73112 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 73112, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

73112 is a zip code in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, which covers Oklahoma City Southwest, with a total population of 32,893 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 73112 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 73112.

The estimated population of people living in 73112 is 32,893, with a median age of 35.6.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 73112 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
32,893
 -2.97% +2.96%
2020
33,901
+0.83%
-
2019
33,622
+0.86%
-
2018
33,335
+4.34%
-
2017
31,948
 - -

Population of 73112 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 73112 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
54.9%
57.5%
 -4.52%
Black/African American
11.1%
11.4%
 -2.63%
Native
2.5%
2%
 +25.00%
Hispanic
18.5%
15.3%
 +20.92%
Asian
4.6%
7.2%
 -36.11%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.1%
0.3%
 -66.67%
Two Or More Races
7.6%
6.2%
 +22.58%
Other
0.8%
0.1%
 +700.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 73112 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 73112 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 73112 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 73112 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 35.6 +3.19% 36.4 +1.96% 34.9 +4.49%
2020 34.5 -1.99% 35.7 +5.31% 33.4 -8.49%
2019 35.2 -1.95% 33.9 -0.59% 36.5 -4.2%
2018 35.9 -2.97% 34.1 -3.13% 38.1 -2.06%
2017 37 - 35.2 - 38.9 -

The median age of the 73112 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 73112 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 2,064 -6.28% 1,882 +20.35% 1,872 2,286
10 to 19 1,542 -26.54% 1,463 +33.35% 1,151 1,917
20 to 29 2,601 -6.97% 2,890 +6.39% 2,404 3,006
30 to 39 2,546 +22.25% 2,361 +9.37% 3,103 2,572
40 to 49 2,038 -11.35% 2,214 -7.28% 1,816 2,034
50 to 59 1,722 +8.35% 2,205 -10.9% 1,840 1,970
60 to 69 1,695 +8.07% 1,977 +5.2% 1,800 2,062
70+ 1,157 +29.62% 1,591 -2.08% 1,514 1,546

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 73112 zip code is $50,140.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 73112.

  • Under 25
    $36,458.00
  • 25 to 44
    $54,133.00
  • 45 to 64
    $49,102.00
  • 65 and over
    $45,739.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 73112 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 73112, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 73112 is currently $65,157.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

2.99% of households in 73112 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 73112 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    20.55%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    29.32%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    22.07%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    11.25%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    9.87%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    3.95%
  • $200,000 or more
    2.99%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 73112 is $31,659.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 73112 by the total population of 73112.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 73112 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 73112 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    13.10%
  • Bachelor's degree
    36.57%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    14.71%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    29.75%
  • Less than high school diploma
    5.87%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 73112 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 73112 zip over the age of 16 is 27,000.

Of those people, a total of 69.40% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 73112 is 65.60%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 73112 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,333 54.20% 19.10%
20 to 24 years 2,135 74.00% 13.70%
25 to 29 years 3,275 87.60% 7.30%
30 to 34 years 3,468 83.50% 2.10%
35 to 44 years 4,221 86.40% 1.70%
45 to 54 years 3,652 73.90% 2.40%
55 to 59 years 1,994 77.60% 4.50%
60 to 64 years 2,138 62.80% 6.30%
65 to 74 years 3,085 41.00% 3.90%
75 years and over 1,699 10.30% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 73112. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 17,873 68.40% 3.70%
Black or African American 2,838 73.50% 12.30%
American Indian and Alaska Native 731 64.60% 4.20%
Asian 1,352 70.70% 5.20%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 20 100.00% 0.00%
Other 1,862 73.80% 8.00%
Two or more races 2,324 69.50% 3.90%
Hispanic or Latino 4,212 75.60% 5.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 15,951 67.00% 3.90%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 73112 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 73112 is 17,717, with median earnings of $36,110.00.

Women in 73112 are earning approximately 79.80% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 17,717 $36,110.00
Male 9,382 $39,579.00
Female 8,335 $31,579.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 73112 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 1,450 $61,017.00
Business and Financial 1,183 $56,607.00
Computer and Mathematical 583 $57,366.00
Architecture and Engineering 269 $49,931.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 170 $45,000.00
Community and Social Service 295 $31,118.00
Legal 429 $114,879.00
Educational and Library 836 $40,523.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 377 $44,432.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,098 $57,163.00
Healthcare Support 448 $25,278.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 192 $22,440.00
Law Enforcement 98 $36,287.00
Food Preparation and Serving 1,248 $16,613.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 691 $16,575.00
Personal Care and Service 539 $19,688.00
Sales 1,952 $21,967.00
Office and Administrative Support 2,354 $28,976.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 70 $19,677.00
Construction and Extraction 848 $35,000.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 651 $42,026.00
Production 741 $33,388.00
Transportation and Material Moving 544 $35,119.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 73112 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 73112.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 629 $71,612.00 821 $49,659.00
Business and Financial 617 $58,977.00 566 $49,773.00
Computer and Mathematical 378 $56,184.00 205 $67,860.00
Architecture and Engineering 249 $48,542.00 20 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 114 $113,500.00 56 $34,219.00
Community and Social Service 42 $53,646.00 253 $29,256.00
Legal 264 $158,047.00 165 $81,172.00
Educational and Library 143 $46,875.00 693 $40,148.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 202 $44,750.00 175 $43,942.00
Healthcare Practitioners 336 $54,038.00 762 $58,514.00
Healthcare Support 145 $17,034.00 303 $25,718.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 125 $40,368.00 67 $21,101.00
Law Enforcement 98 $36,287.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 725 $20,854.00 523 $13,934.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 385 $25,679.00 306 $12,823.00
Personal Care and Service 180 $22,188.00 359 $13,839.00
Sales 1,187 $26,354.00 765 $20,259.00
Office and Administrative Support 641 $35,762.00 1,713 $26,816.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 31 $0.00 39 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 770 $40,337.00 78 $30,550.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 651 $42,026.00 0 $0.00
Production 535 $42,014.00 206 $25,938.00
Transportation and Material Moving 435 $38,641.00 109 $30,944.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 15,276 households in 73112, with an average household size of 2.13 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 7,709 families living in the 73112 zip code with an average family size of 2.89 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 73112:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 4,824 942 1,943 7,567
Average Household Size 2.95 3.06 3.05 1.26
Total Families 4,824 942 1,943 0
Average Household Size 2.94 2.57 2.91 0

Poverty

Of the 7,709 families living in 73112, 12.20% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 73112:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 16,939 housing units in 73112.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 15,276 90.18%
Vacant 1,663 9.82%

42.32% of the total 16,939 housing units in 73112 are rental units. This is approximately 7,169 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 7,959 are occupied by the owner - or 46.99% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 73112 is $876.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 73112 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    148
  • Less than $500
    321
  • $500 to $999
    4,510
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    2,033
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    264
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    31
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    4
  • $3,000 or more
    6

Property Value

The median value of a property in 73112 is $139,600.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 73112 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    379
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    1,700
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    2,411
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    1,391
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    1,068
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    721
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    271
  • $1,000,000 or more
    18

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 73112. The chart below shows the number of properties in 73112 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    465
  • 1940 to 1949
    1,646
  • 1950 to 1959
    5,101
  • 1960 to 1969
    4,073
  • 1970 to 1979
    3,334
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,332
  • 1990 to 1999
    573
  • 2000 to 2009
    283
  • 2010 to 2013
    132
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 73112 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    811
  • 1 vehicle available
    6,935
  • 2 vehicles available
    5,436
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    2,094

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 73112 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 73112 that commute to work in a particular way.

19.3 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 73112.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    310
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,555
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    3,108
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    4,692
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    3,425
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    873
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,432
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    264
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    159
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    218
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    239
  • 90 or more minutes
    241

Summary

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