Sapulpa is a city of 22,570 people in Oklahoma. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $171,600. 3% of locals were born outside the United States. The population is up 18% since 2000. Renters pay $1,057 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $63,817, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 43%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sapulpa
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.4% → 20.1%(+7.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants71.8% → 65.6%(−6.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Hispanic share2.1% → 6.9%(+4.8 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Sapulpa's population equals 31% of Creek County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 50% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 43% 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)19.4%(243)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.6%(332)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38%(475)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.8%(35)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(7)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,250 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
Sapulpa, decade by decade
Sapulpa 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
18,074
$57,146
$112,323
12.4%
31.6
2000
19,166
$58,739
$119,683
13.3%
42.5
2010
20,544
$58,078
$143,282
17.8%
50.0
2020
21,929
$66,092
$154,050
17.3%
63.4
2024
22,570
$63,817
$171,600
20.1%
59.7
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.
