Oklahoma City is a very large city located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 702,767 people and 220 associated neighborhoods, Oklahoma City is the largest community in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma City real estate is some of the most expensive in Oklahoma, although Oklahoma City house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that Oklahoma City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.82% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Oklahoma City is one of the most attractive larger cities for people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. This makes it a good place to live for young singles in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting their professional careers. Although Oklahoma City is a large city, this demographic is significant enough that young professionals will find many others like themselves here, with really good opportunities for friendships, recreation, romance, and more.
The overall education level of Oklahoma City citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.98% of adults in Oklahoma City have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Oklahoma City in 2022 was $37,109, which is wealthy relative to Oklahoma, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,436 for a family of four. However, Oklahoma City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Oklahoma City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Oklahoma City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oklahoma City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Oklahoma City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.71% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Oklahoma City include German, English, Irish, European, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Oklahoma City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.