Stilwell, OK

Census Place

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2024 Population
3,755
US Senator
James Lankford
Republican Party
US Senator
Markwayne Mullin
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
34.2
2.09% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
34.2%
14.6% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$37,292
13.9% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$101,600
1.8% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,461
11% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Stilwell, 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.

97.2% of the residents in Stilwell, OK are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Stilwell, OK are Indian Capital Technology Center-Stilwell (119 degrees awarded in 2017).

In 2024, the median property value in Stilwell, OK was $101,600, and the homeownership rate was 46.2%.

Most people in Stilwell, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Stilwell, OK was 2 cars per household.

United StatesOklahomaAdair County, OKEast Oklahoma Counties--Tahleqhah, Ft. Gibson, Sallisaw & Stilwell Cities PUMA, OK

Population & Diversity

Stilwell, OK is home to a population of 3.76k people, from which 97.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.94% of Stilwell, OK residents were born outside of the country (148 people).

In 2024, there were 1.34 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.63k people) in Stilwell, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.22k White (Non-Hispanic) and 436 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.2%
2024 Citizenship
97%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.2% of Stilwell, OK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Stilwell, OK was 97%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Stilwell, OK
  1. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    1.63k ± 229
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.22k ± 198
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    436 ± 181
11.5%
Hispanic Population
430 people

In 2024, there were 1.34 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.63k people) in Stilwell, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.22k White (Non-Hispanic) and 436 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

11.5% of the people in Stilwell, OK are hispanic (430 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Stilwell, 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

3.94%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
148 people
4.44%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
166 people

As of 2024, 3.94% of Stilwell, OK residents (148 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 Stilwell, OK was 4.44%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    21 ± 23
  2. Korea
    14 ± 24
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    8 ± 12

Stilwell, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.5 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Stilwell, OK employs 1.46k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Stilwell, OK were Health Care & Social Assistance (252 people), Retail Trade (229 people), and Construction (161 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($98,456), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($47,500), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($43,365).

Employment

Occupations

1.46k
2024 Value
± 242
11%
1 Year growth
± 20.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Stilwell, OK grew at a rate of 11%, from 1.32k employees to 1.46k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Stilwell, OK, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (226 people), Sales & Related Occupations (136 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (126 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Stilwell, OK.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.46k
2024 Value
± 242
11%
1 Year growth
± 20.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Stilwell, OK grew at a rate of 11%, from 1.32k employees to 1.46k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Stilwell, OK, are Health Care & Social Assistance (252 people), Retail Trade (229 people), and Construction (161 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Stilwell, OK, though some of these residents may live in Stilwell, 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

$32,255
Median earning men ± $4,158
$21,619
Median earning women ± $5,496

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($50,066), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($45,167), and Construction ($43,438).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($75,192), Public Administration ($55,650), and Manufacturing ($35,179).

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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 Stilwell, 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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Education

In 2017, universities in Stilwell, OK awarded 119 degrees. The student population of Stilwell, OK in 2017 is skewed towards women, with 67 male students and 70 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Stilwell, OK are American Indian or Alaska Native (50 and 42%), Unknown (32 and 26.9%), White (30 and 25.2%), and Hispanic or Latino (7 and 5.88%).

The largest universities in Stilwell, OK by number of degrees awarded are Indian Capital Technology Center-Stilwell (119 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Stilwell, OK are Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (39 and 32.8%), Automobile Mechanics Technology (22 and 18.5%), and Building & Property Maintenance (19 and 16%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2017 there were 137 students enrolled in Stilwell, OK, 48.9% men and 51.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in American Indian or Alaska Native with 74 records, of which 51.4% were women and 48.6% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training
    39 degrees awarded
  2. Automobile Mechanics Technology
    22 degrees awarded
  3. Building & Property Maintenance
    19 degrees awarded

In 2017, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Stilwell, OK was Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training with 39 degrees awarded.

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

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Universities

Gender
Race
Indian Capital Technology Center-Stilwell
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
119 degrees awarded

In 2017, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Indian Capital Technology Center-Stilwell with 119 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2017, 50 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Stilwell, OK, which is 0.725 times less than the 69 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2017, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was American Indian or Alaska Native students. These 50 degrees mean that there were 1.56 times more degrees awarded to American Indian or Alaska Native students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 32 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Stilwell, OK was $101,600 in 2024, which is 0.305 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $99,800 to $101,600, a 1.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Stilwell, OK is 46.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Stilwell, OK have an average commute time of 21.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Stilwell, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$101,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$13,584
$693
Median Property Taxes
±$153

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

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

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Rent vs Own

46.2%
Homeownership
2024
71.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 46.2% of the housing units in Stilwell, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 43.2%.

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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.
$37,292
Median Household Income
± $6,251
1.5k
Number of Households
± 218

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.5k households in Stilwell, OK grew to $37,292 from the previous year's value of $32,738.

The following chart displays the households in Stilwell, 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 Stilwell, 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 (71.3%)
  2. Carpooled (21.5%)
  3. Walked (4.06%)

In 2024, 71.3% of workers in Stilwell, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (21.5%) and those who walked to work (4.06%).

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

21.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Stilwell, OK have a shorter commute time (21.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.62% of the workforce in Stilwell, 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 Stilwell, OK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Stilwell, OK have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

34.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Stilwell, OK (1.23k out of 3.59k 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 Females 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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Health

80.5% of the population of Stilwell, OK has health coverage, with 21.6% on employee plans, 41.6% on Medicaid, 8.57% on Medicare, 6.94% on non-group plans, and 1.82% 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, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.3% under 18 years, 22.2% between 18 and 34 years, 36.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.4% over 64 years.

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

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Uninsured People

19.5%
Uninsured
21.6%
Employer Coverage
41.6%
Medicaid
8.57%
Medicare
6.94%
Non-Group
1.82%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Stilwell, OK grew by 23.2% from 15.8% to 19.5%.

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