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| Oklahoma City Apartment Locator Services : Oklahoma City |  | Contents | |
| Demographics |
| As of the census 2000, there were
506,132 people, 204,434 households, and 129,406 families residing in the city.
The population density was 321.9/km² (833.8/mi²) for the entire city
but was more than 2600/mi² in the urbanized areas. There were 228,149 housing
units at an average density of 145.1/km² (375.9/mi²). The racial makeup
of the city was 60.41% White, 18.37% Black or African American, 3.51% Native American,
3.48% Asian American, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 5.28% from other races, and 3.89%
from two or more races. 16.15% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any
race. | There were 204,434
households, 30.8% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them.
The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.04. The
median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every
100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males. | | The
median income for a household in the city was $34,947, and the median income for
a family was $42,689. These figures are among the lowest in the nation for a city
of this size, but the cost of living is considerably below the national average.
Males had a median income of $31,589 versus $24,420 for females. The per capita
income for the city was $19,098. 16.0% of the population and 12.4% of families
were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 23.0% of those under
the age of 18 and 9.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Oklahoma City, as has many other Southwestern cities, been fighting an influx
of illegal aliens into the metro. | | Oklahoma
City has the nation's second lowest cost of living among major U.S. cities, which
is some 25 percent below the national average. Unrestrained by natural boundaries
such as mountains or oceans, Oklahoma City annexed huge swaths of land in the
1960s, leading to an abundance of housing and cheap land. While sprawl has stretched
the infrastructure of the city government and, some have complained, diluted the
character of the city, the average commute from the far flung outskirts of the
city is quick and mostly gridlock-free because of the city's interstate system
(Mayor Mick Cornett remarked in 2005's "State of the City" address that
Oklahoma City was one of the few major cities where "police look for speeders
at rush hour"). | | |
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