Coweta is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 10,786 people and six associated neighborhoods, Coweta is the 45th largest community in Oklahoma.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Coweta is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Coweta is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Coweta who work in office and administrative support (11.85%), sales jobs (9.26%), and healthcare (8.30%). Also of interest is that Coweta has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.09% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The education level of Coweta citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.78% of adults in Coweta have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Coweta in 2022 was $30,599, which is upper middle income relative to Oklahoma, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $122,396 for a family of four. However, Coweta contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Coweta is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Coweta home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Coweta residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Coweta include Irish, German, English, Dutch, and French. The most common language spoken in Coweta is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
