Ponca City, Oklahoma demographics

Ponca City, OK demographics: median age 37.1; 20.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Ponca City city, Oklahoma · Incorporated city · GEOID 4059850. The survey estimates a population of 24,326 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Ponca City is 37.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.9 years. There are 9,371 households (±279). 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	37.1 ±0.9	37.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,326
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Under 18	6,220 ±363	25.6% ±1.5 pp	24.0%	22.0%
18–34	5,299 ±352	21.8% ±1.4 pp	23.3%	22.8%
35–64	8,495 ±458	34.9% ±1.9 pp	36.4%	38.0%
65 and older	4,312 ±392	17.7% ±1.6 pp	16.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,326
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Male	12,086 ±256	49.7% ±1.0 pp	49.8%	49.5%
Female	12,240 ±246	50.3% ±1.0 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: 24,326
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
White alone	17,203 ±459	70.7% ±1.9 pp	65.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	769 ±181	3.2% ±0.7 pp	7.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,743 ±345	7.2% ±1.4 pp	7.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	182 ±78	0.7% ±0.3 pp	2.4%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	245 ±72	1.0% ±0.3 pp	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race alone	914 ±284	3.8% ±1.2 pp	3.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	3,270 ±459	13.4% ±1.9 pp	14.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,326
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	21,801 ±279	89.6% ±1.1 pp	87.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,525 ±264	10.4% ±1.1 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: 9,371
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,875 ±286	41.4% ±2.8 pp	46.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	631 ±156	6.7% ±1.7 pp	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,295 ±199	13.8% ±2.1 pp	12.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,005 ±287	32.1% ±2.9 pp	29.6%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	565 ±192	6.0% ±2.0 pp	6.1%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,371
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,031 ±228	32.3% ±2.2 pp	31.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	6,340 ±336	67.7% ±3.0 pp	68.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,371
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,005 ±287	32.1% ±2.9 pp	29.6%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,068 ±316	32.7% ±3.2 pp	33.8%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,262 ±224	13.5% ±2.4 pp	15.0%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,226 ±215	13.1% ±2.3 pp	12.0%	12.6%
Five-person households	482 ±120	5.1% ±1.3 pp	6.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	129 ±65 · low precision	1.4% ±0.7 pp · low precision	2.4%	2.2%
Seven or more people	199 ±93	2.1% ±1.0 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: 24,326
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Native	23,477 ±273	96.5% ±1.1 pp	93.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	849 ±263	3.5% ±1.1 pp	6.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 22,581
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
English only	21,057 ±404	93.3% ±1.6 pp	88.5%	77.7%
Spanish	1,069 ±264	4.7% ±1.2 pp	8.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	21 ±34 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	32 ±38 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	74 ±85 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	45 ±49 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	1.1%
Vietnamese	4 ±10 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	11 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	211 ±199 · low precision	0.9% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	57 ±42 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	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: 15,874
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,510 ±264	9.5% ±1.7 pp	10.6%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	5,255 ±493	33.1% ±3.0 pp	30.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,945 ±352	24.9% ±2.2 pp	22.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,897 ±286	12.0% ±1.8 pp	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,217 ±309	14.0% ±1.9 pp	18.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,050 ±235	6.6% ±1.5 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: 24,014
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Same house	20,006 ±505	83.3% ±2.1 pp	85.6%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,408 ±430	10.0% ±1.8 pp	7.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,002 ±301	4.2% ±1.3 pp	4.0%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	592 ±181	2.5% ±0.8 pp	2.7%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	6 ±12 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 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

11.9% of Ponca City residents (±1.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 12.9% in Oklahoma and 8.4% nationally. 84.4% 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	Ponca City	Oklahoma	U.S.	Compared with Oklahoma
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	11.9% ±1.7 pp	12.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	84.4% ±2.3 pp	88.9%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.7% ±1.2 pp	7.9%	6.2%	Not statistically different

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 Ponca City . 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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