Oklahoma City is a very large city located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 694,800 people and 220 associated neighborhoods, Oklahoma City is the largest community in Oklahoma. Oklahoma City real estate is some of the most expensive in Oklahoma, although Oklahoma City house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Oklahoma City is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Oklahoma City is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Oklahoma City who work in office and administrative support (11.53%), sales jobs (9.74%), and management occupations (9.57%). Also of interest is that Oklahoma City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.49% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The education level of Oklahoma City citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.21% of adults in Oklahoma City have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Oklahoma City in 2022 was $35,954, which is wealthy relative to Oklahoma, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,816 for a family of four. However, Oklahoma City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Oklahoma City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Oklahoma City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oklahoma City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Oklahoma City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.08% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Oklahoma City include German, English, Irish, European, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Oklahoma City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
