Demographics of Chickasha city, Oklahoma

Chickasha city, Oklahoma had 17,313 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,311 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Chickasha city, in four figures

17,313
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 16,539 ±36.; +8.2%
Change since July 2020: +1,311 people.; 36.1 ±1.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,111 ±$2,500
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Chickasha city, Oklahoma's population grew 8.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Chickasha city, Oklahoma's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Chickasha city, Oklahoma's population grew 8.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Chickasha city, Oklahoma's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	16,002	100.0	100.0
2021	16,264	101.6	100.2
2022	16,517	103.2	100.7
2023	16,734	104.6	101.6
2024	16,950	105.9	102.5
2025	17,313	108.2	103.1

Population of Chickasha city, Oklahoma on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	16,002	—
2021	16,264	+262
2022	16,517	+253
2023	16,734	+217
2024	16,950	+216
2025	17,313	+363

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.1 ±1.4: for men 35.2 ±2.9 and for women 37.4 ±2.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Chickasha city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under 5	905 ±136	5.5% ±0.8	6.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,705 ±262	16.4% ±1.6	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,998 ±241	12.1% ±1.5	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,523 ±343	27.3% ±2.1	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,719 ±332	22.5% ±2.0	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,689 ±319	16.3% ±1.9	16.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,111 ±$2,500, and income per person $28,841 ±$1,701, in 2024 dollars. The median is $65,039 ±$439 in Oklahoma and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Chickasha city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under $25,000	1,405 ±212	21.7% ±3.2	17.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,502 ±218	23.2% ±3.3	20.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,257 ±206	19.4% ±3.1	18.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,037 ±232	16.0% ±3.5	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	767 ±145	11.9% ±2.2	16.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	259 ±91	4.0% ±1.4	7.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	243 ±83	3.8% ±1.3	7.2% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Chickasha city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Oklahoma	United States
All ages	2,742 ±422	17.5% ±2.7	15.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	813 ±186	23.0% ±4.7	20.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,549 ±263	18.1% ±2.9	14.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	380 ±117	10.7% ±3.1	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Chickasha city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Chickasha city	Oklahoma	United States
Housing units	7,839 ±217	1,775,127 ±745	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.5% ±1.8	88.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.5% ±2.0	12.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	52.7% ±3.5	65.8% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	47.3% ±3.8	34.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$130,300 ±$9,949	$199,800 ±$1,121	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$888 ±$30	$1,014 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1970 ±3	1980 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Chickasha city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,439 ±254	8.7% ±1.5	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,937 ±319	72.2% ±1.9	62.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	908 ±154	5.5% ±0.9	6.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 35	0% to 0.2%	2.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	741 ±173	4.5% ±1.0	6.6% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 71	0% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,466 ±232	8.9% ±1.4	8.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Chickasha city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Born in the state	12,033 ±406	72.8% ±2.4	59.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,083 ±390	24.7% ±2.4	32.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	148 ±63	0.9% ±0.4	1.2% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	275 ±122	1.7% ±0.7	6.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	37 to 213	0.2% to 1.3%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	150 ±65	0.9% ±0.4	3.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Chickasha city among the places of Oklahoma

33rd of 75 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Oklahoma page.

Places of Oklahoma near Chickasha city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Altus city	18,646 ±25
El Reno city	18,557 ±36
McAlester city	18,111 ±31
Tahlequah city	16,935 ±37
Ada city	16,575 ±37
Chickasha city	16,539 ±36
Glenpool city	14,151 ±44
Newcastle city	13,001 ±52
Miami city	12,926 ±44
Guymon city	12,539 ±40
Choctaw city	12,303 ±35

Rankings this appears in

No. 9 Places in Oklahoma by median age
No. 9 Places in Oklahoma by poverty rate
No. 25 Places in Oklahoma by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 29 Places in Oklahoma by median rent
No. 30 Places in Oklahoma by median household income
No. 30 Places in Oklahoma by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026