Tahlequah, Oklahoma demographics

Tahlequah, OK demographics: median age 29.3; 34.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Tahlequah city, Oklahoma · Incorporated city · GEOID 4072100. The survey estimates a population of 16,935 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Tahlequah is 29.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.3 years. There are 6,795 households (±259). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	29.3 ±2.3	37.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,935
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Under 18	3,388 ±312	20.0% ±1.8 pp	24.0%	22.0%
18–34	6,071 ±493	35.8% ±2.9 pp	23.3%	22.8%
35–64	4,779 ±416	28.2% ±2.5 pp	36.4%	38.0%
65 and older	2,697 ±337	15.9% ±2.0 pp	16.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,935
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Male	7,934 ±268	46.8% ±1.6 pp	49.8%	49.5%
Female	9,001 ±269	53.2% ±1.6 pp	50.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,935
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
White alone	7,849 ±467	46.3% ±2.8 pp	65.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	404 ±109	2.4% ±0.6 pp	7.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	5,255 ±523	31.0% ±3.1 pp	7.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	151 ±71	0.9% ±0.4 pp	2.4%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race alone	586 ±257	3.5% ±1.5 pp	3.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,690 ±439	15.9% ±2.6 pp	14.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,935
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,268 ±337	90.2% ±2.0 pp	87.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,667 ±339	9.8% ±2.0 pp	12.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,795
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,264 ±320	33.3% ±4.5 pp	46.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	286 ±100	4.2% ±1.5 pp	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	979 ±206	14.4% ±3.0 pp	12.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,446 ±298	36.0% ±4.2 pp	29.6%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	820 ±186	12.1% ±2.7 pp	6.1%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,795
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,866 ±196	27.5% ±2.7 pp	31.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,929 ±368	72.5% ±4.7 pp	68.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,795
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,446 ±298	36.0% ±4.2 pp	29.6%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,289 ±379	33.7% ±5.4 pp	33.8%	33.8%
Three-person households	958 ±218	14.1% ±3.2 pp	15.0%	15.3%
Four-person households	664 ±176	9.8% ±2.6 pp	12.0%	12.6%
Five-person households	239 ±95	3.5% ±1.4 pp	6.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	132 ±84 · low precision	1.9% ±1.2 pp · low precision	2.4%	2.2%
Seven or more people	67 ±46 · low precision	1.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,935
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Native	16,261 ±202	96.0% ±1.2 pp	93.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	674 ±201	4.0% ±1.2 pp	6.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 16,096
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
English only	14,648 ±350	91.0% ±2.0 pp	88.5%	77.7%
Spanish	1,024 ±297	6.4% ±1.8 pp	8.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	25 ±36 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	11 ±17 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	14 ±23 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	39 ±47 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	26 ±29 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	33 ±41 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	25 ±42 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	251 ±94	1.6% ±0.6 pp	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 9,610
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,052 ±245	10.9% ±2.5 pp	10.6%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,429 ±317	25.3% ±3.2 pp	30.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,263 ±300	23.5% ±3.0 pp	22.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	556 ±171	5.8% ±1.8 pp	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,064 ±285	21.5% ±2.9 pp	18.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,246 ±229	13.0% ±2.4 pp	9.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 16,789
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Same house	12,859 ±513	76.6% ±3.0 pp	85.6%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,153 ±513	12.8% ±3.1 pp	7.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,412 ±337	8.4% ±2.0 pp	4.0%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	345 ±149	2.1% ±0.9 pp	2.7%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	20 ±33 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

19.3% of Tahlequah residents (±2.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 12.9% in Oklahoma and 8.4% nationally. 84.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Tahlequah	Oklahoma	U.S.	Compared with Oklahoma
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	19.3% ±2.9 pp	12.9%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	84.5% ±2.9 pp	88.9%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.3% ±1.2 pp	7.9%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Tahlequah . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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