Choctaw vs Oklahoma City

A side-by-side comparison of Choctaw and Oklahoma City: population, income, housing, and more.

Choctaw and Oklahoma City are places in Oklahoma. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Oklahoma City has the higher population (688,693 vs 12,208 in Choctaw). Choctaw has the higher median household income ($96,446 vs $66,702 in Oklahoma City). Choctaw has the higher median home value ($223,900 vs $215,100 in Oklahoma City).

Population, income & housing

	Choctaw	Oklahoma City
Population	12,208	688,693
Median age	38.1 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$96,446	$66,702
Median home value	$223,900	$215,100
Median gross rent	$1,192	$1,083
Housing units	4,592	302,751
Homeownership rate	89.2%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.3%	34.0%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Choctaw	Oklahoma City
Population	12,474 → 12,208 (-2.1%)	643,692 → 688,693 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$77,917 → $96,446 (+23.8%)	$55,557 → $66,702 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$178,600 → $223,900 (+25.4%)	$158,500 → $215,100 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$938 → $1,192 (+27.1%)	$871 → $1,083 (+24.3%)

Choctaw

Population

12,47412,208

Median household income

$77,917$96,446

Median home value

$178,600$223,900

Median gross rent

$938$1,192

Oklahoma City

Population

643,692688,693

Median household income

$55,557$66,702

Median home value

$158,500$215,100

Median gross rent

$871$1,083

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Choctaw	Oklahoma City
Under 5	5.6%	6.8%
5 to 17	23.5%	18.2%
18 to 24	5.4%	9.3%
25 to 34	10.8%	15.7%
35 to 44	13.0%	14.2%
45 to 54	12.8%	11.4%
55 to 64	11.6%	11.1%
65 to 74	9.5%	8.3%
75 and over	7.8%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Choctaw	Oklahoma City
White (non-Hispanic)	79.4%	51.0%
Black or African American	0.9%	13.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.3%	2.3%
Asian	2.4%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.2%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.5%	21.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Choctaw	Oklahoma City
No high school diploma	7.4%	12.2%
High school graduate	32.4%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Choctaw	Oklahoma City
Drove alone	84.0%	77.0%
Carpooled	6.1%	9.6%
Public transit	1.3%	0.4%
Walked	0.4%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	5.1%	9.8%
Other means	3.2%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Choctaw	Oklahoma City
1-unit, detached	95.6%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	0.2%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.8%
20 or more units	0.5%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Choctaw	Oklahoma City
Poverty rate	6.7%	15.2%
Average household size	2.82	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1983	1981