Midwest City

Population & Demographics

Midwest City, OK

Midwest City is home to 58,297 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 25,135 resident workers commute each day.

OklahomaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
58,297
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Population

58,297 residents

Median age 36.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Midwest City population & demographics

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

Population
58,297
Median age
36.0yrs
Median household income
$57,520
Median home value
$164,500
Median gross rent
$1,091/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
23.8%
Poverty rate
16.5%

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 Midwest City

How Midwest 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).

White56.9%
Black20.3%
Two or more races10.3%
Hispanic or Latino7.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native2.7%
Asian1.7%
Some other race0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Midwest 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 Midwest City.

Midwest City at a glance
Employed Residents
25,135
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
9.5mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
11.8%
Share working within the area
Work from home
10.6%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Oklahoma City
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Midwest 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 Midwest 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

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

Midwest City

25,135 commutes, one dot at a time

Midwest City

Where 25,135 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Oklahoma City9.5 mi14,552
2Midwest City0.0 mi2,975
3Norman16.5 mi989
4Edmond14.5 mi815
5Tulsa93.3 mi765
6Moore10.4 mi529
7Choctaw6.6 mi342
8Del City3.7 mi325

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Midwest City.

1Oklahoma City9.5 mi5,915
2Midwest City0.0 mi2,975
3Norman16.5 mi806
4Moore10.4 mi671
5Edmond14.5 mi637
6Del City3.7 mi577
7Choctaw6.6 mi404
8Tulsa93.3 mi363

Top industries

The sectors that employ Midwest 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%)
RTRetail Trade20.8%
AFAccommodation and Food Services20.1%
EDEducational Services12.5%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance11.4%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.3%
MFManufacturing3.8%
FIFinance and Insurance3.0%
COConstruction2.9%
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