CarlisleOK
435 residents make their home in this town in Oklahoma.
Is Carlisle a good place to live?
43% of residents live below the poverty line in Carlisle, where Oklahoma’s towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare, none has a higher median age than Carlisle. Carlisle has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
435 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Carlisle: who provides what
Carlisle is unincorporated, so Sequoyah County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Carlisle.
43% of residents are 65 or older
The share of adults 25 and older in Carlisle who hold a bachelor’s degree or more: 19%. 29% never finished high school.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
44% women, 56% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.5 points. Across Oklahoma, 50.2% of residents are women. Among residents 75 and older, 64% are men (OK 42%).
| Carlisle | OK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.6% | 12.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.4% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 1.6% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.7% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 4.1% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.6% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17% | 9.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 26% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 29% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.9% | 30.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 8.2% | 22.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.5% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.9% | 18.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.5% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 400, single groups can be off by several points
Carlisle has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Carlisle’s risk rating from FEMA is 75 of 100. 34% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 17%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Oklahoma and the rest of the country, fewer of Carlisle’s working residents work locally
For half of commuters, work is under 29 miles away. Jobs based in Carlisle grew to 141 in 2023, 135 more than in 2013. The average commute for Carlisle comes to 20 minutes. The top destinations are Gore (15%), Sallisaw (13%) and Fort Smith (7%).
| Carlisle | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 22% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A larger share of adults in Carlisle have high blood pressure than in the typical Oklahoma or U.S. town
In Carlisle, just over one in ten adults binge drink. Only 5 of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Carlisle. CDC measures, 32 in all: Carlisle beats Oklahoma on 1 and trails on 19.
| Carlisle | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 18% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 40% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Carlisle | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.2% | 76.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 30.6% | 16.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Carlisle
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Carlisle; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Carlisle residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oklahoma.
About Carlisle
Census-designated place in Oklahoma, United States
Carlisle is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Carlisle had a population of 483.
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- Area
- 26 sq mi
Questions about Carlisle
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Carlisle, OK a good place to live?
Carlisle has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.