Oklahoma City

Population & Demographics

Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma City is home to 697,125 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 295,725 resident workers commute each day.

OklahomaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
697,125
people
Population

697,125 residents

Median age 35.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Oklahoma City population & demographics

Who lives in Oklahoma City — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
697,125
Median age
35.1yrs
Median household income
$68,656
Median home value
$231,300
Median gross rent
$1,130/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
34.7%
Poverty rate
15.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Oklahoma City

How Oklahoma City breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White50.1%
Hispanic or Latino22.1%
Black13.1%
Two or more races7.6%
Asian4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native2.1%
Some other race0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Oklahoma City

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma City at a glance
Employed Residents
295,725
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
12.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
67.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
10.9%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Edmond
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Oklahoma City proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Oklahoma City commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

66 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Oklahoma City

295,725 commutes, one dot at a time

Oklahoma City

Where 295,725 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Oklahoma City, by worker count.

1Oklahoma City0.0 mi198,532
2Edmond12.6 mi12,900
3Norman19.6 mi9,777
4Tulsa100.6 mi8,205
5Moore11.0 mi6,548
6Midwest City9.5 mi5,915
7Yukon11.4 mi4,013
8Warr Acres4.9 mi3,818

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Oklahoma City.

1Oklahoma City0.0 mi198,532
2Edmond12.6 mi22,823
3Norman19.6 mi17,211
4Moore11.0 mi15,260
5Midwest City9.5 mi14,552
6Tulsa100.6 mi9,830
7Yukon11.4 mi6,643
8Del City6.6 mi5,593

Top industries

The sectors that employ Oklahoma City’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance16.8%
RTRetail Trade9.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.8%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services8.6%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services7.7%
PAPublic Administration6.5%
MFManufacturing6.2%
TRTransportation and Warehousing6.0%
WSWholesale Trade4.9%
Connectivity

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