Stillwater is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 50,138 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.

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.

A relatively large number of people in Stillwater telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.20% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Not only is Stillwater a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, creating a very large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. That’s because Stillwater is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Stillwater a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

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 15.79 minutes getting to work every day.

If knowledge is power, Stillwater is a pretty powerful place. 51.86% of the adults in Stillwater have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Stillwater in 2022 was $26,806, 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 $107,224 for a family of four. However, Stillwater contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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, English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Stillwater is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.