Weatherford is a somewhat small city located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 11,859 people and three associated neighborhoods, Weatherford is the 39th largest community in Oklahoma.
Weatherford real estate is some of the most expensive in Oklahoma, although Weatherford house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Weatherford is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Weatherford area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Weatherford maintain a good economy.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Weatherford spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.42 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Weatherford is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Weatherford are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.99% of adults in Weatherford have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Weatherford in 2022 was $28,841, which is upper middle income relative to Oklahoma, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,364 for a family of four. However, Weatherford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Weatherford is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Weatherford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Weatherford residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Weatherford also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.39% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Weatherford include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Weatherford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.