Owasso is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 41,162 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Owasso is the 11th largest community in Oklahoma. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Owasso, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Owasso, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Owasso’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Owasso does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $79,183.00. Owasso real estate is some of the most expensive in Oklahoma, although Owasso house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Owasso is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Owasso is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Owasso who work in office and administrative support (11.66%), management occupations (10.88%), and sales jobs (10.11%). Also of interest is that Owasso 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: 10.70% 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. Even though Owasso is not a small city, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.The citizens of Owasso are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.69% of adults in Owasso have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Owasso in 2022 was $35,275, which is wealthy relative to Oklahoma, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $141,100 for a family of four. However, Owasso contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Owasso is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Owasso home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Owasso residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Owasso include English, German, Irish, European, and French. The most common language spoken in Owasso is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Miao/Hmong.
