Skiatook is a somewhat small city located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 8,586 people and four associated neighborhoods, Skiatook is the 52nd largest community in Oklahoma. Skiatook real estate is some of the most expensive in Oklahoma, although Skiatook house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Skiatook is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Skiatook is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Skiatook who work in office and administrative support (12.56%), sales jobs (10.20%), and healthcare (9.16%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.87% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. As is often the case in a small city, Skiatook doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Skiatook is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.62% of adults 25 and older in Skiatook have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Skiatook in 2022 was $27,637, which is upper middle income relative to Oklahoma, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $110,548 for a family of four. However, Skiatook contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Skiatook is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Skiatook home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Skiatook residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Skiatook include Irish, English, German, Scandinavian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Skiatook is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
