Central High vs Velma

A side-by-side comparison of Central High and Velma: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Central High has the higher population (1,572 vs 585 in Velma). Central High has the higher median household income ($73,750 vs $61,806 in Velma). Central High has the higher median home value ($200,200 vs $105,200 in Velma).

Population, income & housing

	Central High	Velma
Population	1,572	585
Median age	33.1 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$73,750	$61,806
Median home value	$200,200	$105,200
Median gross rent	$1,110	$920
Housing units	554	292
Homeownership rate	85.3%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.8%	8.7%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central High	Velma
Population	1,244 → 1,572 (+26.4%)	585 → 585 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$65,536 → $73,750 (+12.5%)	$50,313 → $61,806 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$149,600 → $200,200 (+33.8%)	$84,600 → $105,200 (+24.3%)
Median gross rent	$938 → $1,110 (+18.3%)	$592 → $920 (+55.4%)

Central High

Population

1,2441,572

Median household income

$65,536$73,750

Median home value

$149,600$200,200

Median gross rent

$938$1,110

Velma

Population

585585

Median household income

$50,313$61,806

Median home value

$84,600$105,200

Median gross rent

$592$920

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central High	Velma
Under 5	5.5%	3.2%
5 to 17	26.6%	17.8%
18 to 24	6.4%	6.7%
25 to 34	12.5%	10.9%
35 to 44	12.8%	13.2%
45 to 54	9.6%	15.0%
55 to 64	13.4%	16.4%
65 to 74	8.7%	11.5%
75 and over	4.6%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central High	Velma
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	82.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.9%	5.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.3%	10.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central High	Velma
No high school diploma	4.2%	8.3%
High school graduate	30.5%	59.8%
Some college or associate's	42.5%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central High	Velma
Drove alone	85.2%	94.9%
Carpooled	8.8%	3.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	1.9%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central High	Velma
1-unit, detached	77.4%	81.8%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.8%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Central High	Velma
Poverty rate	7.7%	23.6%
Average household size	2.96	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	28	26
Median year structure built	1991	1974