Stillwater is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 49,160 people and 17 associated neighborhoods, Stillwater is the tenth largest community in Oklahoma. Stillwater real estate is some of the most expensive in Oklahoma, although Stillwater 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, Stillwater is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Stillwater is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Stillwater who work in teaching (15.99%), sales jobs (10.20%), and office and administrative support (9.68%). Of important note, Stillwater is also a city of artists. Stillwater has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Stillwater’s character. Also of interest is that Stillwater has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.39% 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. In addition, Stillwater is a major college town that has a very high percentage of its residents over 18 years old who are college students. Naturally, collegiate life has a major influence on local Stillwater culture, lifestyle and entertainment options. Stillwater really pulses to the beat of the academic calendar. In Stillwater every fall, returning students reinvigorate the community, who you will notice are all over town, buying groceries, out with friends, and getting acquainted or re-acquainted with each other and Stillwater. One of the beneficial effects that colleges provide is that they tend to be lasting institutions that deliver direct economic benefits to the local economy in the form of such things as jobs for faculty and staff, and spending by students. Stillwater benefits directly from this. 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 15.94 minutes getting to work every day.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Stillwater, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Stillwater is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 51.00% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Stillwater in 2022 was $24,801, 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 $99,204 for a family of four. However, Stillwater contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Stillwater also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.53% of its population below the federal poverty line.Stillwater is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Stillwater home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stillwater residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Stillwater include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Stillwater is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
