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Midwest City

Oklahoma · 58,799 residents (2025 est.) · 24.4 sq mi
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Midwest City is a city of 58,297 people in Oklahoma. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $164,500. 3% of locals were born outside the United States. There are 2,389 people per square mile. Owners hold 58% of the housing stock.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,520, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 47%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Midwest City

What changed most since 1990

  • Adults with a bachelor's degree16.8% → 23.8% (+6.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
  • Poverty rate11.2% → 16.5% (+5.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
  • Homes owned by their occupants63.0% → 58.1% (−4.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts

Among the 82 cities and towns in the Oklahoma City metro

  • 45th in household income$57,520
  • 33rd in share with a bachelor's degree23.8%
  • Tied for 38th in home value$164,500
  • 9th in diversity score76.4

Its weight in Oklahoma County

Midwest City's population equals 7.2% of Oklahoma County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 2.2% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 11% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
58,297
+8%since 2000
from 54,088 in 2000
58,799 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,389 / sq mi
+8%since 2000
from 2,217 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
36.0
+5%since 2000
from 34.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
24.4 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
52K53K55K57K59K19902000201020202024Midwest City
202458K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.1%(2,962)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97%(4,089)
US avg: 6%
10 to 148.7%(5,078)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.7%(4,511)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.4%(3,725)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.4%(7,828)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412%(7,022)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.8%(6,321)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.4%(6,630)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.5%(6,149)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.2%(3,033)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.6%(949)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$57,520
−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $35,027 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$32,775
+90%since 2000
from $17,220 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
37.5%
+17.1 ptssince 2009
from 20.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
16.5%
+2.6 ptssince 2000
from 13.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.443
+9%since 2010
from 0.405 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information14.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services7.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Retail trade5.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade5.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration4.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing0.9%
US avg: 0.4%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$164,500
+47%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $61,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,091
+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $490 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
58.1%
−3.1 ptssince 2000
from 61.2% in 2000
41.9% rent
Vacancy rate
8.2%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 9.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.32 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.32 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.4%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 19.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
44.1%
+3.9 ptssince 2009
from 40.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.9
+34%since 2009
from 2.1 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
47
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic67.6%(36,575)
Black19.4%(10,492)
Hispanic / Latino4.1%(2,192)
Asian1.6%(886)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic56.9%(33,152)
Black20.3%(11,858)
Hispanic / Latino7.7%(4,494)
Asian1.7%(966)
Other13.4%(7,827)
Diversity Score
76
+13%since 2009
from 67 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican6%(3,510)
Puerto Rican0.4%(254)
Spaniard0.2%(116)
Venezuelan0.2%(93)
Guatemalan0.1%(70)
Peruvian0.1%(37)
Panamanian0.1%(32)
Cuban0%(27)
Colombian0%(16)
+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Vietnamese0.5%(279)
Filipino0.4%(252)
Korean0.3%(156)
Thai0.1%(77)
Japanese0.1%(74)
Burmese0.1%(42)
Chinese0%(22)
Taiwanese0%(18)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(27)
Tongan0%(12)
Samoan0%(11)
Ancestry
English10.7%(6,222)
German9.6%(5,618)
Irish8.2%(4,805)
American5.4%(3,159)
French2%(1,167)
Italian1.7%(962)
Scottish1.5%(868)
Scotch-Irish1.1%(659)
Dutch1.1%(618)
Swedish0.8%(445)
Welsh0.7%(428)
+ 31 more ancestry groups with data
Polish0.6%(339)
Arab0.5%(305)
Czech0.5%(277)
Norwegian0.5%(272)
Danish0.4%(249)
Lebanese0.4%(239)
West Indian0.4%(228)
Ghanaian0.3%(167)
British0.2%(134)
Jamaican0.2%(109)
Nigerian0.2%(91)
Russian0.1%(77)
Ukrainian0.1%(75)
Hungarian0.1%(69)
Canadian0.1%(67)
Iranian0.1%(61)
Swiss0.1%(53)
Greek0.1%(49)
Austrian0.1%(41)
Lithuanian0.1%(40)
Somali0.1%(34)
Portuguese0.1%(31)
Finnish0%(25)
Ethiopian0%(18)
Moroccan0%(14)
Haitian0%(14)
Armenian0%(11)
Slovak0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
23.8%
+6.7 ptssince 2000
from 17.0% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.4%
+6.8 ptssince 2000
from 85.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
7.7%
+2.4 ptssince 2000
from 5.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.8 min
+85%since 2000
from 12.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
75.5%
−11.3 ptssince 2009
from 86.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.6%
+2.0 ptssince 2009
from 8.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
10.6%
+9.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 4.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.1%
+1.7 ptssince 2011
from 5.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
62.2%
−4.3 ptssince 2011
from 66.5% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 73.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.0%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 13.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
35.0%
+3.2 ptssince 2009
from 31.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
46.8%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 48.5% in 2009
Female
53.2%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 51.5% in 2009
Foreign born
3.2%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 3.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
11.8%
−6.8 ptssince 2009
from 18.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
18.5%
+2.5 ptssince 2012
from 16.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.4%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 15.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.5%
+17.8 ptssince 2017
from 73.7% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.7%
+4.3 ptssince 2020
from 90.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
84.5%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 82.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
95.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2016
from 95.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
2.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2016
from 3.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married37.7%(7,863)
Married46.7%(9,736)
Widowed3.2%(664)
Divorced12.4%(2,591)
Women 15+
Never married31%(7,854)
Married39.7%(10,061)
Widowed10.3%(2,612)
Divorced18.9%(4,787)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.4%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 15.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
52.6%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 53.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
10.8%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 9.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.0%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 20.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
23.3%
+3.6 ptssince 2020
from 19.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 4.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
66.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 66.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
41.2%
+3.5 ptssince 2020
from 37.7% 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)30.8%(1,567)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)36%(1,833)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34%(1,731)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.2%(111)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(18)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 5,091 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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Over time

Midwest City, decade by decade

Midwest City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199052,267$64,903$115,20316.8%49.2
200054,088$63,807$112,21417.0%62.2
201054,371$60,588$133,78719.8%69.3
202058,409$59,836$142,65723.4%81.6
202458,297$57,520$164,50023.8%76.4

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Midwest City, Oklahoma?

Midwest City, Oklahoma has about 58,297 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Midwest City, Oklahoma?

The typical household in Midwest City, Oklahoma earns about $57,520 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Midwest City, Oklahoma expensive?

In Midwest City, Oklahoma, the median home is worth about $164,500, and the typical rent is about $1,091 a month.

How educated are people in Midwest City, Oklahoma?

About 23.8% of adults age 25 and over in Midwest City, Oklahoma hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Midwest City, Oklahoma?

About 16.5% of people in Midwest City, Oklahoma live below the federal poverty line.

Has Midwest City, Oklahoma grown since 1990?

Yes, Midwest City, Oklahoma has grown since 1990. The population has added about 6,030 residents, a change of about 12 percent over that period.

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