Oklahoma · Census place 72100
Tahlequah city, OK
Quick answer
Tahlequah city has 16,513 residents, ranking #32 of 846 places in Oklahoma. Median household income is $48,515, the median home is worth $182,800 and median gross rent runs $794 a month.
- Population
- 16,513Tahlequah city residents
- Median household income
- $48,515Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $182,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $794Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 30.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 41.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Tahlequah city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Tahlequah city median would spend about 19.6% 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 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.3% of residents and 41.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Guymon city 12,596
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