Tonkawa is a city of 3,014 people in Oklahoma. The typical home is worth $84,300, having more than doubled since 2000. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 33.6. 4% of locals were born outside the United States. Renters pay $800 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $58,767, below the US median
Tonkawa's population equals 6.9% of Kay County's. Its number of households without a car equals 4.5% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 4.9% 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)24.4%(33)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33.3%(45)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.9%(43)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.7%(1)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.5%(2)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 135 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
Tonkawa, decade by decade
Tonkawa 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
3,127
$47,106
$80,162
18.6%
18.1
2000
3,299
$53,533
$74,506
19.0%
35.9
2010
3,216
$56,195
$85,451
21.8%
46.2
2020
3,015
$60,195
$85,328
21.6%
50.3
2024
3,014
$58,767
$84,300
21.3%
55.5
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.
