Ponca City, OK

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2022 Population

24,441

0.237% 1-year decline

US Senator

James Lankford

Republican Party

US Senator

Markwayne Mullin

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

0.538% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

17.7%

1.03% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$51,367

8.75% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$118,900

15.9% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Ponca City, OK had a population of 24.4k people with a median age of 37 and a median household income of $51,367. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Ponca City, OK declined from 24,499 to 24,441, a −0.237% decrease and its median household income grew from $47,236 to $51,367, a 8.75% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Ponca City, OK are White (Non-Hispanic) (69.5%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (9.33%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (7.52%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.93%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (2.9%).

None of the households in Ponca 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.

98.3% of the residents in Ponca City, OK are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Ponca City, OK are Pioneer Technology Center (138 degrees awarded in 2022) and Ponca City Beauty College (245980) (19 degrees).

In 2022, the median property value in Ponca City, OK was $118,900, and the homeownership rate was 61.6%.

Most people in Ponca City, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15 minutes. The average car ownership in Ponca City, OK was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Ponca City, OK is home to a population of 24.4k people, from which 98.3% are citizens. As of 2022, 2.73% of Ponca City, OK residents were born outside of the country (668 people).

In 2022, there were 7.45 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (17k people) in Ponca City, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.28k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 1.84k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.3%

2022 Citizenship

98.5%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98.3% of Ponca City, OK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Ponca City, OK was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Ponca City, OK compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ponca City, OK

White (Non-Hispanic)
17k ± 582
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
2.28k ± 427
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
1.84k ± 341

9.32%

Hispanic Population

2.28k people

9.32% of the people in Ponca City, OK are hispanic (2.28k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Ponca City, OK as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

2.73%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

668 people

2.41%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

591 people

As of 2022, 2.73% of Ponca City, OK residents (668 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Ponca City, OK was 2.41%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Ponca City, OK compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
615 ± 126
Gulf War (2001-)
604 ± 162
Gulf War (1990s)
180 ± 92

Ponca City, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.02 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Ponca City, OK employs 10.6k people. The largest industries in Ponca City, OK are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,585 people), Manufacturing (1,580 people), and Retail Trade (1,504 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($72,740), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($57,500), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,534).

Employment

Occupations

10.6k

2022 Value

± 657

−0.72%

1 Year decline

± 8.62%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Ponca City, OK declined at a rate of −0.72%, from 10.7k employees to 10.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ponca City, OK, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,132 people), Production Occupations (1,029 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,012 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ponca City, OK.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

10.6k

2022 Value

± 657

−0.72%

1 Year decline

± 8.62%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Ponca City, OK declined at a rate of −0.72%, from 10.7k employees to 10.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ponca City, OK, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,585 people), Manufacturing (1,580 people), and Retail Trade (1,504 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ponca City, OK, though some of these residents may live in Ponca City, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,500

Median earning men ± $3,238

$30,479

Median earning women ± $3,756

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,389), Manufacturing ($56,907), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,194).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Wholesale Trade ($46,354), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($45,769), and Manufacturing ($41,321).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

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.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Oklahoma went to Donald J. Trump with 65.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (32.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.58%).

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.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Ponca City, OK. Showing the available data for Oklahoma.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (65.4%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (32.3%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.58%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Oklahoma went to Donald J. Trump with 65.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (32.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.58%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Oklahoma for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Oklahoma

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James Lankford

Senator from Oklahoma

Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Took office following the resignation of Tom Coburn.

Markwayne Mullin

Senator from Oklahoma

Assumed office on January 3, 2023
Took office following the resignation of Jim Inhofe.

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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Oklahoma

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.

Education

In 2022, universities in Ponca City, OK awarded 157 degrees. The student population of Ponca City, OK in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 230 male students and 236 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Ponca City, OK are White (115 and 73.2%), followed by Two or More Races (20 and 12.7%), American Indian or Alaska Native (15 and 9.55%), and Hispanic or Latino (4 and 2.55%).

The largest universities in Ponca City, OK by number of degrees awarded are Pioneer Technology Center (138 and 87.9%) and Ponca City Beauty College (245980) (19 and 12.1%).

The most popular majors in Ponca City, OK are Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (40 and 25.5%), General Cosmetology (26 and 16.6%), and Computer Installation & Repair Technology (14 and 8.92%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

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.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (965k), Some college (734k), and Bachelors Degree (494k).

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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ponca City, OK was $118,900 in 2022, which is 0.422 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $102,600 to $118,900, a 15.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Ponca City, OK is 61.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Ponca City, OK have an average commute time of 15 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ponca City, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Ponca City, OK is $51,367. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Ponca City, OK was Census Tract 3 with a value of $73,421, followed by Census Tract 6 and Census Tract 2.02, with respective values of $72,000 and $64,043.

Property

$118,900

Median Property Value 2022

±$6,669

$5,752

Median Property Taxes

±$432

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Ponca City, OK the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Ponca City, OK compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

61.6%

Homeownership

2022

66.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 61.6% of the housing units in Ponca City, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 62.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ponca City, OK compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 3
Census Tract 6
Census Tract 2.02

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Ponca City, OK was Census Tract 3 with a value of $73,421, followed by Census Tract 6 and Census Tract 2.02, with respective values of $72,000 and $64,043.

The following map shows all of the places in Ponca City, OK colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$51,367

Median Household Income

± $2,867

9.34k

Number of Households

± 596

In 2022, the median household income of the 9.34k households in Ponca City, OK grew to $51,367 from the previous year's value of $47,236.

The following chart displays the households in Ponca 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ponca City, OK is from Oklahoma.

0.456

2022 Wage GINI in Oklahoma

0.453

2021 Wage GINI in Oklahoma

In 2022, the income inequality in Oklahoma was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.507% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Oklahoma was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oklahoma in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Oklahoma across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (79.7%)
Carpooled (11.8%)
Worked At Home (3.99%)

In 2022, 79.7% of workers in Ponca City, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.8%) and those who worked at home (3.99%).

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.

Commute Time

15 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ponca City, OK have a shorter commute time (15 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.69% of the workforce in Ponca City, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Ponca City, OK compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ponca City, OK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ponca City, OK have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ponca City, OK (4.23k out of 23.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ponca City, OK is White, followed by Native American and Two Or More.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

87.3% of the population of Ponca City, OK has health coverage, with 38.9% on employee plans, 20% on Medicaid, 13.2% on Medicare, 13.7% on non-group plans, and 1.45% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kay County, OK see 2885 patients per year on average, which represents a 12.7% increase from the previous year (2561 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1508 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 446 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,885 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Kay County, OK

Primary care physicians in Kay County, OK see an average of 2,885 patients per year. This represents a 12.7% increase from the previous year (2,561 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Kay County, OK in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.7% under 18 years, 21.2% between 18 and 34 years, 34.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.4% were men and 52.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

12.7%

Uninsured

38.9%

Employer Coverage

20%

Medicaid

13.2%

Medicare

13.7%

Non-Group

1.45%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ponca City, OK grew by 1.96% from 12.5% to 12.7%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Ponca City, OK changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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