Sallisaw, OK

Census Place

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2024 Population
8,605
US Senator
James Lankford
Republican Party
US Senator
Markwayne Mullin
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
35.8
0.279% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
29.5%
5.16% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$48,036
1.49% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$134,100
8.58% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,262
2.03% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Sallisaw, 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.

98.9% of the residents in Sallisaw, OK are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Sallisaw, OK are Indian Capital Technology Center-Sallisaw (115 degrees awarded in 2017).

In 2024, the median property value in Sallisaw, OK was $134,100, and the homeownership rate was 53.9%.

Most people in Sallisaw, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19 minutes. The average car ownership in Sallisaw, OK was 2 cars per household.

United StatesOklahomaSequoyah County, OKFort Smith, AR-OKEast Oklahoma Counties--Tahleqhah, Ft. Gibson, Sallisaw & Stilwell Cities PUMA, OK

Population & Diversity

Sallisaw, OK is home to a population of 8.61k people, from which 98.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.74% of Sallisaw, OK residents were born outside of the country (150 people).

In 2024, there were 3.05 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.92k people) in Sallisaw, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.61k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 1.39k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.9%
2024 Citizenship
99%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.9% of Sallisaw, OK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sallisaw, OK was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sallisaw, OK
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.92k ± 282
  2. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    1.61k ± 255
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    1.39k ± 244
5.98%
Hispanic Population
515 people

In 2024, there were 3.05 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.92k people) in Sallisaw, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.61k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 1.39k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.98% of the people in Sallisaw, OK are hispanic (515 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sallisaw, OK as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Oklahoma.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    105,376 ± 7,864 people
  2. Vietnam
    13,032 ± 2,798 people
  3. Guatemala
    11,790 ± 2,662 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oklahoma was Mexico, the natal country of 105,376 Oklahoma residents, followed by Vietnam with 13,032 and Guatemala with 11,790.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.74%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
150 people
1.41%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
121 people

As of 2024, 1.74% of Sallisaw, OK residents (150 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sallisaw, OK was 1.41%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    155 ± 71
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    149 ± 81
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    79 ± 51

Sallisaw, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.04 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Sallisaw, OK employs 3.26k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sallisaw, OK were Health Care & Social Assistance (586 people), Retail Trade (297 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (254 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($72,500), Finance & Insurance ($55,227), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($52,667).

Employment

Occupations

3.26k
2024 Value
± 303
2.03%
1 Year growth
± 13.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sallisaw, OK grew at a rate of 2.03%, from 3.2k employees to 3.26k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sallisaw, OK, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (479 people), Management Occupations (320 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (257 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sallisaw, OK.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

3.26k
2024 Value
± 303
2.03%
1 Year growth
± 13.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sallisaw, OK grew at a rate of 2.03%, from 3.2k employees to 3.26k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sallisaw, OK, are Health Care & Social Assistance (586 people), Retail Trade (297 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (254 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sallisaw, OK, though some of these residents may live in Sallisaw, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$42,659
Median earning men ± $4,935
$32,009
Median earning women ± $3,166

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($75,000), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,708), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($51,836).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($53,750), Public Administration ($45,298), and Manufacturing ($41,058).

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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.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oklahoma went to Donald J. Trump with 66.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (31.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.02%).

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

Voting results are not available for Sallisaw, OK. Showing the available data for Oklahoma.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (66.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (31.9%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.02%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oklahoma went to Donald J. Trump with 66.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (31.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.02%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Oklahoma for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Oklahoma

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James Lankford
Senator from Oklahoma3
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Took office following the resignation of Tom Coburn.
Markwayne Mullin
Senator from Oklahoma2
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.

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Education

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

Most students graduating from Universities in Sallisaw, OK are White (59 and 51.8%), 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 Sallisaw, OK by number of degrees awarded are Indian Capital Technology Center-Sallisaw (115 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Sallisaw, OK are Welding Technology (29 and 25.2%), Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (23 and 20%), and Automobile Mechanics Technology (18 and 15.7%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2017 there were 174 students enrolled in Sallisaw, 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.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Welding Technology
    29 degrees awarded
  2. Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training
    23 degrees awarded
  3. Automobile Mechanics Technology
    18 degrees awarded

In 2017, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Sallisaw, OK was Welding Technology with 29 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Sallisaw, OK according to their major.

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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.

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Student Diversity

In 2017, 82 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Sallisaw, 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.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Sallisaw, OK was $134,100 in 2024, which is 0.403 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $123,500 to $134,100, a 8.58% increase. The homeownership rate in Sallisaw, OK is 53.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sallisaw, OK have an average commute time of 19 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sallisaw, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$134,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$20,101
$1,848
Median Property Taxes
±$234

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 Sallisaw, OK the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

53.9%
Homeownership
2024
60.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 53.9% of the housing units in Sallisaw, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 53.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$48,036
Median Household Income
± $5,941
3.43k
Number of Households
± 319

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.43k households in Sallisaw, OK grew to $48,036 from the previous year's value of $47,333.

The following chart displays the households in Sallisaw, 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 < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sallisaw, OK is from Oklahoma.
0.452
2023 Wage GINI in Oklahoma
0.456
2022 Wage GINI in Oklahoma

In 2023, the income inequality in Oklahoma was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.809% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Oklahoma was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oklahoma in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (78.2%)
  2. Carpooled (9.41%)
  3. Walked (5.86%)

In 2024, 78.2% of workers in Sallisaw, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.41%) and those who walked to work (5.86%).

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.

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Commute Time

19 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sallisaw, OK have a shorter commute time (19 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.36% of the workforce in Sallisaw, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

29.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sallisaw, OK (2.45k out of 8.31k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sallisaw, OK is White, followed by Two Or More 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.

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Health

83.4% of the population of Sallisaw, OK has health coverage, with 28% on employee plans, 32.7% on Medicaid, 11% on Medicare, 10.1% on non-group plans, and 1.55% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Oklahoma see 1,694 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,694 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1561 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 231 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.2% under 18 years, 18.7% between 18 and 34 years, 33.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

16.6%
Uninsured
28%
Employer Coverage
32.7%
Medicaid
11%
Medicare
10.1%
Non-Group
1.55%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sallisaw, OK declined by 5.28% from 17.5% to 16.6%.

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