Norman is home to 129,672 people in Oklahoma. This skews young, with a median age of 32.5. The population is up 36% since 2000. People stay put here: 76% were in the same home a year ago. Owners hold 53% of the housing stock. About 46% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $67,704, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
46% 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 Norman
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree38.1% → 45.9%(+7.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Population80,071 → 129,672(+62%)US over the same years: +35%
Norman's population equals 43% of Cleveland County's. Its number of households without a car equals 62% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 56% of the county's.
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)34.6%(2,486)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.3%(1,887)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.9%(2,292)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.5%(325)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(14)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 7,186 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
Norman, decade by decade
Norman population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
80,071
$60,398
$156,004
38.1%
31.2
2000
95,694
$66,878
$170,689
39.8%
43.0
2010
110,925
$65,036
$206,003
44.0%
50.6
2020
128,026
$70,433
$223,379
44.1%
65.4
2024
129,672
$67,704
$250,100
45.9%
61.4
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.
