Oklahoma
Oklahoma: the places inside it, the companies based here, and where this atlas has research on it.
state · North America · page prepared 2026-11-07
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Oklahoma at a glance
Rolled up from the 8 regions inside Oklahoma on this site, with census figures from Statistics Canada.
Who leads Oklahoma, and how households are doing
Researched 2026-11-08 from official statistics; every figure links to its source.
Home prices in the biggest cities
As each source measures them (benchmark, median or average sale price); not directly comparable across measures.
| City / metro | Price | Measure | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City (metro) ↗ | 268,512 USD | median sale (average of monthly medians, Jan–Jun 2026; Redfin data via Stacker) | 2026-06 |
| Tulsa (7-county area: Creek, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner) ↗ | 271,600 USD | median sale (residential; Greater Tulsa Association of REALTORS / MLS Technology) | 2025-09 |
Languages
Official-language and home-language figures as the census reports them.
| Language | Share | Measure | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| English ↗ | official status (state official language since 2010) | 2010 | |
| Language other than English (all) ↗ | 12% | % of population age 5+ speaking a language other than English at home (ACS; 461,500 people; US 23%) | 2024 |
| Spanish ↗ | 69.8% | % of non-English-at-home speakers (age 5+) who speak Spanish (ACS) | 2024 |
| Cherokee ↗ | official status within the Cherokee Nation tribal jurisdiction area | 2026 |
Largest companies in Oklahoma
Ranked by the measure shown, from the cited ranking or filing.
| Company | Measure | Value | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| ONEOK (Tulsa) ↗ | revenue | 33.6 USD billions | 2025 |
| Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores (Oklahoma City; private) ↗ | revenue | 24 USD billions | 2024 |
| QuikTrip (Tulsa; private) ↗ | revenue | 14.16 USD billions | 2024 |
| Williams Companies (Tulsa) ↗ | revenue | 11.9 USD billions | 2025 |
| Continental Resources (Oklahoma City; private since 2022) ↗ | revenue | 9.47 USD billions | 2022 |
| Hobby Lobby (Oklahoma City; private) ↗ | revenue | 7.9 USD billions | 2023 |
| Helmerich & Payne (Tulsa) ↗ | revenue | 2.76 USD billions | 2024 |
| Paycom (Oklahoma City) ↗ | revenue | 2.05 USD billions | 2025 |
| BOK Financial (Tulsa) ↗ | revenue | 2.02 USD billions | 2023 |
Worth knowing
- 2026-01Oklahoma's population rose by 25,530 between July 2024 and July 2025 to 4,123,288, ranking 28th among states. ↗
- 2025-06Three Oklahoma-headquartered companies made the 2025 Fortune 500, all in energy: ONEOK (#200, Tulsa), Devon Energy (#267, Oklahoma City) and Williams (#404, Tulsa). ↗
- 2026-05Devon Energy completed a $26 billion all-stock acquisition of Coterra in May 2026, and Wikipedia now lists its headquarters as Houston, Texas, not Oklahoma City. ↗
- 2026Expand Energy (formerly Chesapeake, Oklahoma City) now lists its headquarters in Spring, Texas. ↗
- 2025Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City is the state's largest single-site employer, with more than 25,000 personnel. ↗
- 2026-10The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.2% in September 2026, 0.6 points higher than a year earlier and equal to the US rate. ↗
Census
US Census Bureau American Community Survey.
- Spanish297,671 · 7.5%
- Other Asian and Pacific Island languages25,780 · 0.6%
- Other and unspecified languages20,547 · 0.5%
- Other Indo-European languages17,029 · 0.4%
- Vietnamese16,953 · 0.4%
- German or other West Germanic languages10,529 · 0.3%
- Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)10,037 · 0.3%
- Arabic5,733 · 0.1%
- French, Haitian, or Cajun5,492 · 0.1%
Largest places in Oklahoma
By registry population; places with a full /local page are marked.
- 1.Oklahoma City (OKC), OK full681,054
- 2.Tulsa, Oklahoma full413,066
- 3.Broken Arrow, OK113,540
- 4.Lawton, Oklahoma full90,381
- 5.Enid, Oklahoma full51,308
- 6.Ponca City, Oklahoma full24,424
- 7.McAlester, Oklahoma18,171
- 8.Thackerville, Oklahoma400
Inside Oklahoma
7 regions have Oklahoma as their parent.
Companies based in Oklahoma
46 companies in the Research Upon directory have their headquarters somewhere in Oklahoma. Search them by name or industry.
areaAbout this page: figures for the whole of Oklahoma are rolled up from every region inside it; each place inside has a page of its own, and the companies headquartered here are listed above.