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.
Tahlequah, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.81 minutes getting to work every day.
Being a small city, Tahlequah does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Tahlequah 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: 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.
