Midwest City vs Oklahoma City

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

Midwest City 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 58,170 in Midwest City). Oklahoma City has the higher median household income ($66,702 vs $57,739 in Midwest City). Oklahoma City has the higher median home value ($215,100 vs $158,400 in Midwest City).

Population, income & housing

	Midwest City	Oklahoma City
Population	58,170	688,693
Median age	36.1 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$57,739	$66,702
Median home value	$158,400	$215,100
Median gross rent	$1,046	$1,083
Housing units	26,921	302,751
Homeownership rate	57.0%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.8%	34.0%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Midwest City	Oklahoma City
Population	57,288 → 58,170 (+1.5%)	643,692 → 688,693 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$49,914 → $57,739 (+15.7%)	$55,557 → $66,702 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$113,400 → $158,400 (+39.7%)	$158,500 → $215,100 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$867 → $1,046 (+20.6%)	$871 → $1,083 (+24.3%)

Midwest City

Population

57,28858,170

Median household income

$49,914$57,739

Median home value

$113,400$158,400

Median gross rent

$867$1,046

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)

	Midwest City	Oklahoma City
Under 5	5.0%	6.8%
5 to 17	20.7%	18.2%
18 to 24	9.6%	9.3%
25 to 34	12.9%	15.7%
35 to 44	12.5%	14.2%
45 to 54	10.9%	11.4%
55 to 64	11.3%	11.1%
65 to 74	10.6%	8.3%
75 and over	6.5%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Midwest City	Oklahoma City
White (non-Hispanic)	56.7%	51.0%
Black or African American	22.6%	13.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.5%	2.3%
Asian	1.6%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.4%
Two or more races	9.2%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	21.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Midwest City	Oklahoma City
No high school diploma	7.4%	12.2%
High school graduate	28.3%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Midwest City	Oklahoma City
Drove alone	79.3%	77.0%
Carpooled	9.5%	9.6%
Public transit	0.3%	0.4%
Walked	1.6%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.0%	9.8%
Other means	1.1%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Midwest City	Oklahoma City
1-unit, detached	74.3%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	10.8%	11.8%
20 or more units	5.8%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Midwest City	Oklahoma City
Poverty rate	15.3%	15.2%
Average household size	2.34	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1974	1981