Okmulgee is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 11,354 people and four associated neighborhoods, Okmulgee is the 41st largest community in Oklahoma.Okmulgee is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Okmulgee is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Okmulgee who work in sales jobs (9.38%), food service (8.88%), and office and administrative support (8.67%). Also of interest is that Okmulgee has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Okmulgee spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.61 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. As is often the case in a small city, Okmulgee doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, the citizens of Okmulgee rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.26% of adults 25 and older in Okmulgee have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Okmulgee in 2022 was $24,519, 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 $98,076 for a family of four. However, Okmulgee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Okmulgee is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Okmulgee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Okmulgee residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Okmulgee include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Okmulgee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and Spanish.
