Ponca City

Population: 24,377
Median household income: $55,270
Median home value: $127,500

Ponca City, a community in Kay County, Oklahoma, has 24,377 residents. At $55,270, its median household income sits in line with Kay County's $56,673.

From 2019 to 2023, Ponca City's population grew 1.0% from 24,134 to 24,377, while its median home value rose 32.0% from $96,600 to $127,500.

The median resident is 37.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,377
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $55,270
Median home value: $127,500
Median gross rent: $827
Housing units: 11,503
Homeownership rate: 62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,13424,377

Median household income

$44,043$55,270

Median home value

$96,600$127,500

Median gross rent

$678$827

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,134	$44,043	$96,600	$678
2020	23,940	$44,281	$102,600	$702
2021	24,499	$47,236	$102,600	$725
2022	24,441	$51,367	$118,900	$782
2023	24,377	$55,270	$127,500	$827

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,718	7.0%
5 to 17	4,402	18.1%
18 to 24	2,267	9.3%
25 to 34	3,091	12.7%
35 to 44	3,258	13.4%
45 to 54	2,672	11.0%
55 to 64	2,712	11.1%
65 to 74	2,379	9.8%
75 and over	1,878	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,550	67.9%
Black or African American	782	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,815	7.4%
Asian	181	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	20	0.1%
Some other race	104	0.4%
Two or more races	2,521	10.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,404	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate33.5%

Some college or associate's37.5%

Bachelor's degree13.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,439	9.0%
High school graduate	5,360	33.5%
Some college or associate's	5,997	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,221	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	973	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled13.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,163	78.3%
Carpooled	1,446	13.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	176	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	353	3.4%
Other means	291	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,607	65.6%
15 to 29 min	2,157	21.4%
30 to 44 min	581	5.8%
45 to 59 min	374	3.7%
60+ min	357	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 16.7% (3,985 of 23,868)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,734	61.5%
Nonfamily households	3,583	38.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,317	81.0%
Vacant	2,186	19.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,803	62.3%
Renter-occupied	3,514	37.7%

1-unit, detached80.8%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units4.7%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,297	80.8%
1-unit, attached	260	2.3%
2 to 4 units	752	6.5%
5 to 19 units	541	4.7%
20 or more units	408	3.5%
Mobile home & other	245	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4059850
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 18 sq mi
Water area: 1.23 sq mi
Center point: 36.7210, -97.0684