58,153$73,400

Median home value

$127,800$186,700

Median gross rent

$868$1,016

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,794	$58,153	$127,800	$868
2020	19,912	$60,461	$145,000	$880
2021	19,935	$64,043	$151,500	$933
2022	19,925	$70,431	$173,400	$993
2023	19,973	$73,400	$186,700	$1,016

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1720.7%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,136	5.7%
5 to 17	4,126	20.7%
18 to 24	1,812	9.1%
25 to 34	2,172	10.9%
35 to 44	2,797	14.0%
45 to 54	2,300	11.5%
55 to 64	2,183	10.9%
65 to 74	1,975	9.9%
75 and over	1,472	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,429	77.2%
Black or African American	385	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,309	6.6%
Asian	133	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	28	0.1%
Two or more races	1,545	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,144	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate32.4%

Some college or associate's33.6%

Bachelor's degree17.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,140	8.8%
High school graduate	4,185	32.4%
Some college or associate's	4,338	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,284	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	952	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone82.5%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,542	82.5%
Carpooled	888	9.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	78	0.9%
Bicycle	55	0.6%
Worked from home	528	5.8%
Other means	51	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,457	28.5%
15 to 29 min	4,142	48.1%
30 to 44 min	1,722	20.0%
45 to 59 min	142	1.6%
60+ min	151	1.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 10.4% (2,057 of 19,828)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,373	70.8%
Nonfamily households	2,219	29.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,592	93.5%
Vacant	524	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,349	70.5%
Renter-occupied	2,243	29.5%

1-unit, detached79.6%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other4.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,464	79.6%
1-unit, attached	241	3.0%
2 to 4 units	323	4.0%
5 to 19 units	439	5.4%
20 or more units	263	3.2%
Mobile home & other	386	4.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4065300
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 20 sq mi
Water area: 2.25 sq mi
Center point: 36.1365, -96.1320