Sand Springs, OK

Census Place

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2024 Population
20,117
US Senator
James Lankford
Republican Party
US Senator
Markwayne Mullin
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
37.1
0.536% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
10.5%
1.65% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$75,645
3.06% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$197,700
5.89% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
9,204
0.336% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Sand Springs, 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.

99.3% of the residents in Sand Springs, OK are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Sand Springs, OK was $197,700, and the homeownership rate was 71.3%.

Most people in Sand Springs, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Sand Springs, OK was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Sand Springs, OK is home to a population of 20.1k people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.58% of Sand Springs, OK residents were born outside of the country (318 people).

In 2024, there were 8.91 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15.1k people) in Sand Springs, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.7k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 1.39k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%
2024 Citizenship
99.2%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Sand Springs, OK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Sand Springs, OK was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sand Springs, OK
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    15.1k ± 554
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    1.7k ± 283
  3. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    1.39k ± 292
6.67%
Hispanic Population
1.34k people

In 2024, there were 8.91 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15.1k people) in Sand Springs, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.7k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 1.39k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.67% of the people in Sand Springs, OK are hispanic (1.34k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Sand Springs, 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

1.58%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
318 people
1.59%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
318 people

As of 2024, 1.58% of Sand Springs, OK residents (318 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 Sand Springs, OK was 1.59%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    604 ± 237
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    278 ± 94
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    141 ± 65

Sand Springs, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.17 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Sand Springs, OK employs 9.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Sand Springs, OK were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,261 people), Manufacturing (1,183 people), and Retail Trade (1,169 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($83,929), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($83,452), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($83,452).

Employment

Occupations

9.2k
2024 Value
± 520
−0.336%
1 Year decline
± 8.02%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sand Springs, OK declined at a rate of −0.336%, from 9.24k employees to 9.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sand Springs, OK, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,235 people), Management Occupations (989 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (952 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sand Springs, OK.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oklahoma.

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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

9.2k
2024 Value
± 520
−0.336%
1 Year decline
± 8.02%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Sand Springs, OK declined at a rate of −0.336%, from 9.24k employees to 9.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sand Springs, OK, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,261 people), Manufacturing (1,183 people), and Retail Trade (1,169 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sand Springs, OK, though some of these residents may live in Sand Springs, 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

$56,004
Median earning men ± $3,621
$37,761
Median earning women ± $2,730

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($108,250), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($83,958), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($77,222).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($88,750), Manufacturing ($67,197), and Construction ($65,313).

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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 Sand Springs, 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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Sand Springs, OK was $197,700 in 2024, which is 0.594 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $186,700 to $197,700, a 5.89% increase. The homeownership rate in Sand Springs, OK is 71.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Sand Springs, OK have an average commute time of 20.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sand Springs, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$197,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$9,671
$5,522
Median Property Taxes
±$447

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

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

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Rent vs Own

71.3%
Homeownership
2024
65.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 71.3% of the housing units in Sand Springs, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.5%.

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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.
$75,645
Median Household Income
± $5,675
7.74k
Number of Households
± 528

In 2024, the median household income of the 7.74k households in Sand Springs, OK grew to $75,645 from the previous year's value of $73,400.

The following chart displays the households in Sand Springs, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sand Springs, 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 (80%)
  2. Carpooled (10.7%)
  3. Worked At Home (7.03%)

In 2024, 80% of workers in Sand Springs, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.7%) and those who worked at home (7.03%).

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

20.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sand Springs, OK have a shorter commute time (20.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.764% of the workforce in Sand Springs, 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 Sand Springs, OK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sand Springs, OK have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sand Springs, OK (2.11k out of 20k 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 Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females < 5.

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

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

91.3% of the population of Sand Springs, OK has health coverage, with 49.2% on employee plans, 15% on Medicaid, 13.4% on Medicare, 11.7% on non-group plans, and 2% 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, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.6% under 18 years, 18.9% between 18 and 34 years, 36.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

8.68%
Uninsured
49.2%
Employer Coverage
15%
Medicaid
13.4%
Medicare
11.7%
Non-Group
2%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sand Springs, OK grew by 0.0524% from 8.67% to 8.68%.

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