Oklahoma
County, Oklahoma
\n
Oklahoma
County is a
county
located in the
U.S. State
of
Oklahoma. As of
2000,
the population is 660,448. Its
county
seat is
Oklahoma
City6.
Geography
\nAccording to the
U.S.
Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,860
km²
(718
mi²). 1,837
km² (709 mi²) of it is land and 24 km² (9 mi²) of it is water.
The total area is 1.28% water.
Demographics
\nAs
of the
census2
of
2000, there are 660,448 people,
266,834 households, and 170,773 families residing in the county. The
population
density is 360/km² (931/mi²). There are 295,020 housing units at
an average density of 161/km² (416/mi²). The racial makeup of the county
is 70.44%
White,
15.03%
Black
or
African
American, 3.42%
Native
American, 2.81%
Asian,
0.08%
Pacific
Islander, 4.36% from
other
races, and 3.87% from two or more races. 8.68% of the population are
Hispanic
or
Latino
of any race. There are 266,834 households out of which 30.90% have children under
the age of 18 living with them, 46.30% are married couples living together, 13.50%
have a female householder with no husband present, and 36.00% are non-families.
30.20% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.20% have someone living
alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.41 and
the average family size is 3.02. In the county, the population is spread out with
25.60% under the age of 18, 10.90% from 18 to 24, 30.00% from 25 to 44, 21.40%
from 45 to 64, and 12.20% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is
34 years. For every 100 females there are 94.20 males. For every 100 females age
18 and over, there are 90.80 males. The median income for a household in the county
is $35,063, and the median income for a family is $42,797. Males have a median
income of $31,660 versus $24,279 for females. The per capita income for the county
is $19,551. 15.30% of the population and 11.70% of families are below the poverty
line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 21.70% are under the age of 18
and 8.60% are 65 or older.
Cities and towns
\n*
Arcadia\n*
Bethany\n*
Choctaw\n*
Del
City\n*
Edmond\n*
Forest
Park\n*
Harrah\n*
Jones\n*
Lake
Aluma\n*
Luther\n*
Midwest
City\n*
Nichols
Hills\n*
Nicoma
Park\n*
Smith
Village\n*
Spencer\n*
The
Village\n*
Valley
Brook\n*
Warr
Acres\n*
Woodlawn
Park
