With 16,539 people, Chickasha is a city in Oklahoma. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. The typical home is worth $130,300, having more than doubled since 2000. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. Owners hold 53% of the housing stock. People stay put here: 78% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $54,111, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 46%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Chickasha
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants66.5% → 52.7%(−13.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree18.1% → 21.5%(+3.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share83.0% → 72.2%(−10.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Chickasha's population equals 29% of Grady County's. Its number of households without a car equals 70% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 14% 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)25.6%(188)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.2%(141)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.9%(278)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.2%(53)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.9%(14)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 733 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
Chickasha, decade by decade
Chickasha 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
14,988
$44,058
$91,203
18.1%
37.4
2000
15,850
$48,035
$89,261
17.4%
43.8
2010
16,036
$48,470
$115,949
17.7%
48.6
2020
16,051
$59,143
$112,477
20.3%
63.0
2024
16,539
$54,111
$130,300
21.5%
56.3
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.
