Yukon, OK

Census Place

2024 Population

25,529

US Senator

James Lankford

Republican Party

US Senator

Alan Armstrong

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

8.75%

11.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$75,273

1.49% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$198,900

7.05% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

Population & Diversity

Yukon, OK is home to a population of 25.5k people, from which 98.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.35% of Yukon, OK residents were born outside of the country (855 people).

In 2024, there were 10.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (19.5k people) in Yukon, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.88k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 1.1k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.6%

2024 Citizenship

98.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.6% of Yukon, OK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Yukon, OK was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Yukon, OK

White (Non-Hispanic)
19.5k ± 734
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.88k ± 440
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.1k ± 479

7.67%

Hispanic Population

1.96k people

7.67% of the people in Yukon, OK are hispanic (1.96k people).

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

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
105,864 ± 7,883 people
Vietnam
13,987 ± 2,899 people
Guatemala
12,051 ± 2,691 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oklahoma was Mexico, the natal country of 105,864 Oklahoma residents, followed by Vietnam with 13,987 and Guatemala with 12,051.

Foreign-Born Population

3.35%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

855 people

3.02%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

750 people

As of 2024, 3.35% of Yukon, OK residents (855 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 Yukon, OK was 3.02%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
513 ± 185
Gulf War (1990s)
323 ± 175
Vietnam
287 ± 103

Yukon, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.59 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Yukon, OK.

Economy

The economy of Yukon, OK employs 13k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Yukon, OK were Retail Trade (1,868 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,457 people), and Manufacturing (1,167 people), and the highest paying industries were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($88,967), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($71,113), and Public Administration ($70,945).

Employment

Occupations

13k

2024 Value

± 912

4.19%

1 Year growth

± 9.66%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Yukon, OK grew at a rate of 4.19%, from 12.5k employees to 13k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Yukon, OK, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,818 people), Management Occupations (1,701 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,534 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Yukon, OK.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

13k

2024 Value

± 912

4.19%

1 Year growth

± 9.66%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Yukon, OK grew at a rate of 4.19%, from 12.5k employees to 13k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Yukon, OK, are Retail Trade (1,868 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,457 people), and Manufacturing (1,167 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Yukon, OK, though some of these residents may live in Yukon, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,333

Median earning men ± $3,579

$36,743

Median earning women ± $3,181

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($94,688), Public Administration ($71,223), and Wholesale Trade ($65,530).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($82,679), Public Administration ($70,863), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($70,797).

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 Alan Armstrong 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

Voting results are not available for Yukon, OK. Showing the available data for Oklahoma.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (66.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (31.9%)
Democratic Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Oklahoma

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Oklahoma.

James Lankford

Senator from Oklahoma

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

Alan Armstrong

Senator from Oklahoma

Assumed office on March 24, 2026
Took office following the resignation of Markwayne Mullin as Secretary of Homeland Security.{{cite web |last1=Hoberock |first1=Barbara |title=Mullin resigns from US Senate |url=https://oklahomavoice.com/2026/03/23/mullin-resigns-from-us-senate-oklahoma-governor-to-appoint-his-replacement/ |website=Oklahoma Voice |access-date=24 March 2026}}.

James Lankford and Alan Armstrong 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.

Education

The student population of Yukon, OK in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 0 male students and 9 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Yukon, OK are White (13 and 61.9%), Hispanic or Latino (5 and 23.8%), American Indian or Alaska Native (1 and 4.76%), and Asian (1 and 4.76%).

The largest universities in Yukon, OK by number of degrees awarded are Yukon Beauty College Inc (21 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Yukon, OK are General Cosmetology (10 and 47.6%), Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (10 and 47.6%), and Cosmetology, Barber, & Nail Instructor (1 and 4.76%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 9 students enrolled in Yukon, OK, 0% men and 100% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 6 records, of which 100% were women and 0% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Cosmetology
10 degrees awarded
Cosmetology, Barber, & Nail Instructor
1 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Yukon, OK was General Cosmetology with 10 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Yukon Beauty College Inc

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

21 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Yukon Beauty College Inc with 21 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 0 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Yukon, OK, which is 0 times less than the 21 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 13 degrees mean that there were 2.6 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 5 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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Yukon, OK was $198,900 in 2024, which is 0.598 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $185,800 to $198,900, a 7.05% increase. The homeownership rate in Yukon, OK is 68.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Yukon, OK have an average commute time of 22.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Yukon, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$198,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,483

$6,606

Median Property Taxes

±$629

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 Yukon, OK the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

68.9%

Homeownership

2024

67.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 68.9% of the housing units in Yukon, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71.1%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$75,273

Median Household Income

± $6,870

9.59k

Number of Households

± 749

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.59k households in Yukon, OK declined from $75,273 from the previous year's value of $76,408.

The following chart displays the households in Yukon, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.45

2024 Wage GINI in Oklahoma

0.452

2023 Wage GINI in Oklahoma

In 2024, the income inequality in Oklahoma was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.454% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Oklahoma was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (83.5%)
Worked At Home (7.77%)
Carpooled (7.24%)

In 2024, 83.5% of workers in Yukon, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.77%) and those who carpooled to work (7.24%).

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

22.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Yukon, OK have a shorter commute time (22.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.89% of the workforce in Yukon, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.75% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Yukon, OK (2.2k out of 25.1k 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 65 - 74, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 16 - 17.

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

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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