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South Central Oklahoma Counties--Chickasha, Newcastle, Blanchard & Purcell Cities PUMA, OK

132,936 Population
2,473.4 square miles 53.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.1 ±0.8 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Oklahoma: 37.4 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,877 ±$2,492 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Oklahoma: $35,882 ±$477
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$71,101 ±$3,543 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Oklahoma: $66,148 ±$663
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.4% ±1.9% (16,315  ±2,487) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Oklahoma: 14.9% 592,663 (±0.4% / ±16,809)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26.5 minutes ±0.5 (1,413,010  ±37,978) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Oklahoma: 22.4 36,845,232 (±0.1 / ±206,151)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

48,774 ±694 Number of households
  • Oklahoma: 1,603,748 ±5,259
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0 (131,501  ±47) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Oklahoma: 2.5 3,978,087
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.5% ±1.9% (1,680  ±582) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Oklahoma: 5.8% 56,148 (±0.4% / ±3,756)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

54,635 ±55 Number of housing units
  • Oklahoma: 1,800,427 ±262
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$245,500 ±$12,683 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Oklahoma: $222,100 ±$2,147
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.9% ±1.9% (14,397  ±2,539.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Oklahoma: 14.1% 569,314 (±0.5% / ±18,220)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.3% ±3.5% (81,153  ±3,235.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Oklahoma: 90.2% 2,460,648 (±0.7% / ±19,884.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
24.7% ±2.1% (22,182  ±1,872.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Oklahoma: 29.3% 799,610 (±0.4% / ±11,523.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

5.6% ±0.4% (6,756  ±523.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about half the rate in Oklahoma: 11.5% 435,129 (±0.1% / ±4,121)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

4.4% (5,851  ±957) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Oklahoma: 6.6% 271,938
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.7% ±1% (7,779  ±978) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Oklahoma: 7.5% 234,122 (±0.2% / ±6,632)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
7,779 Total veterans ±978 7,170 Male ±920 609 Female ±240

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