Yukon is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 27,068 people and five associated neighborhoods, Yukon is the 19th largest community in Oklahoma.Unlike some cities, Yukon isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Yukon are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Yukon is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Yukon who work in office and administrative support (13.98%), management occupations (13.08%), and sales jobs (11.80%). Also of interest is that Yukon has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.77% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. The overall education level of Yukon citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.92% of adults in Yukon have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Yukon in 2022 was $39,565, which is wealthy relative to Oklahoma, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $158,260 for a family of four. However, Yukon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Yukon is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Yukon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Yukon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Yukon include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Yukon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
