Weatherford, OK

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2021 Population
28,564
1.26% 1-year decline
US Senator
James Lankford
Republican Party
US Senator
Markwayne Mullin
Republican Party
2021 Median Age
32.2
0.94% 1-year increase
2021 Poverty Rate
16%
5.41% 1-year decrease
2021 Median Household Income
$55,074
7.25% 1-year growth
2021 Median Property Value
$155,900
11.3% 1-year growth
2021 Employed Population
14,679
1.28% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Weatherford, OK had a population of 28.6k people with a median age of 32.2 and a median household income of $55,074. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Weatherford, OK declined from 28,929 to 28,564, a −1.26% decrease and its median household income grew from $51,351 to $55,074, a 7.25% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Weatherford, OK are White (Non-Hispanic) (67.2%), White (Hispanic) (8.59%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.31%), Two+ (Hispanic) (5.25%), and Other (Hispanic) (4.52%).

None of the households in Weatherford, 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.

96.8% of the residents in Weatherford, OK are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Weatherford, OK are Southwestern Oklahoma State University (1,286 degrees awarded in 2021).

In 2021, the median property value in Weatherford, OK was $155,900, and the homeownership rate was 66.5%.

Most people in Weatherford, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Weatherford, OK was 2 cars per household.

Weatherford, OK borders Elk City, OK.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Weatherford, OK is home to a population of 28.6k people, from which 96.8% are citizens. As of 2021, 5.95% of Weatherford, OK residents were born outside of the country (1.7k people).

In 2021, there were 7.82 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (19.2k people) in Weatherford, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.46k White (Hispanic) and 1.52k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

96.8%
2021 Citizenship
96.3%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 96.8% of Weatherford, OK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Weatherford, OK was 96.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Weatherford, OK
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    19.2k ± 31
  2. White (Hispanic)
    2.46k ± 513
  3. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    1.52k ± 328
18.8%
Hispanic Population
5.38k people

In 2021, there were 7.82 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (19.2k people) in Weatherford, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.46k White (Hispanic) and 1.52k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

18.8% of the people in Weatherford, OK are hispanic (5.38k people).

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

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    100,637 ± 7,689 people
  2. Vietnam
    11,889 ± 2,673 people
  3. India
    11,630 ± 2,644 people

In 2021, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oklahoma was Mexico, the natal country of 100,637 Oklahoma residents, followed by Vietnam with 11,889 and India with 11,630.

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Foreign-Born Population

5.95%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
1.7k people
6.9%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
2k people

As of 2021, 5.95% of Weatherford, OK residents (1.7k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Weatherford, OK was 6.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    561 ± 162
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    256 ± 120
  3. Korea
    153 ± 79

Weatherford, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.19 times greater than any other conflict.

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briefcaseEconomy

The economy of Weatherford, OK employs 14.7k people. The largest industries in Weatherford, OK are Retail Trade (2,097 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,740 people), and Educational Services (1,518 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($72,721), Utilities ($72,426), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($70,923).

Males in Oklahoma have an average income that is 1.4 times higher than the average income of females, which is $45,988. The income inequality in Oklahoma (measured using the Gini index) is 0.453, which is lower than than the national average.

Occupations

14.7k
2021 Value
± 1,016
1.28%
1 Year growth
± 9.71%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Weatherford, OK grew at a rate of 1.28%, from 14.5k employees to 14.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Weatherford, OK, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,783 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,727 people), and Management Occupations (1,467 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Weatherford, OK.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

14.7k
2021 Value
± 1,016
1.28%
1 Year growth
± 9.71%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Weatherford, OK grew at a rate of 1.28%, from 14.5k employees to 14.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Weatherford, OK, are Retail Trade (2,097 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,740 people), and Educational Services (1,518 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Weatherford, OK, though some of these residents may live in Weatherford, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$41,962
Median earning men ± $2,634
$23,524
Median earning women ± $3,146

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($72,132), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($64,313), and Manufacturing ($53,096).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Information ($73,125), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($39,810), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($35,158).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Oklahoma. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Oklahoma.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 332
    Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
  2. 268
    Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
  3. 176
    Retail Trade

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

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $194k
    Manufacturing
  2. $120k
    Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
  3. $76.9k
    Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Oklahoma to other states, or from other states to Oklahoma.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $21.2B
  2. $16.9B
  3. $11.6B

In 2020, the top outbound Oklahoma product (by dollars) was Coal-n.e.c. with $21.2B, followed by Mixed freight ($16.9B) and Machinery ($11.6B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Oklahoma products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$170B
2020 Value in Oklahoma
$311B
Projected 2050 Value in Oklahoma
82.4% growth

In 2020, total outbound Oklahoma trade was $170B. This is expected to increase 82.4% to $311B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Oklahoma trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Oklahoma to other states, or from other states to Oklahoma.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $33.7B
  2. $11B
  3. $5.32B

In 2020, the top outbound Oklahoma domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Texas with $33.7B, followed by Kansas with $11B and California and $5.32B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Oklahoma shares with each state (excluding itself).

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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.

US Senators from Oklahoma

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James Lankford
Senator from Oklahoma3
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Elected to the seat following the resignation of Tom Coburn.
Markwayne Mullin
Senator from Oklahoma2
Assumed office on January 3, 2023
Elected to the seat 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.

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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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In 2021, universities in Weatherford, OK awarded 1,286 degrees. The student population of Weatherford, OK in 2021 is skewed towards women, with 1,756 male students and 2,892 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Weatherford, OK are White (837 and 67.9%), followed by Two or More Races (100 and 8.12%), Hispanic or Latino (78 and 6.33%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (63 and 5.11%).

The largest universities in Weatherford, OK by number of degrees awarded are Southwestern Oklahoma State University (1,286 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Weatherford, OK are Registered Nursing (207 and 16.1%), General Business Administration & Management (129 and 10%), and General Health Services (80 and 6.22%).

The median tuition cost in Weatherford, OK for a public four year colleges is $6,368 for in-state students and $13,478 for out-of-state students.

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

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In 2021 in Weatherford, OK, the percentage of applicants admitted was 94.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 35.3%. The number of students enrolled in 2021 was 4,648 (37.8% men and 62.2% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2021 there were 4,648 students enrolled in Weatherford, OK, 37.8% men and 62.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,999 records, of which 64.1% were women and 35.9% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 84 degree-majors awarded
  2. 79 degree-majors awarded
  3. 175 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Weatherford, OK was General Business Administration & Management with 84 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Weatherford, OK according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
1,286 degrees awarded

In 2021, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Southwestern Oklahoma State University with 1,286 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2021, 454 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Weatherford, OK, which is 0.546 times less than the 832 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2021 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 837 degrees mean that there were 8.37 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Two or More Races, with 100 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($6,368) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2021.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,545) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2021.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,218) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2021, 0.815% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.707% of women were in the same situation.

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

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (951k), Some college (736k), and Bachelors Degree (481k).

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.

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The median property value in Weatherford, OK was $155,900 in 2021, which is 0.637 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $140,100 to $155,900, a 11.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Weatherford, OK is 66.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Weatherford, OK have an average commute time of 18.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Weatherford, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Weatherford, OK is $55,074. In 2021, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Weatherford, OK was Canadian County, OK with a value of $76,973, followed by Logan County, OK and McClain County, OK, with respective values of $74,744 and $73,914.

Property

$155,900
Median Property Value 2021
±$8,069
$7,235
Median Property Taxes
±$664

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 Weatherford, OK the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

66.5%
Homeownership
2021
66.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 66.5% of the housing units in Weatherford, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 64.1%.

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

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2021, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Weatherford, OK was Canadian County, OK with a value of $76,973, followed by Logan County, OK and McClain County, OK, with respective values of $74,744 and $73,914.

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

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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.
$55,074
Median Household Income
± $4,816
10.9k
Number of Households
± 868

In 2021, the median household income of the 10.9k households in Weatherford, OK grew to $55,074 from the previous year's value of $51,351.

The following chart displays the households in Weatherford, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Weatherford, OK is from Oklahoma.
0.453
2021 Wage GINI in Oklahoma
0.454
2020 Wage GINI in Oklahoma

In 2021, the income inequality in Oklahoma was 0.453 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.264% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more 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.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021
  1. Drove Alone (84.2%)
  2. Carpooled (10.3%)
  3. Worked At Home (2.96%)

In 2021, 84.2% of workers in Weatherford, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.3%) and those who worked at home (2.96%).

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.

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Commute Time

18.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Weatherford, OK have a shorter commute time (18.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 3.92% of the workforce in Weatherford, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty & Diversity

16% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Weatherford, OK (4.33k out of 27.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Weatherford, OK is White, followed by Hispanic 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.

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89.2% of the population of Weatherford, OK has health coverage, with 49.8% on employee plans, 14.1% on Medicaid, 9.46% on Medicare, 14.9% on non-group plans, and 0.997% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Oklahoma see 1627 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.914% decrease from the previous year (1642 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1601 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 237 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,627 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Oklahoma

Primary care physicians in Oklahoma see an average of 1,627 patients per year. This represents a 0.914% decrease from the previous year (1,642 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.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.9% under 18 years, 26.7% between 18 and 34 years, 33.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

10.8%
Uninsured
49.8%
Employer Coverage
14.1%
Medicaid
9.46%
Medicare
14.9%
Non-Group
0.997%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Weatherford, OK declined by 18.3% from 13.2% to 10.8%.

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

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