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Oklahoma City Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Oklahoma City Area is $26,994, which is higher than the state average of $24,695 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Oklahoma City Area median household income is $50,967. On average Oklahoma City Area residents spend 21.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 20.8 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #190

Oklahoma City Area	26,994 USD
Oklahoma	24,695 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Oklahoma City Area	29,077 USD
Oklahoma	27,491 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Oklahoma City Area	34,152 USD
Oklahoma	33,259 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Oklahoma City Area	24,193 USD
Oklahoma	22,353 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #226

Oklahoma City Area	50,967 USD
Oklahoma	46,235 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Oklahoma City Area	69,147 USD
Oklahoma	62,871 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Oklahoma City Area	12.33%
Oklahoma	38.43%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Oklahoma City Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Oklahoma and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Oklahoma City Area		Oklahoma		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.93%	$16,318, see rank	19.02%	$15,923	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	26.72%	$17,250, see rank	30.60%	$17,021	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.12%	$2,172, see rank	3.30%	$2,117	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.94%	$22,699, see rank	17.17%	$20,421	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Oklahoma City Area	63,140 USD
Oklahoma	57,299 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Oklahoma City Area	82,007 USD
Oklahoma	73,941 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Oklahoma City Area	Oklahoma	U.S.
White	$54,492, see rank	$49,409	$56,900
Black	$32,303, see rank	$30,484	$35,600
Hispanic	$36,193, see rank	$37,552	$42,396
Asian	$55,458, see rank	$52,833	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$45,371, see rank	$38,734	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$37,286, see rank	$38,343	$53,370
One Race, Other	$37,297, see rank	$37,473	$40,300
Two or More Races	$41,254, see rank	$40,441	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Oklahoma City Area	Oklahoma	U.S.
less than 25	$25,620, see rank	$25,946	$25,788
25 to 44	$53,380, see rank	$50,585	$58,398
45 to 64	$61,607, see rank	$55,848	$65,027
65 or over	$39,935, see rank	$34,720	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Oklahoma City Area	Oklahoma	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,007,827, see rank	2,977,835	248,775,628
Male¹	491,181, 48.74%, see rank	49.07%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	352,126, 71.69%, see rank	67.93%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	4,724, 0.96%, see rank	1.09%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	347,402, 70.73%, see rank	66.84%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	326,422, 93.96%, see rank	93.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	20,980, 6.04%, see rank	6.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	139,055, 28.31%, see rank	32.07%	30.72%
Female¹	516,646, 51.26%, see rank	50.93%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	305,832, 59.20%, see rank	56.08%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	763, 0.15%, see rank	0.18%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	305,069, 59.05%, see rank	55.90%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	286,246, 93.83%, see rank	93.16%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	18,823, 6.17%, see rank	6.84%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	210,814, 40.80%, see rank	43.92%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Oklahoma City Area	Oklahoma	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	607,211, 100%	1,686,185	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	504,117, 83.02%, see rank	82.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	62,298, 10.26%, see rank	10.49%	9.59%
Public Transportation	2,762, 0.45%, see rank	0.48%	5.06%
Walked	9,630, 1.59%, see rank	1.79%	2.78%
Other Means	8,131, 1.34%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	20,273, 3.34%, see rank	3.57%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Oklahoma City Area	21.7 minutes
Oklahoma	20.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Oklahoma City Area	Oklahoma	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	612,668	1,699,610	143,435,233
Male¹	326,422, 53.28%, see rank	53.53%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	105,235, 32.24%, see rank	28.66%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	45,489, 13.94%, see rank	13.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	60,190, 18.44%, see rank	16.38%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,569, 0.48%, see rank	1.05%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	40,044, 12.27%, see rank	12.38%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	52,136, 15.97%, see rank	20.18%	17.94%
Female¹	286,246, 46.72%, see rank	46.47%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	114,242, 39.91%, see rank	38.14%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	60,093, 20.99%, see rank	22.14%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	97,301, 33.99%, see rank	33.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	203, 0.07%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,402, 0.49%, see rank	0.46%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	11,840, 4.14%, see rank	4.96%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Oklahoma City Area	Oklahoma	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	612,668, 100%	1,699,610	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	23,278, 3.80%, see rank	5.04%	1.96%
Construction	45,345, 7.40%, see rank	7.07%	6.17%
Manufacturing	43,046, 7.03%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	17,258, 2.82%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	73,884, 12.06%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	28,155, 4.60%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	11,244, 1.84%, see rank	1.81%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	40,688, 6.64%, see rank	5.73%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	57,257, 9.35%, see rank	8.06%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	137,534, 22.45%, see rank	22.66%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	55,303, 9.03%, see rank	8.98%	9.49%
Public Administration	47,247, 7.71%, see rank	6.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	32,429, 5.29%, see rank	5.19%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Oklahoma City Area	%	Oklahoma	U.S.
Population in Poverty	198,577	15.69%, see rank	16.89%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	36,950	11.48%, see rank	12.60%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.