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Oklahoma City Metro

Oklahoma City, OK · 7 counties · 1,512,813 residents (2025 est.) · 5,512 sq mi
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With 1,463,267 people, Oklahoma City is a metro area. That puts it in the top 7% of US metro areas for household income. Growth has run 34% since 2000, or 367,846 more people. The typical home is worth $228,101, having roughly tripled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 8%. Households take in $72,641 at the median, 12% less than the US figure.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,641, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.0
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 65%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Oklahoma City

Among the 21 metro and micro areas based in Oklahoma

  • 1st in household income$72,641
  • 2nd in share with a bachelor's degree34.1%
  • 1st in home value$228,101
  • 6th in diversity score71.6
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,463,267
+34%since 2000
from 1,095,421 in 2000
1,512,813 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
265 / sq mi
+34%since 2000
from 199 / 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
5,512 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
922K1.1M1.2M1.4M1.5M19902000201020202024Oklahoma City
20241.5M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.1%(89,809)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.7%(98,757)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147%(102,246)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.1%(103,561)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.4%(108,388)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.2%(208,423)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.8%(202,574)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.4%(167,082)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.3%(165,718)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749%(131,760)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.4%(64,969)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.4%(19,980)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$72,641
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $37,076 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$39,078
+103%since 2000
from $19,291 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
48.4%
+21.6 ptssince 2009
from 26.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.9%
+0.4 ptssince 2000
from 13.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.462
Unchangedsince 2010
from 0.460 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade7.5%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade6.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services6.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration4.7%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical4.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Manufacturing1.7%
US avg: 0.4%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1.1%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.8%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$228,101
+65%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $75,980 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,117
+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $484 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
64.1%
−1.4 ptssince 2000
from 65.4% in 2000
35.9% rent
Vacancy rate
8.1%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 10.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.51 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.51 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
18.8%
−2.4 ptssince 2009
from 21.2% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
44.3%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 42.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.2
+25%since 2009
from 2.5 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
68
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic73.5%(804,821)
Black10.4%(113,383)
Hispanic / Latino6.7%(73,253)
Asian2.4%(26,779)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic60.5%(884,817)
Black9.5%(138,317)
Hispanic / Latino15.7%(229,868)
Asian3.2%(47,477)
Other11.1%(162,788)
Diversity Score
72
+23%since 2009
from 58 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
31
−6%since 2020
from 33 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican12%(175,669)
Central American1.5%(21,512)
Guatemalan0.8%(11,978)
South American0.6%(8,733)
Puerto Rican0.5%(7,422)
Spaniard0.3%(4,417)
Salvadoran0.3%(3,854)
Honduran0.3%(3,568)
Venezuelan0.2%(2,908)
Cuban0.2%(2,455)
Colombian0.2%(2,174)
Peruvian0.1%(1,507)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Dominican0.1%(1,229)
Nicaraguan0.1%(1,175)
Ecuadorian0.1%(916)
Panamanian0%(474)
Argentine0%(450)
Chilean0%(316)
Bolivian0%(271)
Uruguayan0%(89)
Asian origin
Vietnamese1%(14,302)
Asian Indian0.6%(9,466)
Chinese0.5%(6,877)
Filipino0.2%(3,619)
Korean0.1%(2,033)
Laotian0.1%(1,167)
Pakistani0.1%(1,167)
Japanese0.1%(996)
Bangladeshi0.1%(842)
Burmese0.1%(825)
Nepalese0.1%(788)
Kazakh0.1%(661)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Hmong0%(642)
Thai0%(573)
Taiwanese0%(439)
Indonesian0%(430)
Cambodian0%(403)
Malaysian0%(198)
Sri Lankan0%(158)
Mongolian0%(103)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(1,870)
Chamorro0%(491)
Samoan0%(239)
Guamanian0%(136)
Tongan0%(25)
Fijian0%(9)
Ancestry
English12.1%(177,098)
German11.8%(172,946)
Irish9.2%(134,021)
American6.1%(89,022)
Scottish2.1%(30,016)
Italian1.7%(24,392)
French1.4%(20,963)
Scotch-Irish1.1%(15,932)
Subsaharan African0.9%(12,639)
Dutch0.8%(12,284)
Polish0.8%(11,188)
Norwegian0.7%(9,714)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.7%(9,517)
Welsh0.5%(7,759)
British0.5%(7,356)
Czech0.5%(7,026)
Arab0.4%(5,660)
Russian0.3%(3,762)
West Indian0.2%(3,571)
Nigerian0.2%(2,805)
Danish0.2%(2,793)
Hungarian0.2%(2,618)
Iranian0.2%(2,555)
Lebanese0.2%(2,548)
Swiss0.2%(2,439)
French Canadian0.2%(2,384)
Portuguese0.2%(2,316)
Canadian0.1%(2,039)
Greek0.1%(1,923)
Austrian0.1%(1,238)
Ukrainian0.1%(983)
Jamaican0.1%(969)
Lithuanian0.1%(949)
Finnish0.1%(908)
Moroccan0.1%(895)
Ethiopian0.1%(694)
Kenyan0%(632)
Ghanaian0%(629)
Iraqi0%(610)
Belgian0%(560)
Bulgarian0%(547)
Brazilian0%(543)
Croatian0%(509)
Slovak0%(465)
Romanian0%(422)
Armenian0%(359)
Haitian0%(320)
Jordanian0%(267)
Australian0%(258)
Syrian0%(246)
Turkish0%(200)
Serbian0%(183)
Slovene0%(162)
Somali0%(147)
Macedonian0%(137)
Israeli0%(121)
Latvian0%(111)
Egyptian0%(107)
Guyanese0%(69)
Barbadian0%(15)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
34.1%
+9.9 ptssince 2000
from 24.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.0%
+6.4 ptssince 2000
from 83.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.4%
+4.1 ptssince 2000
from 8.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.4 min
+65%since 2000
from 14.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
76.7%
−5.3 ptssince 2009
from 82.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.2%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 11.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
10.7%
+7.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.6%
Unchangedsince 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
5.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.7%
−1.3 ptssince 2011
from 6.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
64.9%
−1.5 ptssince 2011
from 66.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.0%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 72.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 12.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
41.6%
+7.3 ptssince 2009
from 34.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.4%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
Female
50.6%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
Foreign born
8.3%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.1%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 12.1% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
15.2%
+1.8 ptssince 2012
from 13.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
12.1%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 17.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.8%
+14.0 ptssince 2017
from 77.9% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.1%
+3.3 ptssince 2020
from 92.8% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
84.4%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 83.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
85.4%
−1.5 ptssince 2016
from 86.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
10.5%
+1.5 ptssince 2016
from 9.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married35.7%(205,387)
Married51.1%(293,934)
Widowed2.8%(15,985)
Divorced10.4%(59,539)
Women 15+
Never married29.6%(177,020)
Married48.9%(292,443)
Widowed8.2%(48,753)
Divorced13.3%(79,394)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
12.1%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 17.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
54.0%
−1.9 ptssince 2020
from 55.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 12.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.3%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 15.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
18.9%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 16.0% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 3.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
66.3%
−2.2 ptssince 2020
from 68.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
34.4%
+3.4 ptssince 2020
from 30.9% 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)32.4%(28,910)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.8%(26,568)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.6%(28,219)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3%(2,670)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(524)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 89,162 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

Oklahoma City, decade by decade

Oklahoma City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990971,042$64,830$127,80821.5%41.9
20001,095,421$67,540$138,41024.2%54.9
20101,252,987$67,759$173,09727.2%64.3
20201,425,695$73,587$195,72031.6%75.7
20241,463,267$72,641$228,10134.1%71.6

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.

In this metro

Largest cities

Oklahoma CityCENTRAL719,849Norman130,943Edmond100,479Moore63,609Midwest City58,799Yukon27,615Mustang24,571Del City21,138El Reno20,730Bethany20,315Chickasha17,313Newcastle15,198Choctaw12,549Guthrie12,257Warr Acres10,552Blanchard10,013Piedmont9,427The9,276Tuttle8,708Noble7,748Harrah7,212Purcell7,030Slaughterville4,332Nichols Hills3,864Spencer3,857Goldsby3,591Jones3,222Chandler2,963Prague2,427Nicoma Park2,294

The 30 most populous of 83 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

7 component counties

Oklahoma CountyCENTRAL822,125Cleveland CountyCENTRAL303,973Canadian CountyCENTRAL187,189Grady County59,128Logan CountyCENTRAL55,473McClain County49,647Lincoln County35,278
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Pop 1,402,509
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Pop 1,197,766
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Pop 1,575,010
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Pop 1,341,412
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Oklahoma City, OK?

Oklahoma City, OK has about 1,463,267 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Oklahoma City, OK earns about $72,641 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Oklahoma City, OK expensive?

In Oklahoma City, OK, the median home is worth about $228,101, and the typical rent is about $1,117 a month.

How educated are people in Oklahoma City, OK?

About 34.1% of adults age 25 and over in Oklahoma City, OK hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Oklahoma City, OK?

About 13.9% of people in Oklahoma City, OK live below the federal poverty line.

Has Oklahoma City, OK grown since 1990?

Yes, Oklahoma City, OK has grown since 1990. The population has added about 492,225 residents, a change of about 51 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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