Ada

Population: 16,536
Median household income: $51,792
Median home value: $169,300

Ada is a community in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, home to 16,536 residents. Its median household income of $51,792 runs below the Pontotoc County figure of $62,564.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ada's population declined 4.2% from 17,260 to 16,536, while its median home value rose 58.4% from $106,900 to $169,300.

The median resident is 32.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,536
Median age: 32.7 yrs
Median household income: $51,792
Median home value: $169,300
Median gross rent: $888
Housing units: 8,043
Homeownership rate: 45.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,26016,536

Median household income

$40,175$51,792

Median home value

$106,900$169,300

Median gross rent

$701$888

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,260	$40,175	$106,900	$701
2020	17,399	$41,070	$110,000	$699
2021	16,804	$44,721	$115,600	$789
2022	16,537	$47,264	$133,300	$853
2023	16,536	$51,792	$169,300	$888

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 2412.7%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,274	7.7%
5 to 17	2,873	17.4%
18 to 24	2,100	12.7%
25 to 34	2,574	15.6%
35 to 44	2,142	13.0%
45 to 54	1,643	9.9%
55 to 64	1,546	9.3%
65 to 74	1,510	9.1%
75 and over	874	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,912	59.9%
Black or African American	810	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3,041	18.4%
Asian	268	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	35	0.2%
Some other race	19	0.1%
Two or more races	1,307	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,144	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate29.2%

Some college or associate's29.7%

Bachelor's degree17.5%

Graduate or professional degree12.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,116	10.8%
High school graduate	3,000	29.2%
Some college or associate's	3,060	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,796	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,317	12.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone82.5%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit0.2%

Walked4.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,271	82.5%
Carpooled	524	6.9%
Public transit	15	0.2%
Walked	354	4.7%
Bicycle	16	0.2%
Worked from home	320	4.2%
Other means	103	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,533	62.2%
15 to 29 min	1,944	26.7%
30 to 44 min	325	4.5%
45 to 59 min	253	3.5%
60+ min	228	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 16.1% (2,511 of 15,637)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,692	55.2%
Nonfamily households	2,996	44.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,688	83.2%
Vacant	1,355	16.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,011	45.0%
Renter-occupied	3,677	55.0%

1-unit, detached70.4%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units13.2%

5 to 19 units8.1%

20 or more units4.2%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,666	70.4%
1-unit, attached	130	1.6%
2 to 4 units	1,058	13.2%
5 to 19 units	648	8.1%
20 or more units	337	4.2%
Mobile home & other	204	2.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4000200
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 34.7679, -96.6691

Ada