Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

Oklahoma County has a population of 806,199 and has grown 3.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $222,900, about 3.3 times the county's median household income of $66,679.

Home price
$222,900
Income
$66,679
Population
806,199
Unemployment
4.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$222,900county
Median gross rent$1,116county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198053.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented41.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,359county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,244county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,017county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,675county
Home insurance / yr$5,010(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living86(statewide)
Median household income$66,679county
Family health premium / yr$23,050(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,468(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.591(statewide)
Poverty rate16.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home10.8%county
Unemployment rate4.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force65.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.3%county
Share of workers employed by government16.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.1%county
Economic output per resident$91,461county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.97%county
Top state income tax4.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.06%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time21.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service10 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2243575county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station4.1 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.7%county
Traffic deaths29.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-6.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher35.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.5%county
Public schools in the county206county
Public school enrollment127472county
Students per full-time teacher17.0county
Free lunch eligible65.4%county
Elementary schools121county
Middle schools50county
High schools35county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above8county
Share of local colleges that are public81.8%county
Two-year institutions3county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution3.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians81county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county23county
Hospitals here with an emergency department20county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter9.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance13.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year18.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year15.0%county
Frequent mental distress18.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population806,199county
Land area in square miles709county
People per square mile of land1137.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores108county
Convenience stores27county
Share living far from a food store12.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract1.6%county
Population change since 2020+3.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age35.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over14.5%county
Share of households that are one person32.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States10.8%county
Second languages18.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls74.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents121county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in20,867county
Households that moved away20,710county
Average income of arriving households$56,990county
Average income of departing households$62,385county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes19county
Housing units authorised in the latest year6,803county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings27.3%county
Violent crime rate423(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature62.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation42.5 incounty
Annual snowfall4.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.68 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F68 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing63 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days219 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 1county
Average first fall frostNov 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$140county
Electric utilities serving this county6county
Electricity price per kWh11.8¢county
Household electricity use1,197 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity38.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas58.5%county
Homes heated by propane2.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband91.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk97.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk71.1county
Landslide risk57.6county
Hail risk99.7county
Earthquake risk94.0county
Tornado risk99.5county
Tropical cyclone risk49.5county
Extreme heat risk99.5county
Winter weather risk91.9county
Strong wind risk83.9county
Wildfire risk88.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here1county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here1county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams1county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Oklahoma County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Oklahoma figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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