Tahlequah is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 16,828 people and six associated neighborhoods, Tahlequah is the 32nd largest community in Oklahoma.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Tahlequah is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Tahlequah is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tahlequah who work in office and administrative support (10.47%), management occupations (10.41%), and teaching (10.21%).In addition, Tahlequah is a college town. There are a lot of students in Tahlequah attending college, and as a result Tahlequah provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students. One of the benefits of Tahlequah is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.81 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Being a small city, Tahlequah does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Tahlequah are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.91% of adults in Tahlequah have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Tahlequah in 2022 was $26,948, which is middle income relative to Oklahoma, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $107,792 for a family of four. However, Tahlequah contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Tahlequah is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tahlequah home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tahlequah residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Tahlequah include German, Irish, English, European, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Tahlequah is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
