Oklahoma City, Oklahoma had 719,849 residents as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025), ranking #22 nationally and #1 in Oklahoma. cost of living runs 9.6% below the U.S. average (BEA RPP 2024); a family of four needs roughly $96,854/yr to break even (2025 modeled). This profile draws on 13 federal datasets covering population, housing, income, employment, climate, and risk.
SourceU.S. Census · PEP
VintageV2025
Reference2025-07-01
Place typeIncorporated place
GEOID4055000
Last build2026-05-29
At a glance.
2025 population
719,849
Census Vintage 2025
Median HH income
$68,656
-11.7% vs US $77,719
Median home value
$231,300
-23.8% vs US $303,400
Avg July high
94°F
NOAA 1991–2020
Gigabit broadband
79%
ISP-reported, FCC BDC
Unemployment
3.1%
Oklahoma City · BLS LAUS
Key statistics.
2025 population
719,849
Census Vintage 2025, July 1, 2025
2020 base
680,936
April 1, 2020 census base
5-yr change
+38,913
2020 base → 2025; within V2025
5-yr change %
+5.7%
Within V2025 only
1-yr change
+6,104
2024 → 2025 estimate
1-yr change %
+0.9%
Within V2025 only
Density
1,186
people per sq mi, land only
Land area
607
sq mi (2025 Gazetteer)
U.S. rank by population
#22
of 19,483 cities
State rank by population
#1
of 591 in Oklahoma
Population history.
Population grew 5.7% from the April 2020 base to mid-2025.
Vintage 2025 · annual estimates
Recent history (V2025 series, 2020 base → 2025).
2020 base: 680,936 → 2025: 719,849 (+5.7%)
Year
Population
Reference date
2020 base
680,936
April 1, 2020
2020
682,938
July 1, 2020
2021
688,604
July 1, 2021
2022
696,523
July 1, 2022
2023
704,366
July 1, 2023
2024
713,745
July 1, 2024
2025
719,849
July 1, 2025
Earlier history (2010–2019, prior Census vintage)
These figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2019 release — a separate, earlier methodology. They’re shown here as historical context only; the 2010 and 2019 values aren’t directly comparable to the 2020–2025 series above.
Population grew 12.9% from 2010 to 2019 (V2019 — see seam note below).
2010 base: 580,462 → 2019: 655,057 (+12.5%)
Year
Population
Reference date
2010 base
580,462
April 1, 2010
2010
582,516
July 1, 2010
2011
590,947
July 1, 2011
2012
600,971
July 1, 2012
2013
612,061
July 1, 2013
2014
621,639
July 1, 2014
2015
632,172
July 1, 2015
2016
639,924
July 1, 2016
2017
642,822
July 1, 2017
2018
647,912
July 1, 2018
2019
655,057
July 1, 2019
What's the median income in Oklahoma City?
Median household income is 12% below the U.S. median ($68,656 vs $77,719); 15.1% live in poverty — 2.6 points above the 12.5% U.S. rate.
Income and poverty estimates for Oklahoma City from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates (window 2020–2024). Every figure is shown with its 90% margin of error (MOE). Cells where the ± margin exceeds half the estimate are flagged "low precision." See methodology §12.
Measure
Estimate
± margin / note
Median household income
68,656-11.7% vs US
±1,466
Per capita income
38,370-11.4% vs US
±641
Population in poverty
15.1%
share of population for whom poverty status is determined
Median home value is 24% below the U.S. median ($231,300 vs $303,400); median rent is 16% below ($1,130 vs $1,348); price-to-income ratio is 3.4×, making it 1.2× as affordable as the typical U.S. city (3.9×).
Poverty (Census SAIPE 2024, model-based), unemployment (BLS LAUS 2024 annual averages), and remote-work share (ACS 2020–2024) for Oklahoma City. Numbers are labeled at their native grain — place-grain when BLS publishes it, otherwise per-county. We do not compute population-weighted county averages. See methodology §13.
Measure
Value
Grain
Unemployment rate (annual avg)
3.1%
Oklahoma City (BLS sub-state LAUS)
Civilian labor force
376,667
2024 annual avg
Worked from home
10.9%-22.1% vs US
share of workers 16+ commuting from home · U.S. median: 14% · ACS
County context — Oklahoma City spans 4 counties; all are listed (no weighted average):
County
Poverty rate
Median HH income
Unemployment
Canadian County
6.9%
$91,636
2.8%
Cleveland County
12.0%
$78,643
2.9%
Oklahoma County
16.2%
$68,006
3.2%
Pottawatomie County
16.9%
$61,709
3.6%
Top industries by private employment — NAICS supersectors rolled up from Oklahoma City's linked 4 counties in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW, 2024 annual averages). See methodology §11.
#
Industry (NAICS supersector)
Private employment
Avg weekly wage
#1
Health care and social assistance (62)
92,714
$1,272 / wk
#2
Retail trade (44-45)
68,283
$751 / wk
#3
Accommodation and food services (72)
68,046
$449 / wk
#4
Administrative and waste services (56)
41,039
$992 / wk
#5
Professional and technical services (54)
39,362
$1,623 / wk
What workers earn in the Oklahoma City, OK metro — top occupations by employment plus six curated benchmarks (registered nurse, software developer, elementary teacher, general manager, retail salesperson, truck driver). Wages are metro-area medians from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2024). See methodology §25.
Occupation
Employment
Median annual
Median hourly
Fast Food and Counter Workers
23,600
$25,990
$12.50
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
19,180
$36,260
$17.43
Customer Service Representatives
15,480
$37,910
$18.22
Cashiers
13,880
$27,560
$13.25
Office Clerks, General
12,330
$37,360
$17.96
Stockers and Order Fillers
11,660
$33,270
$15.99
Waiters and Waitresses
11,350
$20,150
$9.69
General and Operations Managers · benchmark
18,930
$83,990
$40.38
Retail Salespersons · benchmark
17,310
$29,830
$14.34
Registered Nurses · benchmark
13,980
$80,460
$38.68
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · benchmark
10,890
$51,900
$24.95
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · benchmark
All items run 9.6% below the U.S. average (RPP 90.4); rents run 26.1% below (RPP 73.9) — the metro's housing affordability is the main driver.
BEA Regional Price Parity (all items)
RPP 90.4
−9.6% vs U.S. average · BEA 2024 · Oklahoma City, OK metro
HUD Fair Market Rent, 2-BR
$1,244/mo
FY2026 · Oklahoma City, OK HUD Metro FMR Area
State income tax (top marginal rate)
4.75%
6 brackets · TY2025
Family-of-four monthly budget total
$8,071/mo
3BR rent + food + childcare + taxes + transport · federal sources
Single-adult monthly budget total
$4,440/mo
1BR rent + food + taxes + transport · federal sources
Local income tax
—
not applicable in Oklahoma · no modeled local income tax
Household budget figures are arithmetic floors using current federal sources at the grains documented in methodology. Not a recommended salary, not a poverty threshold, not a composite score.
12.1% foreign-born (U.S. median 14%); Spanish is the most-spoken language at home other than English (16.1% of residents 5+).
Where Oklahoma City's residents come from and what they speak at home, from the ACS 5-Year 2020–2024. Foreign-born is the share of residents born outside the U.S. (any citizenship status); language-at-home is reported only for residents 5 and older.
Measure
Value
± margin / note
Foreign-born share
12.1%-13.4% vs US
share of residents born outside the U.S. · U.S. median: 14% · ACS B05002
Speak only English at home
78.4%
share of population 5+ · ACS C16001 line 2
Top non-English language at home
Spanish16.1%
most-spoken language other than English among residents 5+ · ACS C16001 collapsed buckets
These are K-12 public school districts. Higher education (colleges and universities) is not represented in this dataset.
23 districts serve Oklahoma City, from the NCES EDGE Geographic Relationship Files (GRF25, 2024–25 school year boundaries). The join is many-to-many — large cities often span multiple districts. Expand the list below to see every district sorted primary first. See methodology §12.
Source: NCES EDGE GRF25 · school year 2024–25 · methodology →
What's the climate like in Oklahoma City?
Hottest month: July (94°F avg high). Coldest: January (28°F avg low). Annual precipitation: 36.2 in.
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) for Oklahoma City from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. See methodology §15 for the gridded vs. station source path.
Average monthly highs & lows · 30-year normal (NOAA 1991–2020). Every number on this chart is an average.
bar = avg daily high → avg daily lowprecip in inches below each barprecip in millimeters below each bar
Composite risk spans 82.3–97.9/100 across 4 counties; most-cited top hazard is Ice Storm (in 3 of 4).
Natural-hazard exposure for Oklahoma City from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index (FEMA NRI March 2023). NRI is an expected-annual-loss composite calibrated on 1996–2019 historical losses, published at the U.S. county grain. See methodology §17.
Oklahoma City spans 4 counties. We list each separately because hurricane, flood, and fire risk varies meaningfully across county lines — manufacturing a single “city-level” risk score would hide that signal.
County
NRI composite
Rating
Top hazards
Canadian County
83.5
Relatively Moderate
Ice Storm · score 98.5 · Very High
Hail · score 96.7 · Relatively High
Tornado · score 95.0 · Relatively High
Cleveland County
91.3
Relatively Moderate
Ice Storm · score 99.6 · Very High
Hail · score 98.8 · Relatively High
Cold Wave · score 97.6 · Relatively High
Oklahoma County
97.9
Relatively High
Ice Storm · score 99.8 · Very High
Hail · score 99.7 · Very High
Tornado · score 99.5 · Very High
Pottawatomie County
82.3
Relatively Moderate
Tornado · score 96.6 · Relatively High
Ice Storm · score 95.7 · Very High
Hail · score 95.5 · Relatively High
Source: FEMA National Risk Index · FEMA NRI March 2023 · methodology →
Internet & broadband.
21 non-satellite ISPs serve the area; 79% of locations have gigabit-capable service per ISP filings.
Fixed broadband availability for Oklahoma City from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Data Collection (BDC), as of June 30, 2025. Every speed and provider count below is an ISP-reported advertised maximum — not measured throughput. Actual delivered speeds typically run 60–80% of advertised. See methodology §16.
Measure
Value
Note
Providers serving this city
21 + satellite
distinct ISPs, excluding satellite-only
Fiber providers
17
offer fiber-to-the-premises somewhere in the BDC
Units with ≥100/20 Mbps fixed
100.0%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Locations with ≥100 Mbps upload
78.9%
derived: max(fiber ≥100/20, gigabit). Fiber is symmetric; gigabit is ≥100 up by definition
Units with ≥1 Gbps fixed
78.9%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Total broadband-serviceable units
340,962
residential locations in the FCC Fabric (not households)
Source: FCC BDC · as of June 30, 2025 · methodology →
In-state context.
Oklahoma City sits at state rank #1 among 591 cities in Oklahoma. Nearby in the state ranking:
Oklahoma City is ranked #22 of 19,483 U.S. cities by 2025 population.
Just above in the profiled set: Denver, CO · #21 · 740,613 residents.
Just below in the profiled set: Washington, DC · #23 · 693,645 residents.
Quick travel facts for Oklahoma City
Quick travel facts.
Nearest commercial airport
OKC Will Rogers World Airport(OKC) ·
7 mi 11 km from city centroid
Best months to visit
Oct · months when the avg high sits in 65–80°F and precipitation is at or below the city's median monthly precip
Sources: elevation from USGS Elevation Point Query Service (3DEP) · nearest airport from OurAirports CSV (FAA-aligned, type=large/medium, scheduled_service=yes) · best months derived from NOAA 1991-2020 normals · methodology →
Sources · provenance
Every listed dataset is used on this page.
The GEOID for Oklahoma City is 4055000. These are the official datasets used by this profile's main data modules; click "methodology" for inclusion rules and the V2019 ↔ V2025 seam, or "source" for the raw publisher page.
