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Oklahoma City, OK
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Oklahoma City profile


Living in Oklahoma City



Oklahoma City is a very large city located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 694,800 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.

A relatively large number of people in Oklahoma City telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.49% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

One thing noticeable about Oklahoma City, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Oklahoma City is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Oklahoma City a great place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun. In fact, Oklahoma City is one of the top larger cities in America for educated single professionals to flock.

In terms of college education, Oklahoma City is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.21% of adults in Oklahoma City have a college degree.

The per capita income in Oklahoma City in 2022 was $35,954, which is wealthy relative to Oklahoma, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,816 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 20.08% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Oklahoma City include German, English, Irish, European, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Oklahoma City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.