Broken Arrow is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 117,911 people and 43 associated neighborhoods, Broken Arrow is the fourth largest community in Oklahoma. Broken Arrow real estate is some of the most expensive in Oklahoma, although Broken Arrow house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities, Broken Arrow isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Broken Arrow are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Broken Arrow is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Broken Arrow who work in office and administrative support (13.90%), management occupations (11.24%), and sales jobs (10.97%). Also of interest is that Broken Arrow has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.18% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The population of Broken Arrow is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.42% of adults in Broken Arrow have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Broken Arrow in 2022 was $45,118, which is wealthy relative to Oklahoma and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $180,472 for a family of four. However, Broken Arrow contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Broken Arrow is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Broken Arrow home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Broken Arrow residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Broken Arrow also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.05% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Broken Arrow include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Broken Arrow is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
