CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Ada

Oklahoma · 15,820 residents · 19.4 sq mi

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With 15,820 people, Ada is a city in Oklahoma. Median home value sits at $39,800. Households here earn about 33% less than in Oklahoma as a whole. The poverty rate is 22.9%, above the 13.2% national rate. The median household earns $15,795, about 48% below the national median. Getting to work takes 13 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.1

US median: 33.0

More educated

23% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,820

+1%vs 2000

vs 15,691 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.1

+4%vs 2000

vs 32.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

19.4 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(977)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96%(953)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(872)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.2%(1,457)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2411.5%(1,817)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.7%(2,014)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.5%(1,662)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(1,474)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(1,308)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.1%(1,602)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.9%(1,256)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.7%(428)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,795

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,977 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,491

−28%vs 2000

vs $14,666 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.9%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,800

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$283

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $373 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.2%

+5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 50.7% in 2000

43.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic72.5%(11,379)

Black3.5%(548)

Hispanic / Latino2.9%(453)

Asian0.8%(127)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic81.4%(12,872)

Black4.4%(698)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(181)

Asian0.9%(143)

Other13.3%(2,107)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.5%(913)

Central American0.7%(119)

Honduran0.7%(116)

Spaniard0.5%(88)

South American0.5%(76)

Colombian0.2%(38)

Ecuadorian0.2%(29)

Puerto Rican0.1%(19)

Guatemalan0%(2)

Costa Rican0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.5%(87)

Chinese0.4%(67)

Vietnamese0.3%(48)

Asian Indian0.1%(15)

Thai0.1%(13)

Korean0%(8)

Laotian0%(8)

Nepalese0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(16)

Ancestry

English16.6%(2,744)

Irish12.3%(2,037)

German7.3%(1,215)

American5.9%(983)

Scottish3.3%(550)

Italian2%(334)

French1.7%(280)

Subsaharan African1%(172)

Polish0.6%(104)

Welsh0.6%(93)

West Indian0.5%(81)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(63)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.3%(58)

Swedish0.3%(47)

British0.2%(32)

Turkish0.2%(31)

Norwegian0.2%(27)

Canadian0.2%(25)

Arab0.1%(23)

Egyptian0.1%(23)

Portuguese0.1%(17)

Hungarian0.1%(11)

Swiss0.1%(11)

Austrian0.1%(9)

Danish0%(7)

French Canadian0%(7)

Finnish0%(4)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.3%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.6%

−7.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.7%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.0 min

+20%vs 2000

vs 10.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married40.3%(2,418)

Married46.3%(2,777)

Widowed1.9%(113)

Divorced11.5%(692)

Women 15+

Never married34%(2,346)

Married37.7%(2,603)

Widowed10.6%(733)

Divorced17.7%(1,226)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

19.0%

−1.1 ptssince 2013

from 20.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.4%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 44.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.1%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.1%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.8%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 17.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.7%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 58.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.8%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 31.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)25%(178)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.5%(89)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31%(221)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.5%(46)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 712 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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