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METRO AREA · 2020 ACS

Oklahoma City Metro

Oklahoma City, OK · 7 counties · 1,425,695 residents · 5,512 sq mi
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With 1,425,695 people, Oklahoma City is a metro area. Growth has run 30% since 2000, or 330,274 more people. The typical home is worth $161,480, having more than doubled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 8%. Households earn $60,714 at the median, near the US median. About 32% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $66,278
Younger
median age 35.8
US median: 38.8
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 41%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,425,695
+30%since 2000
from 1,095,421 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
259 / sq mi
+30%since 2000
from 199 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
35.8
+5%since 2000
from 34.2 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
5,512 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
922K1.1M1.2M1.4M1.5M19902000201020202024Oklahoma City
20241.5M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 56.2%(89,076)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.9%(98,104)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 147.2%(102,105)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.9%(98,890)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.4%(105,378)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3414.1%(201,423)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4413.4%(191,298)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5411.3%(160,466)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6411.9%(170,213)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 748.9%(126,586)
US avg: 10%
75 to 844.2%(59,985)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.6%(22,171)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$60,714
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $37,076 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$32,074
+66%since 2000
from $19,291 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
39.9%
+13.1 ptssince 2009
from 26.8% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
13.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2000
from 13.5% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information11.9%
US avg: 11.1%
Wholesale trade7.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade7%
US avg: 10%
Other services6.3%
US avg: 6.6%
Finance & insurance4.9%
US avg: 5.5%
Public administration4.5%
US avg: 4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical4%
US avg: 4.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing3.4%
US avg: 1.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.8%
US avg: 2.5%
Manufacturing2.7%
US avg: 0.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.6%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.8%
Construction0.7%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$161,480
+41%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $75,980 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$883
+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $484 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
62.5%
−3.0 ptssince 2000
from 65.4% in 2000
37.5% rent
Persons per household
2.62 people
+5%since 2009
from 2.51 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
2.7
+6%since 2009
from 2.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic59.3%(845,718)
Black10.1%(143,297)
Hispanic / Latino14.9%(212,546)
Asian3.2%(46,085)
Other9.6%(136,538)
Segregation Score
33
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
Mexican10.9%(153,028)
Central American1.1%(15,134)
Guatemalan0.6%(8,493)
South American0.4%(5,467)
Puerto Rican0.3%(4,761)
Salvadoran0.3%(3,440)
Spaniard0.2%(3,217)
Honduran0.2%(2,194)
Venezuelan0.1%(1,584)
Colombian0.1%(1,472)
Peruvian0.1%(1,404)
Cuban0.1%(1,158)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Panamanian0%(482)
Argentine0%(433)
Dominican0%(377)
Ecuadorian0%(273)
Bolivian0%(177)
Nicaraguan0%(135)
Chilean0%(49)
Uruguayan0%(47)
Asian origin
Vietnamese1%(14,546)
Asian Indian0.6%(8,452)
Chinese0.4%(5,247)
Filipino0.2%(3,124)
Korean0.2%(2,976)
Pakistani0.1%(1,184)
Japanese0.1%(1,130)
Laotian0.1%(897)
Thai0.1%(817)
Burmese0.1%(784)
Taiwanese0.1%(502)
Nepalese0%(347)
+ 6 more asian origin groups with data
Cambodian0%(281)
Indonesian0%(219)
Hmong0%(137)
Malaysian0%(52)
Mongolian0%(27)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(1,055)
Chamorro0%(380)
Samoan0%(279)
Tongan0%(11)
Fijian0%(1)
Ancestry
German11.9%(165,271)
Irish9.1%(126,742)
English8.2%(113,827)
American7.2%(99,957)
Italian1.9%(25,947)
Scottish1.8%(24,793)
French1.6%(22,778)
Scotch-Irish1.1%(14,771)
Dutch1%(14,558)
Polish0.8%(11,740)
Subsaharan African0.7%(10,423)
British0.7%(10,304)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.7%(9,751)
Welsh0.6%(8,287)
Swedish0.6%(8,011)
Czech0.5%(7,365)
West Indian0.3%(4,512)
Russian0.2%(3,359)
French Canadian0.2%(2,795)
Swiss0.2%(2,703)
Iranian0.2%(2,626)
Danish0.2%(2,336)
Lebanese0.2%(2,167)
Portuguese0.2%(2,110)
Greek0.1%(2,083)
Hungarian0.1%(1,902)
Canadian0.1%(1,786)
Nigerian0.1%(1,416)
Ukrainian0.1%(1,309)
Austrian0.1%(1,181)
Finnish0.1%(1,034)
Jamaican0.1%(749)
Romanian0.1%(701)
Lithuanian0%(670)
Arab0%(531)
Belgian0%(521)
Ghanaian0%(509)
Croatian0%(502)
Ethiopian0%(484)
Slovak0%(477)
Moroccan0%(449)
Kenyan0%(436)
Turkish0%(433)
Haitian0%(427)
Brazilian0%(365)
Armenian0%(246)
Bulgarian0%(233)
Slovene0%(218)
Syrian0%(216)
Israeli0%(214)
Egyptian0%(181)
Australian0%(181)
Iraqi0%(161)
Jordanian0%(150)
Serbian0%(117)
Latvian0%(70)
Barbadian0%(61)
Guyanese0%(26)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
31.6%
+7.4 ptssince 2000
from 24.2% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
89.5%
+5.9 ptssince 2000
from 83.6% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
11.3%
+3.0 ptssince 2000
from 8.3% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.0 min
+62%since 2000
from 14.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
81.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 82.0% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
4.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 5.2% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.5%
−1.5 ptssince 2011
from 6.0% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
65.1%
−1.2 ptssince 2011
from 66.4% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.4%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
38.4%
+4.1 ptssince 2009
from 34.3% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
Female
50.7%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
Foreign born
7.8%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 7.1% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
12.8%
−4.5 ptssince 2013
from 17.3% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
92.8%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
83.1%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
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
12.8%
−4.5 ptssince 2013
from 17.3% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
55.9%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
12.9%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
15.8%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
16.0%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
3.1%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
68.5%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
30.9%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)27.1%(25,758)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)26%(24,704)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era34.3%(32,608)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War6%(5,707)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II1.9%(1,838)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 95,003 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 1,425,695 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Oklahoma City, OK earns about $60,714 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 $161,480, and the typical rent is about $883 a month.

How educated are people in Oklahoma City, OK?

About 31.6% 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 13.4% 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 454,653 residents, a change of about 47 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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