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Cleveland County, OK

Demographic and economic profile of Cleveland County, OK, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Cleveland County anchors the Oklahoma City metro as home to the University of Oklahoma in Norman, giving it an above-average educational attainment rate of 35.6% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher and a relatively young median age of 35.4 years. The labor force of roughly 197,500 workers earns a median household income of $77,068, with median worker earnings of $39,789 and housing costs that remain modest—median home value $222,800 and median gross rent $1,128 per month. The county added population at a 7.5% rate over five years, while a 4.8% unemployment rate and 65.0% labor force participation rate reflect a moderately engaged workforce.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

303,952

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$77,068

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

35.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+7.5% since 2018

Cleveland County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone209,137 (69.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races27,424 (9.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone14,586 (4.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race14,511 (4.8%)
  • Asian Alone14,138 (4.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone12,092 (4.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish16,647
  2. 2.Vietnamese4,328
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)2,382
  4. 4.Other Indo-European1,963
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island1,498

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

64.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

20,815

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$31,912

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$38,544

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance38,181
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)18,588
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services15,767
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services14,183
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)12,058

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations64,754
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations32,771
  3. 3.Service Occupations21,856
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations16,293
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations13,786

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.74×)12,182
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.12×)18,015
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.11×)14,406
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.10×)38,257
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.08×)2,551

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$222,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,128/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

63.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,99914,768 (19.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99911,107 (14.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99910,244 (13.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9997,445 (10.0%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9996,383 (8.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9995,937 (8.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

35.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,789

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone111,397 (74.8%)
  • Worked At Home17,016 (11.4%)
  • Carpooled14,123 (9.5%)
  • Walked3,717 (2.5%)
  • Other1,316 (0.9%)
  • Bicycle578 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.