Oklahoma City, OK
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None of the households in Oklahoma City, OK reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
Most people in Oklahoma City, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Oklahoma City, OK was 2 cars per household.
The economy of Oklahoma City, OK employs 339k people. The largest industries in Oklahoma City, OK are Health Care & Social Assistance (46,226 people), Retail Trade (41,583 people), and Educational Services (27,423 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($94,324), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($84,569), and Utilities ($77,336).
Males in Oklahoma have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,245. The income inequality in Oklahoma (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oklahoma City, OK, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (38,148 people), Management Occupations (34,180 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (31,722 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oklahoma City, OK.
This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Oklahoma (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oklahoma City, OK, are Health Care & Social Assistance (46,226 people), Retail Trade (41,583 people), and Educational Services (27,423 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oklahoma City, OK, though some of these residents may live in Oklahoma City, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
As of February 2023, there are 1.72M people employed in Oklahoma. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.
Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10%.
The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Oklahoma.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oklahoma went to Donald J. Trump with 66.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (31.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.02%).
James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin are the senators currently representing the state of Oklahoma. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
Oklahoma is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oklahoma went to Donald J. Trump with 66.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (31.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.02%).
The following chart shows the popular vote results in Oklahoma for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.
James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin are the senators currently representing Oklahoma.
In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
The following chart shows elected senators in Oklahoma over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.
Oklahoma is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house.
Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Oklahoma have changed over time starting in 2008.
In 2022, universities in Oklahoma City, OK awarded 7,695 degrees. The student population of Oklahoma City, OK in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 12,029 male students and 19,659 female students.
The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.
In 2022, 0.873% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.779% of women were in the same situation.
This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.
The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.
This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.
People in Oklahoma City, OK have an average commute time of 22.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oklahoma City, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
Median household income in Oklahoma City, OK is $66,702. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Oklahoma City, OK was Census Tract 1081.01 with a value of $184,896, followed by Census Tract 1085.20 and Census Tract 2017, with respective values of $162,250 and $139,917.
In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Oklahoma City, OK was Census Tract 1081.01 with a value of $184,896, followed by Census Tract 1085.20 and Census Tract 2017, with respective values of $162,250 and $139,917.
The following map shows all of the places in Oklahoma City, OK colored by their Median Household Income (Total).
The following chart displays the households in Oklahoma City, OK distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.
In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Oklahoma City, OK across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In 2023, 77% of workers in Oklahoma City, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.82%) and those who carpooled to work (9.62%).
The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.
Using averages, employees in Oklahoma City, OK have a shorter commute time (22.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.59% of the workforce in Oklahoma City, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Oklahoma City, OK compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Oklahoma City, OK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Oklahoma City, OK have 2 cars.
N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oklahoma City, OK (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Oklahoma City, OK is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.
The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.
N/A% of the population of Oklahoma City, OK has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.
Primary care physicians in Oklahoma County, OK see 1174 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.44% increase from the previous year (1146 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 917 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 144 patients per year.
Primary care physicians in Oklahoma County, OK see an average of 1,174 patients per year. This represents a 2.44% increase from the previous year (1,146 patients).
The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Oklahoma County, OK in comparison to its neighboring geographies.
In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Oklahoma City, OK changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
