Broken Arrow, Oklahoma population is 124,991 as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimate), ranking #236 nationally and #4 in Oklahoma. Cost of living runs 11% below the U.S. average (BEA RPP 2024); a family of four needs roughly $92,319/yr to break even (2025 modeled). This profile draws on 13 federal datasets covering population, housing, income, employment, climate, and risk.
At a glance.
2025 population
124,991
+2,213 in the last year
Top 2% of 19,483 U.S. cities
Census Vintage 2025
Cost of living
RPP 89.2
−11% vs US
Tulsa, OK metro · BEA 2024
Family-of-4 budget
$92,319/yr
+15% vs US
Modeled 2025 · federal sources
Median HH income
$86,765
+12% vs US
ACS 2020–2024 5-yr
Median home value
$250,400
−17% vs US
ACS 2020–2024 5-yr
2-BR fair-market rent
$1,217/mo
HUD FY2026 · 40th pct
Avg July high
93°F
NOAA 1991–2020
Gigabit broadband
91%
ISP-reported, FCC BDC
Explore Broken Arrow, OK demographics, including age, race and ethnicity, households, origins, language, and education.
How many people live in Broken Arrow?
124,991 people live in Broken Arrow as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025), the #236 largest U.S. city.
How big is Broken Arrow?
Broken Arrow covers 63.0 square miles of land and 0.6 square miles of water. Its population density is about 1,983 residents per square mile of land. Compare U.S. cities by land area →
Source detail: 2025 population
2025 population
Source agency
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division
Dataset
Census PEP
Vintage / period
Vintage 2025 (Jul 1, 2025)
Native geography
Census PEP subcounty place records for the included city universe.
Transformation
Copied from POPESTIMATE2025, joined by Census GEOID, and used for ranks, filters, and city pages.
Known limit: Annual estimate, not a decennial count; each new PEP vintage can revise the prior series.
Population grew 10.1% from the April 2020 base to mid-2025.
Vintage 2025 · annual estimates
Recent history (V2025 series, 2020 base → 2025).
2020 base: 113,552 → 2025: 124,991 (+10.1%)
Year
Population
Reference date
2020 base
113,552
April 1, 2020
2020
113,915
July 1, 2020
2021
116,350
July 1, 2021
2022
118,109
July 1, 2022
2023
119,606
July 1, 2023
2024
122,778
July 1, 2024
2025
124,991
July 1, 2025
Earlier history (2010–2019, prior Census vintage)
These figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2019 release — a separate, earlier methodology. They’re shown here as historical context only; the 2010 and 2019 values aren’t directly comparable to the 2020–2025 series above.
Population grew 11.0% from the July 2010 estimate to 2019 (V2019 — see seam note below).
Broken Arrow is the #236 largest of 19,483 U.S. cities and #4 in Oklahoma.
▸Show the analyst detail (9 rows)
Measure
Value
Note
2020 base
113,552
April 1, 2020 census base
5-yr change
+11,439
2020 base → 2025; within V2025
5-yr change %
+10.1%
within V2025 only
1-yr change
+2,213
2024 → 2025 estimate
1-yr change %
+1.8%
within V2025 only
Density
1,983
people per sq mi, land only
Land area
63
sq mi (2025 Gazetteer)
U.S. rank by population
#236
of 19,483 cities
State rank by population
#4
of 591 in Oklahoma
What is the median household income in Broken Arrow?
Median household income is 12% above the U.S. median ($86,765 vs $77,719); 8.8% live in poverty — 3.7 points below the 12.5% U.S. rate.
Median household income$86,765
US
Broken Arrow: $86,765 — 12% above the US median of $77,719.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS income data
Broken Arrow
$86,765
United States
$77,719
Income and poverty estimates for Broken Arrow from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates (window 2020–2024). Every figure is shown with its 90% margin of error (MOE). Cells where the ± margin exceeds half the estimate are flagged "low precision." See methodology §12.
Measure
Estimate
± margin / note
Median household income
86,765+11.6% vs US
±2,441
Per capita income
46,371+7.1% vs US
±5,297
Population in poverty
8.8%
share of population for whom poverty status is determined
Median home value is 17% below the U.S. median ($250,400 vs $303,400); median rent is 2% below ($1,320 vs $1,348); price-to-income ratio is 2.9×, making it 1.4× as affordable as the typical U.S. city (3.9×).
Median home value$250,400
US
Broken Arrow: $250,400 — 17% below the US median of $303,400.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS home-value data
HUD 2-BR fair-market rent$1,217/mo
US
Broken Arrow: $1,217/mo — 13% above the US median of $1,077/mo.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with a HUD Fair Market Rent
Poverty (Census SAIPE 2024, model-based), unemployment (BLS LAUS 2024 annual averages), and remote-work share (ACS 2020–2024) for Broken Arrow. Numbers are labeled at their native grain — place-grain when BLS publishes it, otherwise per-county. We do not compute population-weighted county averages. See methodology §13.
Measure
Value
Grain
Unemployment rate (annual avg)
3.0%
Broken Arrow (BLS sub-state LAUS)
Civilian labor force
63,781
2024 annual avg
Worked from home
11.4%-18.4% vs US
share of workers 16+ commuting from home · U.S. median: 14% · ACS
County context — Broken Arrow spans 2 counties; all are listed (no weighted average):
County
Poverty rate
Median HH income
Unemployment
Tulsa County
13.3%
$70,089
3.3%
Wagoner County
8.6%
$82,745
3.1%
Top industries by private employment — NAICS supersectors rolled up from Broken Arrow's linked 2 counties in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW, 2024 annual averages). See methodology §11.
#
Industry (NAICS supersector)
Private employment
Avg weekly wage
#1
Health care and social assistance (62)
58,676
$1,262 / wk
#2
Manufacturing (31-33)
42,271
$1,478 / wk
#3
Retail trade (44-45)
41,104
$734 / wk
#4
Accommodation and food services (72)
36,761
$454 / wk
#5
Administrative and waste services (56)
27,369
$954 / wk
What workers earn in the Tulsa, OK metro — top occupations by employment plus six curated benchmarks (registered nurse, software developer, elementary teacher, general manager, retail salesperson, truck driver). Wages are metro-area medians from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). See methodology §25.
Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest tracked occupation in the Tulsa, OK metro (12,760 jobs, median $26,460/yr).
▸Show all 13 occupations
Occupation
Employment
Median annual
Median hourly
Fast Food and Counter Workers
12,760
$26,460
$12.72
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
9,990
$36,980
$17.78
Customer Service Representatives
9,800
$38,560
$18.54
Cashiers
9,770
$29,180
$14.03
Stockers and Order Fillers
9,400
$35,270
$16.96
Office Clerks, General
8,010
$40,380
$19.41
Waiters and Waitresses
7,460
$18,350
$8.82
Retail Salespersons · benchmark
12,110
$29,810
$14.33
General and Operations Managers · benchmark
11,840
$96,150
$46.23
Registered Nurses · benchmark
10,880
$84,790
$40.76
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · benchmark
7,220
$58,790
$28.26
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · benchmark
All items run 10.8% below the U.S. average (RPP 89.2); rents run 31.8% below (RPP 68.2) — the metro's housing affordability is the main driver.
Cost of living (RPP, all items)RPP 89.2
US
Broken Arrow's cost of living runs 10.8% below the U.S. average (RPP 89.2 vs 100).
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of metro/non-metro areas with a BEA price parity
BEA Regional Price Parity (all items)
RPP 89.2
−10.8% vs U.S. average · BEA 2024 · Tulsa, OK metro
HUD Fair Market Rent, 2-BR
$1,217/mo
FY2026 · Tulsa, OK HUD Metro FMR Area
State income tax (top marginal rate)
4.75%
6 brackets · TY2025
Family-of-four monthly budget total
$7,693/mo
3BR rent + food + childcare + taxes + transport · federal sources
Single-adult monthly budget total
$4,327/mo
1BR rent + food + taxes + transport · federal sources
Local income tax
—
not applicable in Oklahoma · no modeled local income tax
Household budget figures are arithmetic floors using current federal sources at the grains documented in methodology. Not a recommended salary, not a poverty threshold, not a composite score.
8.4% foreign-born (U.S. median 14%); Spanish is the most-spoken language at home other than English (7.2% of residents 5+).
A quick read on Broken Arrow's residents — nativity and languages spoken at home shown above, from the ACS 5-Year 2020–2024. The full demographic breakdown (age, race and ethnicity, household types, and educational attainment, each with its margin of error) lives on the demographics page.
These are K-12 public school districts. Higher education (colleges and universities) is not represented in this dataset.
Public school districts serving Broken Arrow, from the NCES EDGE Geographic Relationship Files (GRF25, 2024–25 school year boundaries). The join is many-to-many — large cities often span multiple districts, and one district often serves multiple cities. Sorted primary district first. See methodology §12 for the consolidated-city fallback and Milford CT special case.
Source: NCES EDGE GRF25 · school year 2024–25 · methodology →
What is the climate like in Broken Arrow?
Hottest month: July (93°F avg high). Coldest: January (27°F avg low). Annual precipitation: 42.8 in.
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) for Broken Arrow from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. See methodology §15 for the gridded vs. station source path.
Average monthly highs & lows · 30-year normal (NOAA 1991–2020). Every number on this chart is an average.
bar = avg daily high → avg daily lowprecip in inches below each barprecip in millimeters below each bar
Composite risk spans 73.3–97.9/100 across 2 counties; most-cited top hazard is Ice Storm (in all 2).
Natural-hazard exposure for Broken Arrow from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index (FEMA NRI December 2025 v1.20.0). NRI is an expected-annual-loss composite calibrated on 1996–2019 historical losses, published at the U.S. county grain. See methodology §17.
Broken Arrow spans 2 counties. We list each separately because hurricane, flood, and fire risk varies meaningfully across county lines — manufacturing a single “city-level” risk score would hide that signal.
County
NRI composite
Rating
Top hazards
Tulsa County
97.9
Relatively High
Ice Storm 99.7 Very High · Heat Wave 99.6 Relatively High · Strong Wind 99.4 Very High
Wagoner County
73.3
Relatively Low
Ice Storm 98.0 Very High · Heat Wave 94.0 Relatively Moderate · Hail 90.9 Relatively Moderate
Source: FEMA National Risk Index · FEMA NRI December 2025 v1.20.0 · methodology →
How fast is home internet in Broken Arrow?
13 non-satellite ISPs serve the area; 91% of locations have gigabit-capable service per ISP filings.
Fixed broadband availability for Broken Arrow from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Data Collection (BDC), as of June 30, 2025. Every speed and provider count below is an ISP-reported advertised maximum — not measured throughput. Actual delivered speeds typically run 60–80% of advertised. See methodology §16.
Measure
Value
Note
Providers serving this city
13 + satellite
distinct ISPs, excluding satellite-only
Fiber providers
12
offer fiber-to-the-premises somewhere in the BDC
Units with ≥100/20 Mbps fixed
100.0%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Locations with ≥100 Mbps upload
90.6%
derived: max(fiber ≥100/20, gigabit). Fiber is symmetric; gigabit is ≥100 up by definition
Units with ≥1 Gbps fixed
90.6%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Total broadband-serviceable units
53,535
residential locations in the FCC Fabric (not households)
Source: FCC BDC · as of June 30, 2025 · methodology →
In-state context.
Broken Arrow sits at state rank #4 among 591 cities in Oklahoma. Nearby in the state ranking:
Just above in the profiled set: Goodyear, AZ · #235 · 125,359 residents.
Just below in the profiled set: Simi Valley, CA · #237 · 124,861 residents.
Quick travel facts for Broken Arrow
Quick travel facts.
Nearest commercial airport
Tulsa International Airport(TUL) · 13 mi 20 km from city centroid
Sources: elevation from USGS Elevation Point Query Service (3DEP) · nearest airport from OurAirports CSV (FAA-aligned, type=large/medium, scheduled_service=yes) · best months derived from NOAA 1991-2020 normals · methodology →
Frequently asked questions about Broken Arrow.
How many people live in Broken Arrow, OK?
Broken Arrow has 124,991 residents as of July 1, 2025, making it the #236 largest city in the United States and #4 in Oklahoma. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025.
Is Broken Arrow growing or shrinking?
Broken Arrow has grown 10.1% since the April 2020 census baseline, adding 11,439 residents, including a 1.8% increase from 2024 to 2025. Source: Census PEP Vintage 2025.
What was Broken Arrow's population in the 2020 census?
Broken Arrow spans Tulsa County, Wagoner County in Oklahoma.
How big is Broken Arrow?
Broken Arrow covers 63.0 square miles of land, with a population density of about 1,983 residents per square mile. Source: Census Gazetteer 2025.
What is the median household income in Broken Arrow?
$86,765, about 12% above the U.S. median. Source: ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.
SourceU.S. Census · PEP
VintageV2025
Reference2025-07-01
Place typeIncorporated place
GEOID4009050
Last build2026-08-27
Sources · provenance
Every listed dataset is used on this page.
The GEOID for Broken Arrow is 4009050. These are the official datasets used by this profile's main data modules; click "methodology" for inclusion rules and the V2019 ↔ V2025 seam, or "source" for the raw publisher page. The headline population value above includes a source-detail disclosure with publisher, dataset, vintage, native geography, transformation, and caveat.
