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Sequoyah County, OK

Demographic and economic profile of Sequoyah County, OK, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Sequoyah County is a rural Oklahoma county of 39,676 residents with a labor market oriented toward lower-wage industries, reflected in a median worker earnings of $34,804 and a GDP per capita of just $19,058. The workforce is relatively low-credentialed—only 15.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and labor force participation sits at 51.7%, alongside a poverty rate of 20.3%. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $127,500 and median gross rent of $796/month, though the county's population has contracted 4.1% over the past five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

39,676

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$51,093

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.1% since 2018

Sequoyah County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone24,654 (61.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone7,468 (18.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races5,641 (14.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone799 (2.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race529 (1.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone477 (1.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,046
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island98
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic83
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)71
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)28

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,591

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$19,058

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$25,683

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

20.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,666
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,958
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,724
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,557
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,220

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,708
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,481
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,754
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,713
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,969

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.64×)646
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.30×)944
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.28×)1,945
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.26×)1,695
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.09×)1,152

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$127,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$796/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9991,222 (11.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,193 (10.9%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,003 (9.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999995 (9.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999810 (7.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999767 (7.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

51.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,804

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone12,813 (82.2%)
  • Carpooled1,540 (9.9%)
  • Worked At Home700 (4.5%)
  • Walked325 (2.1%)
  • Other148 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit24 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.