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STATE · ADMITTED 1907 · 2000 CENSUS

Oklahoma

3,450,654 residents · 77 counties · 846 cities · 68,595 sq mi · 1,205 census tracts
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Oklahoma is a state of 3,450,654 people. Median home value sits at $67,700. The median household earns $33,400, about 22% below the national median. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Headcount has barely moved since 1990.

OK
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
3,450,654
+10%since 1990
from 3,145,585 in 1990
1990 – 2024
Median age
35.5
+7%since 1990
from 33.3 in 1990
US average: 35.2
Land area
68,595 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
3.1M3.3M3.6M3.9M4.1M19902000201020202024Oklahoma
20244.0M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2000
Under 56.8%(236,353)
US avg: 6.8%
5 to 97.1%(244,525)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 147.3%(252,029)
US avg: 7.3%
15 to 197.8%(269,373)
US avg: 7.2%
20 to 247.2%(247,165)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3413.1%(451,647)
US avg: 14.2%
35 to 4415.2%(523,522)
US avg: 16%
45 to 5413.1%(453,761)
US avg: 13.4%
55 to 649.2%(316,329)
US avg: 8.6%
65 to 747%(242,499)
US avg: 6.5%
75 to 844.5%(156,276)
US avg: 4.4%
85 and over1.7%(57,175)
US avg: 1.5%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$33,400
+8%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $23,577 in 1990
US average: $42,589
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$17,646
+48%since 1990
from $11,893 in 1990
US average: $21,522
Poverty rate
14.7%
−2.0 ptssince 1990
from 16.7% in 1990
US average: 12.4%
Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$67,700
+8%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $47,600 in 1990
US average: $120,530
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$456
+2%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $340 in 1990
US average: $602
Owner-occupied
68.4%
+0.3 ptssince 1990
from 68.1% in 1990
31.6% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990
White, non-Hispanic82.3%(2,587,439)
Black7.4%(232,244)
Hispanic / Latino2.7%(83,654)
Asian1%(32,561)
2000
White, non-Hispanic74.1%(2,556,368)
Black7.5%(257,981)
Hispanic / Latino5.2%(179,304)
Asian1.3%(46,172)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

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
20.3%
+2.5 ptssince 1990
from 17.8% in 1990
US average: 24.4%
High school or higher
80.6%
+6.0 ptssince 1990
from 74.6% in 1990
US average: 80.3%
Graduate degree
6.8%
+0.8 ptssince 1990
from 6.0% in 1990
US average: 8.8%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
14.6 min
−25%since 1990
from 19.5 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 married25.8%(339,762)
Married61.1%(805,261)
Widowed2.5%(33,582)
Divorced10.6%(140,124)
Women 15+
Never married19.1%(267,670)
Married57.2%(800,238)
Widowed11.1%(155,587)
Divorced12.5%(175,328)
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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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 3,450,654 residents according to the 2000 Census.

What is the median household income in Oklahoma?

The typical household in Oklahoma earns about $33,400 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Oklahoma expensive?

In Oklahoma, the median home is worth about $67,700, and the typical rent is about $456 a month.

How educated are people in Oklahoma?

About 20.3% of adults age 25 and over in Oklahoma hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Oklahoma?

About 14.7% 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 305,069 residents, a change of about 10 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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