STATE OF THE AREA 2026
OrientationforCI PanelMembers
February 2026
Community Resiliency
Youth Opportunity
Healthy Community
DEMOGRAPHICS
TAUW 8-COUNTY REGION
2024 Population= 1,125,607
Source:U.S.CensusBureau,2024Population
OKMULGEE
DISTRIBUTION BY RACE AND ETHNICITY
Total Population, 2010
Population under 18, 2024
Source:U.S.CensusBureau,2010Census,2024PopulationEstimates.
AGE DISTRIBUTION TRENDS
Source:USCensusBureau,2000Census,2010Census,2024PopulationEstimates;StevenManson,JonathanSchroeder,DavidVanRiper,TracyKugler,and StevenRuggles.IPUMSNationalHistoricalGeographicInformationSystem:Version16.0[dataset].Minneapolis,MN:IPUMS.2021 http://doi.org/10.18128/D050.V16.0
FINANCIAL SECURITY
Householdswithincome aboveFederalPovertyLevel, but not highenough to affordbasic costs of living okforALICE.org
Constrained Employed
SPECTRUM OF WAGE METRICS
INCREASING INCOME
TULSA AREA
One Adult & One Child Two Adults & Two Children
$82,752 Single Adult
$28,680
$48,984
Source:UnitedforALICE,2025.
4-PERSON FAMILY, TULSA AREA
ALICESurvivalWage for4-personFamily with 2 Earners& 2 YoungChildren = $82,752/year or $6,896/month
$1,023 15% $1,582 23% $1,262 18% $943 14% $744 11% $116 2% $567 8% $659 9% Housing Child Care Food Transportation Health Care Technology Miscellaneous Taxes
Monthly Expenses
ALICE IN OKLAHOMA
Workforce Behind The Workforce
WHAT
SHARE OF
TULSA
AREA HOUSEHOLDS ARE FINANCIALLY INSECURE?
191,155
HOUSEHOLDS EARNING BELOW ALICE THRESHOLD
Source:
ALICE BY RACE/ETHNICITY
Percentof HouseholdsBelow ALICE Thresholdby Race/Ethnicity
Source:
ALICE BY FAMILY TYPE
Percentof TulsaAreaHouseholds Below
Single-Female-Headed withChildren
22,902
Single-Male-Headed withChildren
5,833
MarriedwithChildren
16,886
Source:
INCOME ELIGIBILITY GAP FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PARTICIPATION
HOW DO TAUW PARTNER NONPROFITS HELP
WITH FINANCIAL SECURITY?
COMMUNITY RESILIENCY
COMMUNITY NEED REFLECTED IN 211EOK REQUESTS FOR HELP
TOP
FIVE REQUEST CATEGORIES, TAUW REGION, 2025
12,812 11,052 5,117 4,124 3,654 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000
Total of48,715 requests for help from TAUW service area in 2025
Source:211EasternOklahoma,TAUWArea,2025.
HOUSING INSECURITY INDICATORS
Housing Cost Burden
Unhoused Persons
1,064 2,557 1,449500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000
Secured Housing Chronically Homeless PIT Count
Source: US Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey; Housing Solutions database.
FOOD INSECURITY INDICATORS
15.4%
Percent of Oklahoma households that are food insecure 79%
Percent of Oklahoma SNAP participants who are children, elderly, or disabled
Source: Hunger Free Oklahoma.
HOW DO TAUW PARTNER NONPROFITS
HELP WITH COMMUNITY RESILIENCY?
HEALTHY COMMUNITY
OVERALL HEALTH STATUS RANKING, OKLAHOMA
COMPONENTS OF HEALTH RANKINGS, OKLAHOMA
MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE USE INDICATORS
1 in 4
Number of adult Oklahomans with a mental illness
1 in 5
Number of adult Oklahomans with substance use disorder
1 in 6
Number of Oklahoma youth who had major depressive episode
Source: Hunger Free Oklahoma.
ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES - ACES
Death
Conception
Early Death
Disease,
Disability and
Social Problems
Adoption of Health-risk
Behaviors
Social, Emotional and Cognitive Impairment
Disrupted Neurodevelopment
Adverse Childhood Experiences
Source:TheAdverseChildhoodExperiencesStudywebsite:www.acestudy.org.
HOW DO TAUW PARTNER NONPROFITS HELP
WITH HEALTHY COMMUNITY?
YOUTH OPPORTUNITY
READING AND MATH PROFICIENCY IN TULSA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Source:OklahomaStateDepartmentofEducation,OklahomaSchoolReportCards,2024-25SchoolYear..
CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
4 Year Graduation
Source:OklahomaStateDepartmentofEducation,OklahomaSchoolReportCards,2024-25SchoolYear..
HOW DO TAUW PARTNER NONPROFITS HELP
WITH YOUTH OPPORTUNITY?
