Community Profile

City Population	16,623 (07/08 Estimate)*
County Population	45,733 (07/08 Estimate)*
Tahlequah Micropolitan Statistical Area	45,733 (07/08 Estimate)*
City population change from 2000 to 2008	+14.97%*
Cherokee County Housing Unit Estimates 2008	21,214*
Housing Unit Change from 2000 to 2008	+8.8%*
Average household size of owner-occupied units	2.45 persons
Average household size of renter-occupied units	2.15 persons
*Source: Oklahoma Department of Commerce

Male (07/08 Est)	49.36%*
Female (07/08 Est)	50.64%*
18 Years & Over	75.87%**
65 Years & Over	13.27%**
Median Age	34.0** years
Source: Oklahoma Department of Commerce * Center for Rural Economic Development

White	59.36%
American Indian or Alaska Native	30.50%
Hispanic or Latino	6.92%
Black or African American	1.91%
Asian	0.53%
Two or more races	7.64%
Source: Oklahoma Department of Commerce

Households (Q2 2008 Est.)	5,773*
Family Households	54.8%
With children under 18	35.5%
Married-couple family	65.6%
With children under 18	30.2%
Householder living alone	34.2%
Householder 65 years and over	11.6%
Households with individuals under 18 years	29.7%
Households with individuals over 65 years	22.5%
Median house value	$71,600
Median mortgage owner costs	$698
Median gross rent	$399
Median household income (Q2 2008 Est.)	$28,721*
Average household income (Q2 2008 Est.)	$40,026*
Per Capita Income (dollars) (Q2 2008 Est.)	$15833*
Number of Banks	5
Deposits (in millions)	>$364**
Number of Credit Unions	2
* Center for Rural Economic Development
** FDIC
All other data from 2000 Census

High School Graduate or Higher	80.6%
Bachelor’s Degree or Higher	32.0%
Private Wage & Salary Workers	61.8%
Government Workers	30.9%
Self-Employed	7.0%
Mean travel time to work	20.2 minutes
Total Employment for Cherokee County (Q2 2008)	15,060**
Average Monthly Earnings for Cherokee County (Q2 2008)	$2495**
Unemployment rate for Cherokee Co. (June 2009)	6.0%**
** Source: Oklahoma Employment Security Commission
All other data from 2000 Census