Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety10#14,056/15,637
Economy27#11,427/15,631
Housing91#1,296/14,977
Health18#12,827/15,609
Healthcare69#4,827/15,650
Environment8#14,237/15,453
Education4#15,052/15,649
Infrastructure61#6,057/15,650
Community33#10,551/15,651
Leisure & amenities76#3,826/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Sperry, Oklahoma ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Tulsa County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Distance to an airport · low10 mi
92/100Oklahoma 36 miUnited States 33 mi2025Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauTulsa County value
Distance to an emergency room · low3.2 mi
90/100Oklahoma 5.8 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesTulsa County value
Hospital quality rating · high4.2
89/100Oklahoma 3.3United States 3.2Jul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesTulsa County value
Mental health providers · high504 /100k
87/100Oklahoma 439 /100kUnited States 348 /100k2025University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteTulsa County value
Home price to income ratio · low2.2×
87/100Oklahoma 3.1×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
Primary care physicians · high106 /100k
86/100Oklahoma 60 /100kUnited States 76 /100k2022University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteTulsa County value

Weaknesses

Depression · high30.4%
4/100Oklahoma 26.0%United States 20.7%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate
Bachelor's degree or higher · low9.0%
5/100Oklahoma 28.4%United States 35.7%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B15003
Property crime rate · high2,464 /100k
5/100Oklahoma 1,814 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationTulsa County value
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) · high9.4 µg/m³
5/100Oklahoma 8.8 µg/m³United States 8.0 µg/m³2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyTulsa County value
Violent crime rate · high559 /100k
6/100Oklahoma 408 /100kUnited States 328 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationTulsa County value
Distance to an Amtrak station · high100 mi
10/100Oklahoma 61 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauTulsa County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationFalling
1,275 (2015-2019) → 1,066 (2020-2024)
−16%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
72.1% (2015-2019) → 93.7% (2020-2024)
+22 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Poverty rateImproving
25.7% (2015-2019) → 17.7% (2020-2024)
−8 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 12.3% → 12.1%
Home price to income ratioWorsening
1.7× (2015-2019) → 2.2× (2020-2024)
+28%5 yearsCensus table B25077US 3.5× → 4.1×
High school diploma or higherImproving
84.1% (2015-2019) → 88.2% (2020-2024)
+4.1 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 88.0% → 89.6%
Median household incomeImproving
$42,629 (2015-2019) → $49,583 (2020-2024)
+16%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Sperry, Oklahoma improved on 1 of 11 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 10 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved1

Broadband+22 points72.1% → 93.7%

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 11 measures

Change of every measure of Sperry, Oklahoma between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	25.3 min2015-2019	25.1 min2020-2024	−0.2 min	Within the margin of error	50%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.9%2015-2019	9.0%2020-2024	−2.8 points	Within the margin of error	13%
Broadband subscriptions	72.1%2015-2019	93.7%2020-2024	+22 points	Improved	92%
Effective property tax rate	0.87%2015-2019	0.62%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Within the margin of error	67%
High school diploma or higher	84.1%2015-2019	88.2%2020-2024	+4.1 points	Within the margin of error	76%
Home price to income ratio	1.7×2015-2019	2.2×2020-2024	+0.5×	Within the margin of error	49%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4402015-2019	0.4232020-2024	−0.017	Within the margin of error	65%
Median household income	$42,6292015-2019	$49,5832020-2024	+16%	Within the margin of error	26%
Poverty rate	25.7%2015-2019	17.7%2020-2024	−8 points	Within the margin of error	89%
Public transit commuters	0.0%2015-2019	0.0%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	60%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	15.5%2015-2019	13.6%2020-2024	−1.9 points	Within the margin of error	68%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Sperry, Oklahoma five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Sperry, Oklahoma in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Sperry, Oklahoma itself moved +7.1 points in standing on average over the same 8 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

1,066 residents (±139)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 60–69 men (+4.4 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

1,066 residents (±139)

Sperry, Oklahoma
Oklahoma share

White66%700
Black0.9%†10
Hispanic or Latino5.9%†63
Asian0.0%0
American Indian and Alaska Native11%†121
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races16%†172

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

730 residents (±95)

Sperry, Oklahoma
Oklahoma share

No high school diploma12%†86
High school or GED41%297
Some college28%201
Associate degree11%†80
Bachelor's degree7.0%†51
Graduate degree2.1%†15

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

445 households (±65)

Sperry, Oklahoma
Oklahoma share

Under $25k19%†86
$25k–50k31%†137
$50k–75k19%†86
$75k–100k8.5%†38
$100k–150k14%†62
$150k–200k7.4%†33
$200k or more0.7%†3

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−13.3 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

445 households (±65)

Sperry, Oklahoma
Oklahoma share

Own72%319
Rent28%†126

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

107 households (±39)

Sperry, Oklahoma
Oklahoma share

Under $75031%†33
$750–1,00046%†49
$1,000–1,50021%†22

Home values

319 homes (±51)

Sperry, Oklahoma
Oklahoma share

Under $150k59%189
$150k–250k15%†48
$250k–400k17%†54

Age of homes

555 homes (±65)

Sperry, Oklahoma
Oklahoma share

2010 or later16%90
2000–200911%†59
1980–199917%†96

Size of homes

555 homes (±65)

Sperry, Oklahoma
Oklahoma share

Studio0.0%0
1 bedroom5.8%†32
2 bedrooms37%204

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

444 workers (±81)

Sperry, Oklahoma
Oklahoma share

Drive alone73%323
Carpool11%†50
Public transit0.0%0
Walk1.4%†6
Bike0.4%†2
Work from home11%†47
Other3.6%†16

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Drive alone (−12.4 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

397 workers (±78)

Sperry, Oklahoma
Oklahoma share

Under 15 min13%†53
15–29 min47%186
30–44 min33%†130

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Tulsa, OK

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Tulsa County, the county holding most of Sperry's residents.

Tulsa County has 19,556 employer establishments, 285 for every 10,000 residents (1.15× the US rate of 248; 1.20× Oklahoma's), with 329,036 paid employees at an average annual pay of $59,264. The Census Bureau also counts 63,096 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 19,556; 63,096 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 285; US 248 · Oklahoma 237
Paid employees: 329,036
Average annual pay: $59,264; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Tulsa County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	1,809	26.4	1.26×More than typical	21,306	$76,740	2,647
Restaurants and other eating places	1,429	20.8	1.13×About typical	31,282	$20,844	346
Specialty trade contractors	1,099	16	1.03×About typical	11,172	$61,628	4,083
Lessors of real estate	929	13.5	1.10×About typical	3,412	$53,024	6,510
Limited-service restaurants	624	9.1	1.13×About typical	13,572	$17,990	131
Offices of physicians	619	9	1.39×More than typical	7,425	$119,836	586
Full-service restaurants	601	8.8	1.14×About typical	15,212	$23,637	166
Offices of other health practitioners	565	8.2	1.35×More than typical	2,919	$48,925	1,315
Legal services	562	8.2	1.52×More than typical	3,446	$86,893	765
Religious organizations	536	7.8	1.41×More than typical	6,630	$30,143	—
Management, scientific and technical consulting	509	7.4	1.11×About typical	2,426	$87,932	2,263
Insurance agencies and brokerages	477	7	1.58×More than typical	2,468	$71,874	1,094

Rank places for an industry Open Tulsa County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 686,287 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $0 of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Sperry, Oklahoma: $0 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $0; −100% vs FY2025
Per resident: $0; US $1,994
Sole-source: —; US 30%
Single offer: —; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

390.3FY2017
71.4FY2018
462.8FY2020
42FY2021
172.6FY2022
1.8KFY2023
1.4KFY2024
58FY2025

What was bought

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Sperry, Oklahoma, so they do not add up across cities.

Sperry, Oklahoma's figures are part of those of Tulsa County, OK and Osage County, OK ($278.2M in FY2026), never added to them: 0.0% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Sperry is mostly in Tulsa County.

See federal money in Tulsa County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Sperry, Oklahoma is split between congressional districts: each representative is shown with the share of its residents in their district (current boundaries).