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Oklahoma City
November 16, 1907
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SUBJECT 1990 2000
Total Population 3,145,585 3,450,654
Male 1,530,819 1,695,895
Female 1,614,766 1,754,759
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 226,523 236,353
5 to 9 years 244,122 244,525
10 to 14 years 231,892 252,029
15 to 19 years 233,093 269,373
20 to 24 years 222,766 247,165
25 to 59 years 1,425,749 1,602,129
60 to 84 years 515,592 541,905
85 years and over 45,848 57,175
     
MEDIAN AGE 33.1 35.5
     
Under 18 years 837,007 892,360
Male 429,770 457,628
Female 407,237 434,732
     
URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE    
Total population 3,145,585 3,450,654
Urban population 2,130,083 2,254,566
Rural population 1,015,502 1,196,088
Farm population 82,929 78,203
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Families (family households) 855,321 921,750
With own children under 18 years 415,691 434,793
Average family size 3.06 3.02
     
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME    
Persons 5 years and over 2,921,755 3,215,719
Speak a language other than English 145,798 238,532
     
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT    
Persons 3 years and older enrolled in school 838,811 930,865
Preprimary school 53,489 110,320
Elementary or high school 565,887 617,283
College or graduate school 219,435 203,262
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
For Persons 25 years and over    
Percent high school graduate or higher 75 81
Percent Bachelor's degree or higher 18 20
     
HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS    
Total housing units 1,406,499 1,514,400
With no telephone service 106,381 62,015
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 and 1990 Census of Population and Housing.

   Data from Census 2000
  

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