Ardmore, OK

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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US Senator

James Lankford

Republican Party

US Senator

Markwayne Mullin

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

38.3

0.519% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$58,856

3.31% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

21,283

17.3% 1-year decline

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Ardmore, OK are White (Non-Hispanic) (67.4%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (10.4%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (6.9%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (5.81%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (3.5%).

None of the households in Ardmore, 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.

The largest universities in Ardmore, OK are Southern Oklahoma Technology Center (418 degrees awarded in 2022).

Ardmore, OK borders Duncan, OK.

United States Oklahoma

Population & Diversity

In 2023, there were 6.46 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (32.5k people) in Ardmore, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.03k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 3.33k American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ardmore, OK

White (Non-Hispanic)
32.5k ± 267
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
5.03k ± 408
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
3.33k ± 293

8.19%

Hispanic Population

3.95k people

8.19% of the people in Ardmore, OK are hispanic (3.95k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Oklahoma.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
102,193 ± 7,747 people
Vietnam
12,454 ± 2,736 people
India
10,765 ± 2,544 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oklahoma was Mexico, the natal country of 102,193 Oklahoma residents, followed by Vietnam with 12,454 and India with 10,765.

Foreign-Born Population

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.45k people

3.93%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

2.3k people

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
862 ± 154
Vietnam
818 ± 150
Gulf War (1990s)
405 ± 106

Ardmore, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.05 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Ardmore, OK employs 21.3k people. The largest industries in Ardmore, OK are , and the highest paying industries are .

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 0.456, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

21.3k

2023 Value

± 832

−17.3%

1 Year decline

± 6.22%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ardmore, OK, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ardmore, 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

21.3k

2023 Value

± 832

−17.3%

1 Year decline

± 6.22%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ardmore, OK, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ardmore, OK, though some of these residents may live in Ardmore, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($67,750), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($66,027), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,673).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($61,579), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,264), and Manufacturing ($42,101).

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

132
Retail Trade
110
Health Care and Social Assistance
99
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$265k
Manufacturing
$247k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$132k
Transportation and Warehousing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

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 Ardmore, 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

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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

Most students graduating from Universities in Ardmore, OK are White (252 and 60.3%), followed by Two or More Races (53 and 12.7%), Hispanic or Latino (44 and 10.5%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (42 and 10%).

The largest universities in Ardmore, OK by number of degrees awarded are Southern Oklahoma Technology Center (418 and NaNk%).

The most popular majors in Ardmore, OK are Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (46 and NaNk%), Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (31 and NaNk%), and Carpenter (24 and NaNk%).

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training
31 degrees awarded
General Cosmetology
15 degrees awarded
Automation Engineer Technology
6 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Ardmore, OK was Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training with 31 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Ardmore, OK according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Southern Oklahoma Technology Center

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

418 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Southern Oklahoma Technology Center with 418 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 237 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Ardmore, OK, which is 1.31 times more than the 181 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 252 degrees mean that there were 4.75 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Two or More Races, with 53 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.

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

Housing

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

65.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

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

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the counties in Ardmore, OK colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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

$58,856

Median Household Income

± $1,791

18.9k

Number of Households

± 745

The following chart displays the households in Ardmore, 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ardmore, 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 1. 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 2023

Drove Alone (79%)
Carpooled (12.6%)
Worked At Home (4.21%)

In 2023, 79% of workers in Ardmore, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.6%) and those who worked at home (4.21%).

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

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ardmore, OK have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 2.98% of the workforce in Ardmore, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ardmore, 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 N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 55 - 64.

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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

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In N/A, N/A had the highest N/A in the nation, at N/A. N/A has the second highest (N/A), followed by N/A (N/A).

The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

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Health

86% of the population of Ardmore, OK has health coverage, with 37.6% on employee plans, 19.3% on Medicaid, 14% on Medicare, 13.2% on non-group plans, and 1.82% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Oklahoma see 1653 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.6% increase from the previous year (1627 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1572 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 238 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,653 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Oklahoma

Primary care physicians in Oklahoma see an average of 1,653 patients per year. This represents a 1.6% increase from the previous year (1,627 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians 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 26.5% under 18 years, 19.9% between 18 and 34 years, 37.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

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

Uninsured People

14%

Uninsured

37.6%

Employer Coverage

19.3%

Medicaid

14%

Medicare

13.2%

Non-Group

1.82%

Military or VA

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

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