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STATE · ADMITTED 1907

Oklahoma

4,028,634 residents · 77 counties · 846 cities · 68,595 sq mi · 1,205 census tracts
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Oklahoma is a state of 4,028,634 people. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $199,800. 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6% of people here were born outside the United States. Density works out to 59 people per square mile. The population is up 17% since 2000.

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Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
4,028,634
+17%since 2000
from 3,450,654 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
59 / sq mi
+12%since 2009
from 53 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
37.0
+4%since 2000
from 35.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
68,595 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
3.1M3.3M3.6M3.9M4.1M19902000201020202024Oklahoma
20244.0M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.1%(246,157)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.6%(267,675)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147%(281,590)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197%(282,700)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247%(281,707)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.5%(542,784)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.2%(530,575)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.4%(459,989)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.9%(477,711)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.7%(390,790)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845%(201,456)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.6%(65,500)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$65,039
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $33,400 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$35,624
+102%since 2000
from $17,646 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
43.6%
+20.2 ptssince 2009
from 23.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
15.3%
+0.6 ptssince 2000
from 14.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.467
+2%since 2010
from 0.459 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade9.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade7.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance6.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services5.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical4.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4%
US avg: 4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing3.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Manufacturing2%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction1.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1.4%
US avg: 0.9%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$199,800
+62%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $67,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,014
+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $456 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
65.8%
−2.6 ptssince 2000
from 68.4% in 2000
34.2% rent
Vacancy rate
12.0%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 13.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.50 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.49 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
18.1%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 20.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
41.7%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 40.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.1
+30%since 2009
from 2.4 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-Hispanic74.1%(2,556,368)
Black7.5%(257,981)
Hispanic / Latino5.2%(179,304)
Asian1.3%(46,172)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic62.1%(2,502,660)
Black6.8%(272,436)
Hispanic / Latino12.7%(510,804)
Asian2.4%(95,183)
Other16.1%(647,551)
Diversity Score
71
+23%since 2009
from 58 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican9.7%(389,636)
Guatemalan0.5%(20,602)
Puerto Rican0.5%(20,005)
South American0.4%(17,336)
Spaniard0.3%(10,815)
Honduran0.2%(8,601)
Salvadoran0.2%(7,474)
Venezuelan0.2%(6,174)
Cuban0.1%(5,542)
Colombian0.1%(4,583)
Dominican0.1%(2,858)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.1%(2,698)
Nicaraguan0%(1,813)
Ecuadorian0%(1,534)
Panamanian0%(1,439)
Argentine0%(930)
Chilean0%(624)
Bolivian0%(430)
Uruguayan0%(187)
Asian origin
Vietnamese0.5%(20,468)
Asian Indian0.4%(16,159)
Chinese0.3%(12,857)
Hmong0.2%(8,850)
Filipino0.2%(8,558)
Burmese0.2%(6,635)
Korean0.1%(4,707)
Pakistani0.1%(2,294)
Japanese0%(1,912)
Laotian0%(1,839)
Nepalese0%(1,446)
Thai0%(1,317)
+ 11 more asian origin groups with data
Kazakh0%(1,280)
Bangladeshi0%(1,277)
Cambodian0%(725)
Taiwanese0%(654)
Indonesian0%(634)
Sri Lankan0%(257)
Malaysian0%(244)
Mongolian0%(131)
Bhutanese0%(20)
Mien0%(8)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(5,080)
Marshallese0.1%(3,257)
Samoan0%(1,488)
Chamorro0%(1,394)
Chuukese0%(366)
Guamanian0%(279)
Tongan0%(171)
Fijian0%(69)
Ancestry
German12%(483,815)
English11.4%(459,982)
Irish9.9%(397,216)
American6.1%(247,011)
Scottish2%(82,195)
Italian1.7%(67,560)
French1.4%(56,419)
Scotch-Irish1%(38,667)
Dutch0.9%(36,270)
Polish0.7%(29,695)
Subsaharan African0.7%(27,123)
Norwegian0.6%(24,404)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.6%(22,998)
Welsh0.5%(19,543)
British0.4%(17,156)
Czech0.4%(14,656)
West Indian0.3%(12,823)
Arab0.3%(11,489)
Russian0.2%(9,922)
Danish0.2%(7,155)
Nigerian0.2%(6,171)
French Canadian0.2%(6,103)
Portuguese0.1%(5,867)
Swiss0.1%(5,647)
Hungarian0.1%(5,009)
Lebanese0.1%(4,719)
Greek0.1%(4,643)
Canadian0.1%(4,040)
Iranian0.1%(3,825)
Ukrainian0.1%(3,532)
Austrian0.1%(3,078)
Jamaican0.1%(2,787)
Lithuanian0.1%(2,168)
Finnish0.1%(2,028)
Brazilian0%(1,571)
Belgian0%(1,522)
Romanian0%(1,312)
Croatian0%(1,226)
Slovak0%(1,205)
Syrian0%(1,089)
Turkish0%(1,064)
Moroccan0%(1,039)
Australian0%(1,003)
Ethiopian0%(969)
Kenyan0%(935)
Ghanaian0%(873)
Haitian0%(855)
Egyptian0%(839)
Bulgarian0%(809)
Armenian0%(779)
Iraqi0%(775)
Israeli0%(679)
Jordanian0%(429)
Serbian0%(420)
Slovene0%(383)
Latvian0%(352)
Macedonian0%(288)
Somali0%(149)
Barbadian0%(148)
Guyanese0%(128)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
28.3%
+8.1 ptssince 2000
from 20.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
89.4%
+8.8 ptssince 2000
from 80.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
9.9%
+3.1 ptssince 2000
from 6.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.4 min
+54%since 2000
from 14.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
77.4%
−3.4 ptssince 2009
from 80.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.7%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 11.6% 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
9.4%
+5.8 ptssince 2009
from 3.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.0%
−1.5 ptssince 2011
from 6.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
61.2%
−1.7 ptssince 2011
from 63.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
70.9%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 69.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 13.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
38.3%
+6.6 ptssince 2009
from 31.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.3% in 2009
Female
50.2%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.7% in 2009
Foreign born
6.4%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 5.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.9%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 12.1% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
17.2%
+1.5 ptssince 2012
from 15.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
12.9%
−5.5 ptssince 2013
from 18.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
88.9%
+16.1 ptssince 2017
from 72.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.9%
+4.3 ptssince 2020
from 90.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
85.6%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 83.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
88.5%
−1.5 ptssince 2016
from 90.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
8.1%
+1.3 ptssince 2016
from 6.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married34.2%(545,919)
Married51%(815,957)
Widowed3.3%(52,357)
Divorced11.5%(184,235)
Women 15+
Never married27.3%(445,976)
Married49.5%(810,009)
Widowed9.5%(155,251)
Divorced13.7%(223,508)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
12.9%
−5.5 ptssince 2013
from 18.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
49.0%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 50.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 13.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 18.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
21.0%
+3.4 ptssince 2020
from 17.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.3%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 3.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
62.0%
−2.0 ptssince 2020
from 64.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
38.0%
+3.6 ptssince 2020
from 34.4% 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)28.8%(69,312)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.4%(63,635)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.3%(82,625)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(8,019)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(1,896)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 240,929 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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Section 02

Largest cities

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1.Oklahoma City719,849
2.Tulsa416,209
3.Norman130,943
4.Broken Arrow124,991
5.Edmond100,479
6.Lawton90,503
7.Moore63,609
8.Midwest City58,799
9.Enid50,297
10.Stillwater50,046
11.Owasso43,117
12.Bartlesville38,278
13.Muskogee36,760
14.Bixby32,766
15.Shawnee32,474
16.Jenks28,175
17.Yukon27,615
18.Ardmore24,956
19.Mustang24,571
20.Ponca City24,225
21.Sapulpa23,695
22.Duncan23,238
23.Durant21,552
24.Del City21,138
25.El Reno20,730
26.Claremore20,681
27.Sand Springs20,397
28.Bethany20,315
29.Altus18,707
30.McAlester18,044
31.Tahlequah17,508
32.Chickasha17,313
33.Ada16,660
34.Newcastle15,198
35.Glenpool14,705
36.Miami12,893
37.Choctaw12,549
38.Guthrie12,257
39.Guymon12,241
40.Weatherford12,005
41.Woodward11,635
42.Coweta11,472
43.Okmulgee11,394
44.Elk City11,335
45.Warr Acres10,552
Section 03

Metropolitan & micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas (4)
1.Oklahoma City1,512,813
2.Tulsa1,069,273
3.Lawton127,590
4.Enid61,779
Micropolitan areas (17)
1.Stillwater83,889
2.Shawnee75,102
3.Muskogee66,708
4.Bartlesville54,037
5.Durant51,367
6.Tahlequah49,196
7.Ardmore48,910
8.Duncan44,310
9.Ponca City43,490
10.McAlester43,320
11.Weatherford39,059
12.Ada38,528
13.Miami30,438
14.Altus24,764
15.Elk City22,159
16.Guymon20,322
17.Woodward19,827

Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.

Frequently asked

How many people live in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma has about 4,028,634 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Oklahoma?

The typical household in Oklahoma earns about $65,039 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Oklahoma expensive?

In Oklahoma, the median home is worth about $199,800, and the typical rent is about $1,014 a month.

How educated are people in Oklahoma?

About 28.3% of adults age 25 and over in Oklahoma hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Oklahoma?

About 15.3% of people in Oklahoma live below the federal poverty line.

Has Oklahoma grown since 1990?

Yes, Oklahoma has grown since 1990. The population has added about 883,049 residents, a change of about 28 percent over that period.

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