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METRO AREA · 2000 CENSUS

Oklahoma City Metro

Oklahoma City, OK · 7 counties · 1,095,421 residents · 5,512 sq mi
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Oklahoma City is a metro area of 1,095,421 people. The typical home is worth $75,980. Growth has run 13% since 1990, or 124,379 more people. Households take in $37,076 at the median, 13% less than the US figure. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $42,589
Mid-age
median age 34.2
US median: 35.2
Average education
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 24%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $120,530
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,095,421
+13%since 1990
from 971,042 in 1990
1990 – 2025
Population density
199 / sq mi
+13%since 1990
from 176 / sq mi in 1990
Median age
34.2
+6%since 1990
from 32.2 in 1990
US average: 35.2
Land area
5,512 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
922K1.1M1.2M1.4M1.5M19902000201020202024Oklahoma City
20241.5M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2000
Under 57%(76,414)
US avg: 6.8%
5 to 97%(76,586)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 147.2%(78,567)
US avg: 7.3%
15 to 197.9%(86,061)
US avg: 7.2%
20 to 247.9%(86,512)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3414.1%(154,463)
US avg: 14.2%
35 to 4415.7%(172,460)
US avg: 16%
45 to 5413.3%(146,198)
US avg: 13.4%
55 to 648.5%(93,613)
US avg: 8.6%
65 to 746.2%(67,533)
US avg: 6.5%
75 to 843.9%(42,394)
US avg: 4.4%
85 and over1.3%(14,620)
US avg: 1.5%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$37,076
+4%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $27,012 in 1990
US average: $42,589
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$19,291
+46%since 1990
from $13,221 in 1990
US average: $21,522
Poverty rate
13.5%
−0.5 ptssince 1990
from 14.0% in 1990
US average: 12.4%
Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$75,980
+8%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $53,252 in 1990
US average: $120,530
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$484
Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 1990
from $367 in 1990
US average: $602
Owner-occupied
65.4%
+0.5 ptssince 1990
from 64.9% in 1990
34.6% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990
White, non-Hispanic81.7%(793,250)
Black10.5%(101,516)
Hispanic / Latino3.4%(32,898)
Asian1.7%(16,814)
2000
White, non-Hispanic73.5%(804,821)
Black10.4%(113,383)
Hispanic / Latino6.7%(73,253)
Asian2.4%(26,779)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

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
24.2%
+2.7 ptssince 1990
from 21.5% in 1990
US average: 24.4%
High school or higher
83.6%
+4.5 ptssince 1990
from 79.1% in 1990
US average: 80.3%
Graduate degree
8.3%
+1.0 ptssince 1990
from 7.3% in 1990
US average: 8.8%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
14.2 min
−29%since 1990
from 20.0 min in 1990
US average: 17.6
Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status
Men 15+
Never married28.3%(118,224)
Married58.6%(245,046)
Widowed2.3%(9,520)
Divorced10.8%(45,326)
Women 15+
Never married22%(98,206)
Married54.6%(243,532)
Widowed9.8%(43,618)
Divorced13.6%(60,541)
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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Oklahoma City, OK?

Oklahoma City, OK has about 1,095,421 residents according to the 2000 Census.

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

The typical household in Oklahoma City, OK earns about $37,076 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 $75,980, and the typical rent is about $484 a month.

How educated are people in Oklahoma City, OK?

About 24.2% 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 13.5% 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 124,379 residents, a change of about 13 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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