Norman, Oklahoma demographics

Norman, OK demographics: median age 32.5; 45.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Norman city, Oklahoma · Incorporated city · GEOID 4052500. The survey estimates a population of 129,672 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Norman is 32.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.8 years. There are 52,748 households (±882). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	32.5 ±0.8	37.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 129,672
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Under 18	22,098 ±1,045	17.0% ±0.8 pp	24.0%	22.0%
18–34	47,421 ±1,712	36.6% ±1.3 pp	23.3%	22.8%
35–64	41,126 ±1,463	31.7% ±1.1 pp	36.4%	38.0%
65 and older	19,027 ±1,221	14.7% ±0.9 pp	16.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 129,672
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Male	64,220 ±1,095	49.5% ±0.8 pp	49.8%	49.5%
Female	65,452 ±1,096	50.5% ±0.8 pp	50.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 129,672
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
White alone	92,800 ±1,804	71.6% ±1.4 pp	65.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	6,015 ±1,162	4.6% ±0.9 pp	7.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	5,086 ±721	3.9% ±0.6 pp	7.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	5,613 ±744	4.3% ±0.6 pp	2.4%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	176 ±132 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race alone	2,725 ±790	2.1% ±0.6 pp	3.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	17,257 ±1,361	13.3% ±1.0 pp	14.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 129,672
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	117,793 ±1,183	90.8% ±0.9 pp	87.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	11,879 ±1,179	9.2% ±0.9 pp	12.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 52,748
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Married-couple family	21,206 ±981	40.2% ±1.7 pp	46.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	2,140 ±383	4.1% ±0.7 pp	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	5,699 ±701	10.8% ±1.3 pp	12.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	17,082 ±963	32.4% ±1.7 pp	29.6%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	6,621 ±794	12.6% ±1.5 pp	6.1%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 52,748
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Households with people under 18	13,175 ±715	25.0% ±1.3 pp	31.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	39,573 ±1,102	75.0% ±1.7 pp	68.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 52,748
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	17,082 ±963	32.4% ±1.7 pp	29.6%	28.7%
Two-person households	18,542 ±1,138	35.2% ±2.1 pp	33.8%	33.8%
Three-person households	7,581 ±841	14.4% ±1.6 pp	15.0%	15.3%
Four-person households	6,030 ±531	11.4% ±1.0 pp	12.0%	12.6%
Five-person households	2,163 ±389	4.1% ±0.7 pp	6.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	829 ±251	1.6% ±0.5 pp	2.4%	2.2%
Seven or more people	521 ±228	1.0% ±0.4 pp	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 129,672
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Native	120,977 ±1,017	93.3% ±0.8 pp	93.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	8,695 ±1,019	6.7% ±0.8 pp	6.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 124,585
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
English only	111,313 ±1,401	89.3% ±1.1 pp	88.5%	77.7%
Spanish	6,334 ±1,164	5.1% ±0.9 pp	8.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	558 ±263	0.4% ±0.2 pp	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	328 ±148	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	300 ±156 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,736 ±516	1.4% ±0.4 pp	0.5%	2.0%
Korean	153 ±83 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1,909 ±519	1.5% ±0.4 pp	0.3%	1.1%
Vietnamese	278 ±146 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	119 ±72 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	435 ±205	0.3% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	301 ±188 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	821 ±330	0.7% ±0.3 pp	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 77,942
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	4,541 ±586	5.8% ±0.7 pp	10.6%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	15,458 ±1,060	19.8% ±1.3 pp	30.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	16,025 ±1,045	20.6% ±1.3 pp	22.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	6,142 ±649	7.9% ±0.8 pp	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	19,321 ±1,330	24.8% ±1.7 pp	18.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	16,455 ±1,060	21.1% ±1.3 pp	9.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 129,042
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Same house	97,981 ±1,862	75.9% ±1.4 pp	85.6%	87.7%
Moved within same county	14,450 ±1,698	11.2% ±1.3 pp	7.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	9,002 ±907	7.0% ±0.7 pp	4.0%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	6,966 ±933	5.4% ±0.7 pp	2.7%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	643 ±437 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

9.6% of Norman residents (±0.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 12.9% in Oklahoma and 8.4% nationally. 92.0% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Norman	Oklahoma	U.S.	Compared with Oklahoma
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	9.6% ±0.9 pp	12.9%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.0% ±1.4 pp	88.9%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.7% ±0.7 pp	7.9%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Norman . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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