CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Ponca City

Oklahoma · 26,359 residents · 18.4 sq mi

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Ponca City is a city of 26,359 people in Oklahoma. Median home value sits at $48,400. The average commute runs 11 minutes. Owners hold 70% of the housing stock. Median household income is $26,405, under the $30,130 national median. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.2

US median: 33.0

Average education

22% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

26,359

+2%vs 2000

vs 25,919 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.2

−8%vs 2000

vs 38.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

18.4 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202424K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(2,040)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(2,158)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(1,799)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(1,590)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(1,455)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(4,058)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.6%(3,850)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(2,529)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(2,412)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.9%(2,334)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(1,571)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(563)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,405

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,406 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,776

−22%vs 2000

vs $17,732 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.7%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$48,400

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$346

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $447 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.0%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.1% in 2000

30.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82.5%(21,374)

Black3%(767)

Hispanic / Latino4.4%(1,149)

Asian0.7%(175)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90.5%(23,868)

Black2.9%(772)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(564)

Asian0.5%(133)

Other6%(1,586)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.4%(2,049)

Central American0.4%(106)

Puerto Rican0.4%(86)

Salvadoran0.2%(57)

South American0.2%(50)

Spaniard0.2%(37)

Guatemalan0.1%(32)

Ecuadorian0.1%(28)

Colombian0.1%(22)

Nicaraguan0.1%(17)

Cuban0.1%(14)

Asian origin

Korean0.3%(79)

Kazakh0.2%(38)

Filipino0.1%(31)

Laotian0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese0.8%(205)

Samoan0.1%(31)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(23)

Chamorro0.1%(18)

Ancestry

German17.9%(4,356)

English11.1%(2,704)

Irish9.3%(2,259)

American4.7%(1,150)

Scottish2.6%(626)

Dutch1.7%(425)

French1.5%(368)

Italian1.5%(353)

Norwegian0.8%(197)

British0.7%(174)

Polish0.7%(163)

Swedish0.5%(132)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.3%(85)

Danish0.2%(57)

Czech0.2%(56)

Brazilian0.2%(44)

Russian0.1%(36)

French Canadian0.1%(34)

Arab0.1%(29)

Lebanese0.1%(29)

Hungarian0.1%(24)

West Indian0.1%(24)

Lithuanian0.1%(23)

Austrian0.1%(16)

Swiss0.1%(15)

Armenian0%(11)

Welsh0%(11)

Subsaharan African0%(8)

Portuguese0%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.9%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.0%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.5%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

11.4 min

+13%vs 2000

vs 10.1 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 married36.6%(3,457)

Married43.9%(4,142)

Widowed3.8%(363)

Divorced15.6%(1,472)

Women 15+

Never married25.4%(2,451)

Married45.3%(4,372)

Widowed10.1%(971)

Divorced19.2%(1,857)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.9%

−6.4 ptssince 2013

from 18.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.2%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 48.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.4%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.8%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 20.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.7%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 4.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.1%

−6.8 ptssince 2020

from 62.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.0%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 42.9% 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)30.1%(473)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.4%(289)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.9%(518)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.1%(128)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,573 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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