People QuickFacts Muskogee Oklahoma Population, 2006 estimate 40,004 3,579,212 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 1.9% 3.7% Population, 2000 38,310 3,450,654 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.5% 6.8% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 25.7% 25.9% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 17.4% 13.2% Female persons, percent, 2000 53.0% 50.9%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 61.1% 76.2% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 17.9% 7.6% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 12.3% 7.9% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.9% 1.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 6.2% 4.5% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 3.3% 5.2%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 50.9% 51.3% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 2.4% 3.8% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 5.2% 7.4% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 75.3% 80.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 17.5% 20.3% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 17.0 21.7  Housing units, 2000 17,517 1,514,400 Homeownership rate, 2000 61.9% 68.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $56,200 $70,700  Households, 2000 15,523 1,342,293 Persons per household, 2000 2.39 2.49 Median household income, 1999 $26,418 $33,400 Per capita money income, 1999 $15,351 $17,646 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 19.2% 14.7%     Business QuickFacts Muskogee Oklahoma Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 290,659 30,799,789 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 557,323 32,112,960 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $14,135 $9,209 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 58,968 3,901,754 Total number of firms, 2002 2,993 291,610 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 2.6% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 13.7% 5.9% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.6% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.1% Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 23.8% 25.7%      Geography QuickFacts Muskogee Oklahoma Land area, 2000 (square miles) 37 68,667 Persons per square mile, 2000 1,026.0 50.3 FIPS Code 50050 40 Counties Muskogee County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts