Moving to Stilwell, Oklahoma
About Stilwell, Oklahoma

Stilwell / ᏍᏗᎳᏪᎵ is a city located in the sovereign territory of the Cherokee Nation. It is also the county seat of Adair County, Oklahoma. The population was 3,700 as of the 2020 U.S. census, a decline of 6.7 percent from the 3,949 population recorded in 2010. The Oklahoma governor and legislature proclaimed Stilwell as the "Strawberry Capital of the World” in 1949, but the role of strawberries in the local economy has diminished significantly since then. Today, residents of Stilwell are among the poorest and most impoverished in the United States. Stilwell also serves as a gateway to Lake Tenkiller and Adair Park, formerly called Adair State Park before it was defunded.
Gender
Gender | Stilwell | Oklahoma | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Female | 54.5% | 50.5% | 50.8% |
Male | 45.5% | 49.5% | 49.2% |
Gender
Female Male
Household Income
< $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more
Income | Stilwell | Oklahoma | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 18.1% | 6.7% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 11.5% | 4.7% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 17.4% | 10.7% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 12.2% | 10.3% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 15.2% | 14.1% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 14.7% | 18.5% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 4.7% | 12.5% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 6% | 13.3% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 0% | 4.8% | 7.1% |
$200,000 or more | 0.1% | 4.4% | 8.3% |
Education
< 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree
Education | Stilwell | Oklahoma | Country |
---|---|---|---|
< 9th Grade | 8% | 4% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 20% | 8% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 42% | 31% | 27.0% |
Other College | 14% | 23% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 4% | 8% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 10% | 17% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 2% | 6% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 0% | 2% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 0% | 1% | 1.0% |
Household Income
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Race / Ethnicity
White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other
Ethnicity | Stilwell | Oklahoma | Country |
---|---|---|---|
White | 26.4% | 64.9% | 60.1% |
African American | 0.2% | 7.1% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 48.7% | 7.3% | 0.6% |
Asian | 0.1% | 2.2% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Other | 0% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Multiracial | 12.9% | 7.2% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 11.7% | 10.9% | 18.2% |
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