Chelsea is a very small town located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 1,986 people and two associated neighborhoods, Chelsea is the 176th largest community in Oklahoma.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Chelsea is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Chelsea is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Chelsea who work in sales jobs (12.90%), healthcare suport services (8.81%), and business and financial occupations (7.07%). One downside of living in Chelsea is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Chelsea, the average commute to work is 30.63 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Chelsea is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In Chelsea, just 8.81% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Chelsea in 2022 was $22,582, which is lower middle income relative to Oklahoma, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $90,328 for a family of four. However, Chelsea contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Chelsea is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Chelsea home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chelsea residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Chelsea include Irish, German, English, Scottish, and French. The most common language spoken in Chelsea is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese and Spanish.
