Owasso, OK

Census Place

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2022 Population

38,134

1.53% 1-year growth

US Senator

James Lankford

Republican Party

US Senator

Markwayne Mullin

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

33.5

0.601% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

7.06%

13.6% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$79,183

10.6% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$218,400

15.9% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Owasso, OK had a population of 38.1k people with a median age of 33.5 and a median household income of $79,183. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Owasso, OK grew from 37,559 to 38,134, a 1.53% increase and its median household income grew from $71,621 to $79,183, a 10.6% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Owasso, OK are White (Non-Hispanic) (69.7%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (8.65%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (7.54%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.72%), and Other (Hispanic) (3.18%).

None of the households in Owasso, 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.

97.7% of the residents in Owasso, OK are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Owasso, OK was $218,400, and the homeownership rate was 64.5%.

Most people in Owasso, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Owasso, OK was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Owasso, OK is home to a population of 38.1k people, from which 97.7% are citizens. As of 2022, 3.89% of Owasso, OK residents were born outside of the country (1.48k people).

In 2022, there were 8.06 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (26.6k people) in Owasso, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.3k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 2.88k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

97.7%

2022 Citizenship

97.6%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 97.7% of Owasso, OK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Owasso, OK was 97.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Owasso, OK

White (Non-Hispanic)
26.6k ± 1.04k
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
3.3k ± 512
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
2.88k ± 516

7.51%

Hispanic Population

2.86k people

7.51% of the people in Owasso, OK are hispanic (2.86k people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

3.89%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.48k people

4.21%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

1.58k people

As of 2022, 3.89% of Owasso, OK residents (1.48k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Owasso, OK was 4.21%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
936 ± 259
Vietnam
435 ± 127
Gulf War (1990s)
349 ± 118

Owasso, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.15 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Owasso, OK employs 19.3k people. The largest industries in Owasso, OK are Manufacturing (2,787 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,677 people), and Retail Trade (2,544 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($90,069), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($87,961), and Information ($70,486).

Employment

Occupations

19.3k

2022 Value

± 985

5.4%

1 Year growth

± 7.07%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Owasso, OK grew at a rate of 5.4%, from 18.3k employees to 19.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Owasso, OK, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,245 people), Management Occupations (2,095 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,947 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Owasso, 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

19.3k

2022 Value

± 985

5.4%

1 Year growth

± 7.07%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Owasso, OK grew at a rate of 5.4%, from 18.3k employees to 19.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Owasso, OK, are Manufacturing (2,787 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,677 people), and Retail Trade (2,544 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Owasso, OK, though some of these residents may live in Owasso, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$55,467

Median earning men ± $2,855

$37,298

Median earning women ± $3,163

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($95,288), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($92,321), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($69,167).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($66,818), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,115), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,455).

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.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Oklahoma went to Donald J. Trump with 65.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (32.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.58%).

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

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2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (65.4%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (32.3%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.58%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Oklahoma went to Donald J. Trump with 65.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (32.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.58%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Oklahoma 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

Completions

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 Owasso, OK was $218,400 in 2022, which is 0.775 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $188,400 to $218,400, a 15.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Owasso, OK is 64.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Owasso, OK have an average commute time of 21.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Owasso, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$218,400

Median Property Value 2022

±$5,887

$9,181

Median Property Taxes

±$699

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 Owasso, OK the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

64.5%

Homeownership

2022

62%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 64.5% of the housing units in Owasso, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 65.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Owasso, 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 504.04
Census Tract 58.05

The following map shows all of the places in Owasso, 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.

$79,183

Median Household Income

± $4,984

14.2k

Number of Households

± 842

In 2022, the median household income of the 14.2k households in Owasso, OK grew to $79,183 from the previous year's value of $71,621.

The following chart displays the households in Owasso, 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 Owasso, 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 2022

Drove Alone (79.7%)
Worked At Home (10.7%)
Carpooled (8.47%)

In 2022, 79.7% of workers in Owasso, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.7%) and those who carpooled to work (8.47%).

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

21.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Owasso, OK have a shorter commute time (21.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.46% of the workforce in Owasso, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.06% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Owasso, OK (2.65k out of 37.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Owasso, OK is White, followed by Hispanic and Native American.

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.

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

91.3% of the population of Owasso, OK has health coverage, with 57.9% on employee plans, 10% on Medicaid, 9.54% on Medicare, 11.2% on non-group plans, and 2.6% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Tulsa County, OK see 917 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.66% increase from the previous year (902 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1423 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 212 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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917 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Tulsa County, OK

Primary care physicians in Tulsa County, OK see an average of 917 patients per year. This represents a 1.66% increase from the previous year (902 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29% under 18 years, 23.9% between 18 and 34 years, 35.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 12% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

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

Uninsured People

8.7%

Uninsured

57.9%

Employer Coverage

10%

Medicaid

9.54%

Medicare

11.2%

Non-Group

2.6%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Owasso, OK declined by 0.238% from 8.72% to 8.7%.

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

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