Sapulpa, Oklahoma
2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Growing. Up 8.1% since 2020.
23,695
people, the 21st-largest of Oklahoma's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Oklahoma's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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The workday
8 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.
84.9%
of 9,204 jobs located in Sapulpa are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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Rent
Median rent is up 54% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.
$1,057
a month. Oklahoma's median is $1,014.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.
A $578 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Creek County.
- $466 Tract 208
- $1,044 Tract 207.05
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.
$1,009–$1,513
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $1,057 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
73% of the housing here was built before 2000.
- 1,460 homes permitted in ten years, 2016–2025
- 60% of those were in multifamily buildings
- 73% of all homes were built before 2000
Census Building Permits Survey, 2016–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.3–0.9% to the 9,817 homes here.
34–92
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 14% less than Oklahoma's.
$171,600
median home value in Sapulpa.
- $171,600 Sapulpa
- $199,800 Oklahoma
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year