Oklahoma Profile and Statistics

Oklahoma Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Oklahoma had 1386849 total households with the average home having 2.5 residents and the average family coming in at 3.05.

Of those homes reported, 30.2% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 20.4% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 31761 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 104438 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Oklahoma, 388335 people live alone, and of that, 138689 are 65 and over.

There were 470716 (33.9%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 331745 (23.9%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Oklahoma

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 3462474, 40.1 percent are the main "Householder," while 20.3 are spouses. There are 1009986 children, and 198875 comprise "other relatives." 164411 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 63881 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Oklahoma Census Marital Status data

In Oklahoma, there are 1386900 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 406379 have never married; 754598 are currently still married, but have separated. 25667 are legally separated, 160770 are divorced and 39486 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (1453972), 21.9% never married, 50.9% are married but separated while 2.4% are legally still separated. 13.8% are divorced and 11.1% are widowed.

Oklahoma Fertility Rates and OK Statistics

Let's talk babies in Oklahoma (OK): In the 2007 report, 51399 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here's how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Oklahoma (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 17328 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 41 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 58 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 34 babies, while there were 114 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 15.

Oklahoma Grandparents Statistics

There are 74534 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 43151 (57.9%) that are responsible for those young 'uns. Of those, 60.1% are the grandmothers and 74.1% of the grandparents are married.

Among those "Nanas" and "Pop Pops" caring for the kids, 9718 have done it for less than a year; 10408 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 7418 handling things 3 or 4 years and 15607 doing the job 5 or more years.

Oklahoma School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (OK)

In Oklahoma, 927941 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 57701 (6.2%) are in nursery or preschool; 51660 (5.6%) are in kindergarten, while 384290 (41.4%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 200349 (21.6%) are slogging through High School, while 233941 (25.2%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 33.1% (764366); 15% (345577) percent hold a Bachelor's degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (2311130), 117601 (5.1%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 248042 (10.7%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 764366 (33.1%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 514380 (22.3%) have some college experience but no degree; 153291 (6.6%) reached an Associate's degree; 345577 (15%) attained their Bachelor's degree and 167873 (7.3%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Oklahoma is 2669447. Of that, 335226 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 3236128 (100%) - of that, 624096 (19.3%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (532687), 37974 (7.1%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (2253982), 374313 (16.6%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (449459), 211809 (47.1%) have a disability.

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