Oklahoma City, OK

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2022 Population

681,088

1.17% 1-year growth

US Senator

James Lankford

Republican Party

US Senator

Markwayne Mullin

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

34.9

0% 1-year change

2022 Poverty Rate

15%

0.45% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$64,251

7.66% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

336,414

1.11% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Oklahoma City, OK are White (Non-Hispanic) (52.5%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (13.4%), White (Hispanic) (8.91%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (6.61%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (5.18%).

None of the households in Oklahoma City, OK reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

92.8% of the residents in Oklahoma City, OK are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Oklahoma City, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22 minutes. The average car ownership in Oklahoma City, OK was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Oklahoma City, OK is home to a population of 681k people, from which 92.8% are citizens. As of 2022, 11.8% of Oklahoma City, OK residents were born outside of the country (80.7k people).

In 2022, there were 3.92 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (358k people) in Oklahoma City, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 91.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 60.7k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.8%

2022 Citizenship

92.8%

2021 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Oklahoma City, OK compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Oklahoma City, OK

White (Non-Hispanic)
358k ± 3.14k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
91.2k ± 2.24k
White (Hispanic)
60.7k ± 2.8k

20.1%

Hispanic Population

137k people

20.1% of the people in Oklahoma City, OK are hispanic (137k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Oklahoma City, OK as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Oklahoma City, OK.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
102,193 ± 7,747 people
Vietnam
12,454 ± 2,736 people
India
10,765 ± 2,544 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oklahoma City, OK was Mexico, the natal country of 102,193 Oklahoma City, OK residents, followed by Vietnam with 12,454 and India with 10,765.

Foreign-Born Population

11.8%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

80.7k people

11.6%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

78.1k people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Oklahoma City, OK compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
12,521 ± 1,000
Vietnam
11,764 ± 1,081
Gulf War (1990s)
7,528 ± 775

Oklahoma City, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.06 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Oklahoma City, OK employs 336k people. The largest industries in Oklahoma City, OK are Health Care & Social Assistance (45,523 people), Retail Trade (41,557 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (26,600 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($82,713), Utilities ($78,248), and Management of Companies & Enterprises ($73,796).

Males in Oklahoma have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,245. The income inequality in Oklahoma (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

336k

2022 Value

± 4,836

1.11%

1 Year growth

± 2.02%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oklahoma City, OK, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (38,805 people), Sales & Related Occupations (32,777 people), and Management Occupations (32,209 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oklahoma City, OK.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Oklahoma (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

336k

2022 Value

± 4,836

1.11%

1 Year growth

± 2.02%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oklahoma City, OK, are Health Care & Social Assistance (45,523 people), Retail Trade (41,557 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (26,600 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oklahoma City, OK, though some of these residents may live in Oklahoma City, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,333

Median earning men ± $760

$35,447

Median earning women ± $894

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($76,206), Public Administration ($73,271), and Information ($64,872).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($58,826), Public Administration ($58,161), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,373).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.72M people employed in Oklahoma. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Oklahoma.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Oklahoma went to Donald J. Trump with 65.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (32.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.58%).

James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin are the senators currently representing the state of Oklahoma. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Oklahoma is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Oklahoma City, OK. Showing the available data for Oklahoma.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (65.4%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (32.3%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.58%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Oklahoma went to Donald J. Trump with 65.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (32.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.58%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Oklahoma for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Oklahoma

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James Lankford

Senator from Oklahoma

Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Took office following the resignation of Tom Coburn.

Markwayne Mullin

Senator from Oklahoma

Assumed office on January 3, 2023
Took office following the resignation of Jim Inhofe.

James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin are the senators currently representing Oklahoma.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Oklahoma over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Oklahoma

Oklahoma is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Oklahoma have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Oklahoma City, OK awarded 7,695 degrees. The student population of Oklahoma City, OK in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 12,029 male students and 19,659 female students.

The median tuition costs in N/A are $24,550 for private four year colleges, and $4,170 and $15,445 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($24,550) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,703) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,600) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Oklahoma City, OK have an average commute time of 22 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oklahoma City, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Oklahoma City, OK is $64,251. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Oklahoma City, OK was Census Tract 1081.01 with a value of $176,750, followed by Census Tract 1085.20 and Census Tract 2016.09, with respective values of $147,596 and $133,889.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 1081.01
Census Tract 1085.20
Census Tract 2016.09

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Oklahoma City, OK was Census Tract 1081.01 with a value of $176,750, followed by Census Tract 1085.20 and Census Tract 2016.09, with respective values of $147,596 and $133,889.

The following map shows all of the places in Oklahoma City, OK colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$64,251

Median Household Income

± $1,035

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Oklahoma City, OK distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Oklahoma City, OK is from Oklahoma City, OK.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Oklahoma City, OK across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (78.4%)
Carpooled (9.39%)
Worked At Home (8.49%)

In 2022, 78.4% of workers in Oklahoma City, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.39%) and those who worked at home (8.49%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oklahoma City, OK have a shorter commute time (22 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.53% of the workforce in Oklahoma City, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Oklahoma City, OK compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Oklahoma City, OK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Oklahoma City, OK have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oklahoma City, OK (100k out of 669k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Oklahoma City, OK is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

85.8% of the population of Oklahoma City, OK has health coverage, with 44.2% on employee plans, 16.4% on Medicaid, 9.92% on Medicare, 12.6% on non-group plans, and 2.55% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Oklahoma County, OK see 1174 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.44% increase from the previous year (1146 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 917 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 144 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,174 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Oklahoma County, OK

Primary care physicians in Oklahoma County, OK see an average of 1,174 patients per year. This represents a 2.44% increase from the previous year (1,146 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Oklahoma County, OK in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

14.2%

Uninsured

44.2%

Employer Coverage

16.4%

Medicaid

9.92%

Medicare

12.6%

Non-Group

2.55%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Oklahoma City, OK changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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