Broken Arrow is home to 118,180 people in Oklahoma. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 43,321 people. Households here earn about 33% more than in Oklahoma as a whole. There are 1,877 people per square mile. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $250,400. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $86,765, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 40%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Broken Arrow
What changed most since 1990
Population58,043 → 118,180(+104%)US over the same years: +35%
White share90.3% → 63.9%(−26.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Broken Arrow's population equals 17% of Tulsa County's. Its number of households without a car equals 6.3% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 10% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)26.6%(1,753)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.5%(1,551)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.2%(2,391)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.7%(180)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(55)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 6,601 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Broken Arrow, decade by decade
Broken Arrow population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
58,043
$90,245
$160,805
24.7%
22.8
2000
74,859
$97,471
$179,433
30.9%
36.8
2010
98,850
$91,824
$207,154
30.6%
50.9
2020
113,540
$89,776
$204,229
34.5%
70.0
2024
118,180
$86,765
$250,400
35.7%
69.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
