COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Oklahoma County

Oklahoma · 599,611 residents · 709 sq mi

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Oklahoma County is a county of 599,611 people in Oklahoma. The typical home is worth $52,500. The population has fallen 9% since 2000. Median household income is $26,129, under the $30,130 national median. About 23% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

23% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

599,611

−9%vs 2000

vs 660,448 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.6

−5%vs 2000

vs 34.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

709 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024806K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(45,521)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(46,316)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(40,712)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(40,728)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.3%(43,629)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.4%(110,080)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.7%(87,854)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(60,887)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(51,668)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.1%(42,358)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(22,805)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(7,053)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,129

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,063 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,794

−29%vs 2000

vs $19,551 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.9%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$52,500

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$368

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $483 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.3%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.4% in 2000

38.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic67.1%(443,160)

Black14.9%(98,217)

Hispanic / Latino8.7%(57,336)

Asian2.8%(18,389)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic77.1%(462,234)

Black14.7%(88,369)

Hispanic / Latino4.1%(24,535)

Asian1.9%(11,464)

Other6.3%(37,544)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican15.5%(124,990)

Central American2.1%(16,911)

Guatemalan1.3%(10,474)

South American0.8%(6,484)

Puerto Rican0.6%(4,722)

Honduran0.4%(2,983)

Venezuelan0.3%(2,194)

Spaniard0.2%(1,947)

Salvadoran0.2%(1,862)

Colombian0.2%(1,649)

Cuban0.2%(1,367)

Peruvian0.2%(1,235)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Nicaraguan0.1%(1,099)

Dominican0.1%(732)

Ecuadorian0.1%(628)

Panamanian0%(318)

Chilean0%(278)

Argentine0%(201)

Bolivian0%(119)

Costa Rican0%(94)

Uruguayan0%(78)

Paraguayan0%(14)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.8%(6,346)

Asian Indian0.8%(6,179)

Chinese0.4%(3,436)

Filipino0.3%(2,467)

Korean0.2%(1,303)

Pakistani0.1%(831)

Burmese0.1%(744)

Bangladeshi0.1%(706)

Japanese0.1%(664)

Laotian0.1%(635)

Nepalese0.1%(549)

Hmong0.1%(497)

+ 9 more asian origin groups with data

Kazakh0.1%(415)

Taiwanese0%(389)

Thai0%(386)

Cambodian0%(264)

Indonesian0%(234)

Sri Lankan0%(135)

Malaysian0%(94)

Mongolian0%(87)

Singaporean0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(1,038)

Chamorro0%(337)

Marshallese0%(222)

Samoan0%(182)

Guamanian0%(108)

Tongan0%(25)

Fijian0%(9)

Ancestry

English11.3%(91,335)

German10.8%(86,820)

Irish8.2%(65,941)

American5.2%(41,563)

Scottish1.9%(15,717)

Italian1.7%(13,378)

French1.5%(11,732)

Subsaharan African1.2%(9,800)

Scotch-Irish1%(7,811)

Dutch0.8%(6,395)

Polish0.7%(5,811)

Norwegian0.6%(5,209)

+ 50 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.6%(4,979)

Arab0.5%(4,191)

British0.5%(3,673)

Czech0.5%(3,672)

Welsh0.4%(3,542)

Nigerian0.3%(2,296)

Russian0.3%(2,063)

Lebanese0.2%(1,920)

West Indian0.2%(1,786)

Iranian0.2%(1,784)

Hungarian0.2%(1,478)

Danish0.2%(1,477)

French Canadian0.2%(1,369)

Canadian0.2%(1,321)

Greek0.2%(1,295)

Swiss0.2%(1,221)

Portuguese0.1%(1,106)

Austrian0.1%(778)

Moroccan0.1%(707)

Ethiopian0.1%(660)

Ukrainian0.1%(555)

Lithuanian0.1%(531)

Iraqi0.1%(517)

Kenyan0.1%(488)

Jamaican0.1%(474)

Ghanaian0.1%(454)

Finnish0.1%(414)

Slovak0%(403)

Brazilian0%(339)

Armenian0%(330)

Croatian0%(310)

Belgian0%(268)

Haitian0%(254)

Romanian0%(245)

Bulgarian0%(216)

Syrian0%(157)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(154)

Somali0%(147)

Jordanian0%(143)

Macedonian0%(137)

Australian0%(123)

Turkish0%(109)

Egyptian0%(99)

Israeli0%(91)

Latvian0%(86)

Guyanese0%(69)

Serbian0%(67)

Slovene0%(55)

Palestinian0%(54)

Cape Verdean0%(38)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

22.6%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.1%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.4%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.5 min

+46%vs 2000

vs 12.7 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 married37%(114,250)

Married49.8%(153,786)

Widowed2.8%(8,588)

Divorced10.4%(32,155)

Women 15+

Never married31.8%(104,242)

Married46.4%(151,916)

Widowed7.7%(25,352)

Divorced14%(45,907)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.7%

−5.9 ptssince 2013

from 19.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.4%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 52.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.2%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 18.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.3%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 64.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.9%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 32.9% 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)30.5%(13,998)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.7%(13,157)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.7%(14,989)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.2%(1,462)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(328)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 45,883 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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