What is the population of Stilwell city?

Stilwell city has 3,740 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #91 of 846 in Oklahoma.

What is the median household income in Stilwell city?

Median household income in Stilwell city is $32,738 a year, 58.3% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Stilwell city?

Median gross rent is $594 a month and the median home value is $99,800, so rent absorbs about 21.8% of median household income.

Is Stilwell city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Stilwell city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Stilwell, OK population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Stilwell, Oklahoma (Stilwell, OK — Census place “Stilwell city”) is 3,740 residents, ranking #91 of 846 places in Oklahoma. Median household income is $32,738, the median home is worth $99,800 and median gross rent runs $594 a month. Looking for the Stilwell Oklahoma ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Stilwell, OK: 74960.

Population: 3,740Stilwell city residents
Median household income: $32,738Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $99,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $594Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 33.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 43.2%Owner-occupied households

Stilwell ZIP codes (Oklahoma)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Stilwell.

The Stilwell OK ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

74960

What the numbers mean in Stilwell city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Stilwell city median would spend about 21.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 29.8% of residents and 43.2% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Stilwell city, OK in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Stilwell city is a small town in Oklahoma, with 3,740 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #91 of 846 ranked by population — larger than 89% of them. The median age here is 33.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Stilwell city earn a median of $32,738 a year, 58.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 39% below the $53,500 median for the 240 Oklahoma cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 29.8% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.

The typical owner-occupied home in Stilwell city is valued at $99,800, 67.1% below the national figure and 21% below the $125,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $594 a month, 57.8% below the national figure, or roughly $7,128 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 43.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Stilwell city?: Stilwell city has 3,740 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #91 of 846 in Oklahoma.
What is the median household income in Stilwell city?: Median household income in Stilwell city is $32,738 a year, 58.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Stilwell city?: Median gross rent is $594 a month and the median home value is $99,800, so rent absorbs about 21.8% of median household income.
Is Stilwell city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Stilwell city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Stilwell city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.