City safety & data profile

OwassoOK

Owasso, OK is a 35K-resident city in Tulsa County with a median household income of $79,036.

Tulsa County, Oklahoma. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Owasso, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Owasso has a population larger than 68% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $243,100, and 2 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-05

35K
Population (place)
Top 32%
By size
$79,036
Median income (place)
$243,100
Median home (place)
7.3%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Owasso

Owasso posts a median household income higher than 48% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 2 hospitals serve the Owasso area.

Bottom 49%
by median income, US cities
2
hospitals in & near Owasso

Where Owasso income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$79,036 Bottom 48% higher than 48% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Owasso $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in OK

Population among 43 OK places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Oklahoma City is the largest OK city on this list; Jenks leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in OK

Median household income among the same 43-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Jenks posts the highest place-level median income in OK; Oklahoma City is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Owasso, OK beyond the headline numbers

Owasso sits inside Tulsa County, Oklahoma, at roughly 36.27°N, -95.85°W. Population 34,542, $79,036 median household income. Median home value $243,100, median rent $1,270. Poverty rate 7.3%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

2 hospitals in/around Owasso, 5/5 avg rating, 2 with an ER.

At 7.3%, poverty in Owasso, OK runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Owasso runs about 3.1 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

12.9% of Owasso workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current asthma departs furthest from its peer median: 11.3% in Owasso, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,722 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0.1% of Owasso workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Owasso's median age is 34 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Owasso from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
34,542
Owasso · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$79,036
-12% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$243,100
-41% vs avg
Median Age (place)
34
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Tulsa County): Owasso's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
681K+12%
Median Income
$69,009+43%
Median Home Value
$230,400+72%
Poverty Rate
14.7%-8%
Unemployment
5.4%-24%

Economics

Economics indicators for Owasso, OK
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,270/mo
Poverty Rate
7.3% -41% vs avg
Unemployment 5.4%
Bachelor's Degree+ 34.6%
Work From Home 12.9%
Public Transit 0.1%

Population

White 67.9%
African American 3.6%
Asian 2.2%
Two or More Ethnicities 14.6%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
34.8%
Obesity
33.8%
High Blood Pressure
31.7%
Physical Inactivity
26%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.8%
Binge Drinking
15.2%
Current Smoking
13.2%
Frequent Physical Distress
12.1%
Current Asthma
11.3%
Diabetes
9.4%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 63.1%
Annual Checkup 75.7%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
8.9%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.5%
Stroke
2.8%

Hospitals 2 total

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
2
★★★★
0
★★★
0
★★
0
0
Average Rating
5/5
Total Hospitals
2
With ER
2
ST JOHN OWASSO
OWASSO · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★★
BAILEY MEDICAL CENTER, LLC
OWASSO · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★★

What alerts and safety updates affect Owasso?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Owasso right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet OK-OWASSO · Owasso

Owasso: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Owasso; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Oklahoma state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Owasso, OK?
Owasso, OK has a population of 34,542 people, located in Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
What is the median household income in Owasso?
The median household income in Owasso, OK is $79,036 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 7.3%.
What is the median home value in Owasso?
The median home value in Owasso, OK is $243,100. Median rent is $1,270/month.
What are the top health concerns in Owasso?
The top health indicators in Owasso include Short Sleep Duration (34.8%), Obesity (33.8%), High Blood Pressure (31.7%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Owasso?
Owasso has 2 hospitals with an average rating of 5/5 stars. 2 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Owasso?
The median age in Owasso, OK is 34 years. 34.6% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Owasso, both outside Oklahoma so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside OK (7.3% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside OK ($79,036 here).

Compare Owasso with another city

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Using Owasso's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Owasso area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Owasso against Oklahoma peers on any ranking lens. Explore Oklahoma

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Tulsa County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.