Norman is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 129,627 people and 34 associated neighborhoods, Norman is the third largest community in Oklahoma. Norman real estate is some of the most expensive in Oklahoma, although Norman house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Norman is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Norman is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Norman who work in sales jobs (10.84%), office and administrative support (10.40%), and management occupations (10.20%). Also of interest is that Norman 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: 9.34% 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. Combining city textures and college town sensibilities, Norman really has a nice blend of characteristics. While not a huge city, Norman is big enough to offer a healthy dose of diversion, opportunity, and amenity to its residents and to the thousands of college students who descend on it every fall. Its size and diversity makes Norman more than just a college town, but removing the students from the equation would undeniably change Norman’s character and quality of life. The citizens of Norman are among the most well-educated in the nation: 45.60% of adults in Norman have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Norman in 2022 was $35,650, which is wealthy relative to Oklahoma, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $142,600 for a family of four. However, Norman contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Norman is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Norman home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Norman residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Norman include German, English, Irish, European, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Norman is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
