Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK

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US Senator

James Lankford

Republican Party

US Senator

Markwayne Mullin

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

0.312% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

24.1%

4.28% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$50,802

3.41% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

47,473

1.22% 1-year growth

About

In N/A, Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK had a population of N/A people with a median age of 32 and a median household income of $50,802. Between N/A and N/A the population of Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income grew from $49,127 to $50,802, a 3.41% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK are White (Non-Hispanic) (36.5%), White (Hispanic) (15.5%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (12.9%), Other (Hispanic) (11.3%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (9.25%).

N/A of the households in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, 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.

85.3% of the residents in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK are Oklahoma City Community College (1,882 degrees awarded in 2023), Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City (818 degrees), and Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy-Oklahoma (6 degrees).

Most people in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK N/A, and the average commute time was 21.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK was N/A per household.

Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK borders North Cleveland County--South Oklahoma City & Moore Cities PUMA, OK, Oklahoma County (Northwest)--NW Oklahoma City, Bethany & Warr Acres Cities PUMA, OK, Oklahoma County (Central)--Oklahoma City, The Village & Nichols Hills Cities PUMA, OK, Oklahoma County (Southeast)--East Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK, and Canadian County--Yukon, Mustang, El Reno, West Oklahoma City & Piedmont Cities PUMA, OK.

United States Oklahoma

Population & Diversity

Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK is home to a population of N/A people, from which 85.3% are citizens. As of 2023, NaNN% of Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK residents were born outside of the country (22k people).

In 2023, there were 2.36 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (40.8k people) in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 17.3k White (Hispanic) and 14.4k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

54,311

Women

48.7%

57,289

Men

51.3%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 111,600 inhabitants, with 51.3% men, and 48.7% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK.

With the upper buttons you can add a filter by race.

Citizenship

85.3%

2023 Citizenship

85.6%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 85.3% of Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK was 85.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK

White (Non-Hispanic)
40.8k ± 1.97k
White (Hispanic)
17.3k ± 1.85k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
14.4k ± 1.68k

43.7%

Hispanic Population

48.8k people

43.7% of the people in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK are hispanic (48.8k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Mexico
14,425 ± 2,752 people
Guatemala
2,041 ± 1,099 people
Vietnam
907 ± 736 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK was Mexico, the natal country of 14,425 Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK residents, followed by Guatemala with 2,041 and Vietnam with 907.

Economy

The economy of Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK employs 47.5k people. In N/A, the largest industries in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK were N/A, and the highest paying industries were N/A.

Males in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK have an average income that is 1.1 times higher than the average income of females, which is $46,479. The income inequality in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK (measured using the Gini index) is 0.389, which is approximately the same as than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

N/A

Women

N/A%

N/A

Men

N/A%

The workforce of Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK in N/A was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

47.5k

2023 Value

1.22%

1 Year growth

± 1.22%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK grew at a rate of 1.22%, from 46.9k employees to 47.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK, are Construction laborers (1,689 people), Cashiers (1,481 people), and Cooks (1,460 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oklahoma.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

47.5k

2023 Value

1.22%

1 Year growth

± 1.22%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK grew at a rate of 1.22%, from 46.9k employees to 47.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK, are N/A. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK, though some of these residents may live in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$40,159

Median earning men ± $1,840

$29,709

Median earning women ± $1,284

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($82,712), Public Administration ($67,398), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($47,753).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($55,735), Information ($43,977), and Wholesale Trade ($41,696).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oklahoma.

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 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.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK. Showing the available data for Oklahoma.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (66.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (31.9%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.02%)
Independent Party

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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Oklahoma

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Oklahoma.

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.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK awarded 2,706 degrees. The student population of Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 5,624 male students and 9,992 female students.

The largest universities in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK by number of degrees awarded are Oklahoma City Community College (1,882 and 69.5%), Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City (818 and 30.2%), and Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy-Oklahoma (6 and 0.222%).

The most popular majors in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK are General Studies (547 and 20.2%), Registered Nursing (390 and 14.4%), and Other Multidisciplinary Studies (208 and 7.69%).

The median tuition cost in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK for a public four year colleges is $3,119 for in-state students and $8,904 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 15,616 students enrolled in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK, 36% men and 64% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 7,274 records, of which 62.7% were women and 37.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

In 2023, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Oklahoma City Community College
1,882 degrees awarded
Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City
818 degrees awarded
Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy-Oklahoma
6 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Oklahoma City Community College with 1,882 degrees awarded.

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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($3,119) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,034) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,600) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 1.99% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.4% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (26.8k), Secondary Education (18.7k), and Primary Education (18.3k).

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

People in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK have an average commute time of 21.8 minutes, and they N/A. Car ownership in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Equity

Household Income

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

$50,802

Median Household Income

± $1,338

42.7k

Number of Households

± 1,791

In 2023, the median household income of the 42.7k households in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK grew to $50,802 from the previous year's value of $49,127.

The following chart displays the households in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, 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

0.389

2023 Wage GINI in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK

0.395

2022 Wage GINI in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK

In 2023, the income inequality in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK was 0.389 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.46% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK was approximately the same as than the national average of N/A. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

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

21.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK have a shorter commute time (21.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.97% of the workforce in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

N/A

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

24.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK (26.5k out of 110k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

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

N/A% of the population of Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, 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 see 1,694 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.48% increase from the previous year (1,653 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1561 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 235 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for N/A.

1,694 to 1

N/A in Oklahoma

N/A in Oklahoma see an average of 1,694 patients per year. This represents a 2.48% increase from the previous year (1,653 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by N/A has been changing over time in Oklahoma in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.1% under 18 years, 24% between 18 and 34 years, 34.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.6% over 64 years.

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.

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

Between N/A and N/A, the percent of uninsured citizens in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK N/A by N/A from N/A% to N/A%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Oklahoma County (Southwest)--West Central Oklahoma City PUMA, OK changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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