2026 State of the Area Report

STATE OF THE AREA 2026 Orientation for CI Panel Members February 2026

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Demographics Financial Security

Community Resiliency Youth Opportunity Healthy Community

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DEMOGRAPHICS

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TAUW 8-COUNTY REGION 2024 Population = 1,125,607

OSAGE

46,495 ROGERS

MAYES

101,371 40,144 TULSA 693,514 CREEK

DELAWARE

41,771

WAGONER

91,257

73,971 OKMULGEE

37,084

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Population Estimates.

DISTRIBUTION BY RACE AND ETHNICITY Past

Total Population, 2010

6% 2% 9%

Present

Total Population, 2024

8%

13%

8%

67%

White

Black

8%

Native American

Population under 18, 2024

20%

7% 3% 9%

Future

60%

Asian & NHPI

46%

12% 4% 9% 2+ Races

9% Hispanic/Latino

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census, 2024 Population Estimates.

AGE DISTRIBUTION TRENDS 2024

6%

18%

9%

27%

2010

7%

18%

9%

26%

2000

7%

20%

9%

1990

8%

19%

10%

1980

8%

21%

0%

20% 0-4

5-17

23% 26%

29%

29%

40% 18-24

60% 25-44

45-64

2%

11% 2%

23%

33%

13%

16%

11% 1%

19%

11% 1%

19%

10% 1%

80% 65-84

100% 85+

Source: US Census Bureau, 2000 Census, 2010 Census, 2024 Population Estimates; Steven Manson, Jonathan Schroeder, David Van Riper, Tracy Kugler, and Steven Ruggles. IPUMS National Historical Geographic Information System: Version 16.0 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS. 2021. http://doi.org/10.18128/D050.V16.0

FINANCIAL SECURITY

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ALICE

Households with income above Federal Poverty Level, but not high enough to afford basic costs of living okforALICE.org

Asset Limited Income Constrained Employed

SPECTRUM OF WAGE METRICS

Minimum Wage

Poverty

ALICE Survival Wage

INCREASING INCOME

Living Wage

ALICE Stability Wage

ALICE SURVIVAL THRESHOLD IN THE TULSA AREA

Single Adult

One Adult & One Child Two Adults & Two Children

$28,680 $48,984 $82,752 12

Source: United for ALICE, 2025.

SURVIVAL WAGE $659 $567 9% MONTHLY EXPENSES: 8% 4-PERSON FAMILY, TULSA AREA $116 2% ALICE Survival Wage for 4-person Family with 2 Earners & 2 Young Children = $82,752/year or $6,896/month Housing

Child Care

Food

Transportation

Health Care

Technology

Miscellaneous

Taxes

$744 11% $943 14%

$1,023 15%

Monthly Expenses

$1,582 23%

$1,262 18% Source: United for ALICE, 2025.

ALICE IN OKLAHOMA Workforce Behind The Workforce Occupation

Annual Salary

1 adult 1 child

2 adults 1 child (1 earner)

2 adults 2 children (1 earner)

2 adults 2 children (2 earners)

Emergency Med Tech

$32,427

Early Childcare Worker (CDA)

$35,840

ALICE ALICE

ALICE ALICE

ALICE ALICE

ALICE ALICE

Administrative Assistant

$39,450

Firefighter

$47,070

Elementary School Teacher

$49,460

Police Patrol Officer

$61,568

ALICE ALICE ALICE --

ALICE ALICE ALICE --

ALICE ALICE ALICE ALICE

ALICE ----

WHAT SHARE OF TULSA AREA Above ALICE HOUSEHOLDS 56% ARE FINANCIALLY INSECURE?​

Poverty 15%

ALICE 29%

191,155

HOUSEHOLDS BELOW ALICE THRESHOLD =

44%

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Source: United for ALICE, 2025.

OSAGE

50%

HOUSEHOLDS EARNING BELOW ALICE THRESHOLD

ROGERS

42%

MAYES

49%

DELAWARE

48%

TULSA CREEK

51%

43% WAGONER 37%

OKMULGEE

52%

Source: United for ALICE, 2025.

ALICE BY RACE/ETHNICITY Percent of Households Below ALICE Threshold by Race/Ethnicity

64%

48%

48%

40%

Black

Hispanic

American Indian/Alaska Native

White

20,161

17,954

14,774

117,368 Source: United for ALICE, 2025.

ALICE BY FAMILY TYPE Percent of Tulsa Area Households Below ALICE Threshold by Family Type

78%

47%

22%

Single-Female-Headed with Children

Single-Male-Headed with Children

Married with Children

22,902

5,833

16,886

Source: United for ALICE, 2025.

INCOME ELIGIBILITY GAP FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PARTICIPA ALICE Survival Wage Public assistance gap in eligibility for ALICE households Income eligibility as % of poverty

185% 130%

130%

School Free School Free Lunch Lunch

SNAP SNAP

185%

210%

215%

138%

50% TANF < 18 TANF

<18

Soonercare Age School Reduced Soonercare School 19-64 Lunch ages 19-64 Reduced Lunch

WIC WIC

Soonercare Childcare Subsidy Soonercare Childcare Children & Preg. <5 children & subsidy <5 Women preg. women

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COMMUNITY RESILIENCY

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COMMUNITY NEED REFLECTED IN 211EOK REQUESTS FOR HELP TOP FIVE REQUEST CATEGORIES, TAUW REGION, 2025 14,000 12,000 10,000

12,812

8,000

60% Total of 48,715 requests for help from TAUW service area in 2025

11,052

6,000 4,000

5,117

2,000 0

Housing

Utility Assistance

Food/Meals

4,124

3,654

Information Services

Health Care

Source: 211 Eastern Oklahoma, TAUW Area, 2025.

HOUSING INSECURITY INDICATORS 50%

Housing Cost Burden

40%

3,000 2,500

45%

10%

27%

0%

19% Homeowners

1,500

1,000 500

Renters

2,557

2,000

30% 20%

Unhoused Persons

Total

-

1,449

1,064 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.

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HEALTHY COMMUNITY

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OVERALL HEALTH STATUS RANKING, OKLAHOMA 1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

0

1 = Healthiest State 50 = Least Healthy State

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20 30 40 50

32 32

36

38

41 42

39

41

43

41

44

41

43 42 48

46

44

49

47

49

46 46 46

44

46 45 46

43

47 46

45

47 47

45

Source: United Health Foundation, “America’s Health Rankings 2025.”

COMPONENTS OF HEALTH RANKINGS, OKLAHOMA 1 = Healthiest State Social & Economic Factors

50 = Least Healthy State

43 46

Physical Environment

48

Clinical Care

45

Behaviors Health Outcomes

40 Source: United Health Foundation, “America’s Health Rankings 2025.”

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

Early Death Disease, Disability and Social Problems Adoption of Health-risk Behaviors Social, Emotional and Cognitive Impairment Disrupted Neurodevelopment Adverse Childhood Experiences

Conception

Source: The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study website: www.acestudy.org.

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YOUTH OPPORTUNITY

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READING AND MATH PROFICIENCY IN TULSA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS 3rd Grade Reading Proficiency

8th Grade Math Proficiency

50%

25%

40%

20%

41%

30% 20% 10%

0%

26% All

Econ. Disadv.

15% 10%

21%

5% Not Econ.

Disadv.

22%

0%

13% All

9% Econ. Disadv.

Not Econ.

Disadv.

Source: Oklahoma State Department of Education, Oklahoma School Report Cards, 2024-25 School Year..

CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION Chronic Absenteeism

4 Year Graduation

20% 15% 10%

100%

15%

17%

60%

9%

5% 0%

80%

All

Econ. Disadv.

Not Econ.

Disadv.

89%

86%

All

Econ. Disadv.

92%

40% 20% 0%

Not Econ.

Disadv.

Source: Oklahoma State Department of Education, Oklahoma School Report Cards, 2024-25 School Year..

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