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 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%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish16,647
- 2.Vietnamese4,328
- 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)2,382
- 4.Other Indo-European1,963
- 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island1,498
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance38,181
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)18,588
- 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services15,767
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services14,183
- 5.Public Administration (Group)12,058
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations64,754
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations32,771
- 3.Service Occupations21,856
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations16,293
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations13,786
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.74×)12,182
- 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.12×)18,015
- 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.11×)14,406
- 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.10×)38,257
- 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.08×)2,551
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.