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.Stillwater is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Stillwater is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Stillwater who work in teaching (15.76%), office and administrative support (10.88%), and food service (8.94%). 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: 9.66% 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. Stillwater is also a major college town with a large number of people who are 18 years or older and attending college. As is often the case in college towns, the many students that live in Stillwater have a strong influence on the local culture and entertainment scene, which may seem dormant by comparison in the summer months when much of the student population is away. In the fall, the return of students has a reinvigorating effect on the community. Because colleges are lasting institutions, they have a stabilizing effect on the economy by providing direct local benefits such as jobs for faculty and staff and spending by students. Stillwater’s economy is one such example of this. One of the benefits of Stillwater is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.84 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.The citizens of Stillwater are among the most well-educated in the nation: 49.94% of adults in Stillwater have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Stillwater in 2022 was $28,961, which is upper middle income relative to Oklahoma, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,844 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.
