Sequoyah County, OK

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2023 Population

39,676

0.349% 1-year growth

US Senator

James Lankford

Republican Party

US Senator

Markwayne Mullin

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

40.6

0.49% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

20.3%

4% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$49,795

4.84% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$127,500

7.5% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

15,311

0.843% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Sequoyah County, OK had a population of 39.7k people with a median age of 40.6 and a median household income of $49,795. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Sequoyah County, OK grew from 39,538 to 39,676, a 0.349% increase and its median household income grew from $47,494 to $49,795, a 4.84% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Sequoyah County, OK are White (Non-Hispanic) (60.8%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (19.2%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (12.3%), Two+ (Hispanic) (2%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.94%).

None of the households in Sequoyah County, OK reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99% of the residents in Sequoyah County, OK are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Indian Capital Technology Center-Sallisaw (115 degrees awarded in 2017).

In 2023, the median property value in Sequoyah County, OK was $127,500, and the homeownership rate was 71%.

Most people in Sequoyah County, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Sequoyah County, OK was 2 cars per household.

Sequoyah County, OK borders Crawford County, AR, Sebastian County, AR, Adair County, OK, Cherokee County, OK, Haskell County, OK, Le Flore County, OK, and Muskogee County, OK.

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Population & Diversity

Sequoyah County, OK is home to a population of 39.7k people, from which 99% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.87% of Sequoyah County, OK residents were born outside of the country (743 people).

In 2023, there were 3.17 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (24.1k people) in Sequoyah County, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.62k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 4.86k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99%

2023 Citizenship

99.1%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99% of Sequoyah County, OK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Sequoyah County, OK was 99.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Sequoyah County, OK compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sequoyah County, OK

White (Non-Hispanic)
24.1k ± 94
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
7.62k ± 386
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
4.86k ± 408

4.85%

Hispanic Population

1.93k people

4.85% of the people in Sequoyah County, OK are hispanic (1.93k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Sequoyah County, OK as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Oklahoma.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
102,193 ± 7,747 people
Vietnam
12,454 ± 2,736 people
India
10,765 ± 2,544 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oklahoma was Mexico, the natal country of 102,193 Oklahoma residents, followed by Vietnam with 12,454 and India with 10,765.

Foreign-Born Population

1.87%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

743 people

1.7%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

673 people

As of 2023, 1.87% of Sequoyah County, OK residents (743 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sequoyah County, OK was 1.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Sequoyah County, OK compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,150 ± 182
Gulf War (2001-)
510 ± 131
Gulf War (1990s)
333 ± 95

Sequoyah County, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.25 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Sequoyah County, OK employs 15.3k people. The largest industries in Sequoyah County, OK are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,443 people), Manufacturing (1,945 people), and Retail Trade (1,628 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($61,875), Utilities ($58,558), and Wholesale Trade ($53,359).

Males in Oklahoma have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,245. The income inequality in Oklahoma (measured using the Gini index) is 0.456, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

15.3k

2023 Value

± 659

0.843%

1 Year growth

± 6.14%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Sequoyah County, OK grew at a rate of 0.843%, from 15.2k employees to 15.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sequoyah County, OK, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,806 people), Production Occupations (1,490 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,478 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sequoyah County, OK.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Oklahoma (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

15.3k

2023 Value

± 659

0.843%

1 Year growth

± 6.14%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Sequoyah County, OK grew at a rate of 0.843%, from 15.2k employees to 15.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sequoyah County, OK, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,443 people), Manufacturing (1,945 people), and Retail Trade (1,628 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sequoyah County, OK, though some of these residents may live in Sequoyah County, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,098

Median earning men ± $1,630

$30,573

Median earning women ± $1,982

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($91,667), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($55,109), and Information ($53,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($71,563), Information ($50,278), and Public Administration ($41,193).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.72M people employed in Oklahoma. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Oklahoma.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

55
Retail Trade
47
Retail Trade
38
Finance and Insurance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$67.9k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$34.5k
Retail Trade
$24.5k
Accommodation and Food Services

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Sequoyah County, OK went to Donald J. Trump with 78.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (19.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.988%).

James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin are the senators currently representing the state of Oklahoma. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Oklahoma is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (78.7%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (19.7%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.988%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Sequoyah County, OK for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Oklahoma

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James Lankford

Senator from Oklahoma

Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Took office following the resignation of Tom Coburn.

Markwayne Mullin

Senator from Oklahoma

Assumed office on January 3, 2023
Took office following the resignation of Jim Inhofe.

James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin are the senators currently representing Oklahoma.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Oklahoma over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Oklahoma

Oklahoma is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Oklahoma have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2017, universities in Sequoyah County, OK awarded 115 degrees. The student population of Sequoyah County, OK in 2017 is skewed towards men, with 95 male students and 79 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Sequoyah County, OK are White (59 and 51.8%), followed by American Indian or Alaska Native (37 and 32.5%), Hispanic or Latino (8 and 7.02%), and Unknown (8 and 7.02%).

The largest universities in Sequoyah County, OK by number of degrees awarded are Indian Capital Technology Center-Sallisaw (115 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2017 there were 174 students enrolled in Sequoyah County, OK, 54.6% men and 45.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 110 records, of which 47.3% were women and 52.7% men.

Completions

Universities

Gender

Race

Indian Capital Technology Center-Sallisaw

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

115 degrees awarded

In 2017, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Indian Capital Technology Center-Sallisaw with 115 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2017, 82 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Sequoyah County, OK, which is 2.48 times more than the 33 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2017 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 59 degrees mean that there were 1.59 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, American Indian or Alaska Native, with 37 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.873% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.779% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (965k), Some college (734k), and Bachelors Degree (494k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sequoyah County, OK was $127,500 in 2023, which is 0.42 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $118,600 to $127,500, a 7.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Sequoyah County, OK is 71%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Sequoyah County, OK have an average commute time of 25.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sequoyah County, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Sequoyah County, OK is $49,795. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Sequoyah County, OK was Census Tract 303.01 with a value of $54,808, followed by Census Tract 304.01 and Census Tract 302.02, with respective values of $54,768 and $53,481.

In 2023, 15.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Sequoyah County, OK. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 3.19%.

Housing

Property

$127,500

Median Property Value 2023

±$5,717

$10,780

Median Property Taxes

±$509

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Sequoyah County, OK the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Sequoyah County, OK compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

71%

Homeownership

2023

63.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 71% of the housing units in Sequoyah County, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Sequoyah County, OK compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 303.01
Census Tract 304.01
Census Tract 302.02

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Sequoyah County, OK was Census Tract 303.01 with a value of $54,808, followed by Census Tract 304.01 and Census Tract 302.02, with respective values of $54,768 and $53,481.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Sequoyah County, OK colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$49,795

Median Household Income

± $3,195

15.2k

Number of Households

± 628

In 2023, the median household income of the 15.2k households in Sequoyah County, OK grew to $49,795 from the previous year's value of $47,494.

The following chart displays the households in Sequoyah County, OK distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sequoyah County, OK is from Oklahoma.

0.456

2022 Wage GINI in Oklahoma

0.453

2021 Wage GINI in Oklahoma

In 2022, the income inequality in Oklahoma was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.507% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Oklahoma was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oklahoma in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Oklahoma across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (83.2%)
Carpooled (9.9%)
Worked At Home (4.22%)

In 2023, 83.2% of workers in Sequoyah County, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.9%) and those who worked at home (4.22%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sequoyah County, OK have a shorter commute time (25.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.69% of the workforce in Sequoyah County, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Sequoyah County, OK compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Sequoyah County, OK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sequoyah County, OK have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 15.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Sequoyah County, OK. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 3.19%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

20.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sequoyah County, OK (7.97k out of 39.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sequoyah County, OK is White, followed by Native American and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 26.2% of the children was living in poverty in Sequoyah County, OK. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 5.6%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

83% of the population of Sequoyah County, OK has health coverage, with 29.6% on employee plans, 24.7% on Medicaid, 14% on Medicare, 11.3% on non-group plans, and 3.36% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Sequoyah County, OK see 3195 patients per year on average, which represents a 7.77% decrease from the previous year (3464 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 335 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,195 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Sequoyah County, OK

Primary care physicians in Sequoyah County, OK see an average of 3,195 patients per year. This represents a 7.77% decrease from the previous year (3,464 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Sequoyah County, OK in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.3% under 18 years, 18.5% between 18 and 34 years, 37.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

17%

Uninsured

29.6%

Employer Coverage

24.7%

Medicaid

14%

Medicare

11.3%

Non-Group

3.36%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sequoyah County, OK declined by 9.34% from 18.8% to 17%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Sequoyah County, OK changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 49.7 in Sequoyah County, OK.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Sequoyah County, OK.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 40.3% in Sequoyah County, OK.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Sequoyah County, OK.