SequoyahOK
A town of 721.
Is Sequoyah a good place to live?
Sequoyah’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, against 22 minutes in Oklahoma’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 1 of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare have a higher median age than Sequoyah. Sequoyah has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
721 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Sequoyah: who provides what
Sequoyah is unincorporated, so Rogers 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 Sequoyah.
Most of Sequoyah’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Sequoyah for work: only 0% work in town. 7.5% of Sequoyah residents live below the poverty line, where Oklahoma’s towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Jobs based in Sequoyah grew to 78 in 2023, 60 more than in 2013.
| Sequoyah | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Sequoyah
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Sequoyah, expect four seasons and hot summers
Sequoyah has chilly winters and warm summers. Sequoyah’s July high is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Sequoyah is
Sequoyah beats the Oklahoma average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 34% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Sequoyah. Among 132 Oklahoma towns, just 7 have a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Sequoyah.
| Sequoyah | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 33% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 23% | 19% |
| What stands out | Sequoyah | OK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9% | 16.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.5% | 18.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 7.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
BOK Center and 19 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sequoyah. Close and well known come first.
27 mi Stadium & arenaBOK Center
25 mi Stadium & arenaSkelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
26 mi MuseumThe Outsiders House Museum
27 mi MuseumPhilbrook Museum of Art25 mi Theme parkBell's Amusement Park
5 mi MuseumWill Rogers Memorial MuseumPhoto credits
BOK Center: Okiefromokla, Public domain · Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium: Chippothenut, CC BY 3.0 · The Outsiders House Museum: TheDoctorWho, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Philbrook Museum of Art: Dustin M. Ramsey, aka Kralizec! at English Wikipedia. Cropped by CPacker., Attribution · Will Rogers Memorial Museum: TheWhitePelican, CC BY 3.0
Everything we know about Sequoyah
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Sequoyah
About 0 of every 100 Sequoyah residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
100% of working residents leave Sequoyah for work
Where Sequoyah’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Sequoyah
CDP in Oklahoma, United States
Sequoyah is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rogers County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sequoyah had a population of 730.
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- Area
- 7.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 669 ft
Questions about Sequoyah
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sequoyah, OK a good place to live?
Sequoyah has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.