Oklahoma County, OK Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Oklahoma county oklahoma dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 177,872 | 100.0 |
Nursery school, preschool | 12,134 | 6.8 |
Kindergarten | 10,081 | 5.7 |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 76,069 | 42.8 |
High school (grades 9-12) | 36,351 | 20.4 |
College or graduate school | 43,237 | 24.3 |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
Population 25 years and over | 420,823 | 100.0 |
Less than 9th grade | 23,814 | 5.7 |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 49,734 | 11.8 |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 109,475 | 26.0 |
Some college, no degree | 109,298 | 26.0 |
Associate degree | 21,724 | 5.2 |
Bachelor's degree | 70,118 | 16.7 |
Graduate or professional degree | 36,660 | 8.7 |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 82.5 | (X) |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 25.4 | (X) |
MARITAL STATUS | ||
Population 15 years and over | 519,952 | 100.0 |
Never married | 135,872 | 26.1 |
Now married, except separated | 268,605 | 51.7 |
Separated | 11,338 | 2.2 |
Widowed | 34,807 | 6.7 |
Female | 28,777 | 5.5 |
Divorced | 69,330 | 13.3 |
Female | 40,315 | 7.8 |
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 12,852 | 100.0 |
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 6,805 | 52.9 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||
Civilian population 18 years and over | 486,796 | 100.0 |
Civilian veterans | 71,717 | 14.7 |
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
Population 5 to 20 years | 149,794 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 13,680 | 9.1 |
Population 21 to 64 years | 370,783 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 80,526 | 21.7 |
Percent employed | 58.7 | (X) |
No disability | 290,257 | 78.3 |
Percent employed | 77.2 | (X) |
Population 65 years and over | 76,742 | 100.0 |
With a disability | 34,243 | 44.6 |
RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
Population 5 years and over | 612,796 | 100.0 |
Same house in 1995 | 292,347 | 47.7 |
Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 303,067 | 49.5 |
Same county | 190,779 | 31.1 |
Different county | 112,288 | 18.3 |
Same state | 50,925 | 8.3 |
Different state | 61,363 | 10.0 |
Elsewhere in 1995 | 17,382 | 2.8 |
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
Total population | 660,448 | 100.0 |
Native | 612,619 | 92.8 |
Born in United States | 606,494 | 91.8 |
State of residence | 397,935 | 60.3 |
Different state | 208,559 | 31.6 |
Born outside United States | 6,125 | 0.9 |
Foreign born | 47,829 | 7.2 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 26,894 | 4.1 |
Naturalized citizen | 15,175 | 2.3 |
Not a citizen | 32,654 | 4.9 |
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
Total (excluding born at sea) | 47,829 | 100.0 |
Europe | 3,498 | 7.3 |
Asia | 16,509 | 34.5 |
Africa | 1,944 | 4.1 |
Oceania | 148 | 0.3 |
Latin America | 24,886 | 52.0 |
Northern America | 844 | 1.8 |
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
Population 5 years and over | 612,796 | 100.0 |
English only | 541,657 | 88.4 |
Language other than English | 71,139 | 11.6 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 34,178 | 5.6 |
Spanish | 44,062 | 7.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 22,461 | 3.7 |
Other Indo-European languages | 8,970 | 1.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,399 | 0.4 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 14,379 | 2.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 8,408 | 1.4 |
ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
Total population | 660,448 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 612,416 | 92.7 |
Arab | 2,934 | 0.4 |
Czech1 | 3,948 | 0.6 |
Danish | 1,851 | 0.3 |
Dutch | 11,151 | 1.7 |
English | 60,563 | 9.2 |
French (except Basque)1 | 16,104 | 2.4 |
French Canadian1 | 2,252 | 0.3 |
German | 82,617 | 12.5 |
Greek | 1,176 | 0.2 |
Hungarian | 693 | 0.1 |
Irish1 | 63,405 | 9.6 |
Italian | 10,521 | 1.6 |
Lithuanian | 227 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 4,715 | 0.7 |
Polish | 6,534 | 1.0 |
Portuguese | 500 | 0.1 |
Russian | 1,739 | 0.3 |
Scotch-Irish | 12,739 | 1.9 |
Scottish | 11,507 | 1.7 |
Slovak | 192 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 4,992 | 0.8 |
Swedish | 5,255 | 0.8 |
Swiss | 992 | 0.2 |
Ukrainian | 553 | 0.1 |
United States or American | 60,172 | 9.1 |
Welsh | 3,542 | 0.5 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 1,844 | 0.3 |
Other ancestries | 239,698 | 36.3 |
(X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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