Stillwater

Population & Demographics

Stillwater, OK

Stillwater is home to 49,269 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 19,618 resident workers commute each day.

OklahomaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
49,269
people
Population

49,269 residents

Median age 23.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Stillwater population & demographics

Who lives in Stillwater — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
49,269
Median age
23.9yrs
Median household income
$43,700
Median home value
$237,200
Median gross rent
$947/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
49.9%
Poverty rate
27.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Stillwater

How Stillwater breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White71.4%
Two or more races8.5%
Asian6.4%
Hispanic or Latino5.9%
Black4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native3.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Some other race0.1%

Race across Stillwater

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Stillwater.

Stillwater at a glance
Employed Residents
19,618
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
51.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
47.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
9.7%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Oklahoma City
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Stillwater proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Stillwater commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

89 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Stillwater

19,618 commutes, one dot at a time

Stillwater

Where 19,618 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Stillwater, by worker count.

1Stillwater0.0 mi9,365
2Oklahoma City51.2 mi2,340
3Tulsa63.5 mi1,220
4Perry17.1 mi326
5Edmond39.0 mi309
6Norman65.1 mi303
7Enid49.2 mi208
8Broken Arrow71.9 mi206

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Stillwater.

1Stillwater0.0 mi9,365
2Oklahoma City51.2 mi1,505
3Tulsa63.5 mi1,182
4Perkins10.3 mi492
5Cushing19.6 mi409
6Enid49.2 mi404
7Broken Arrow71.9 mi319
8Edmond39.0 mi293

Top industries

The sectors that employ Stillwater’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
EDEducational Services34.0%
AFAccommodation and Food Services14.4%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance12.7%
RTRetail Trade10.6%
PAPublic Administration4.0%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.0%
MFManufacturing3.4%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.4%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)2.6%
Connectivity

Internet options for Stillwater

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

10 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps99% of homes
2 Gbps99%
5 Gbps99%
8 Gbps0%
See all internet providers in Stillwater

FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).