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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Norman is $28,273, which is higher than the state average of $24,695 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Norman median household income is $50,714, which has grown by 38.14% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 38.43% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Norman residents spend 21.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 20.8 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #53

Norman, OK	28,273 USD
Oklahoma	24,695 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Norman, OK	24,999 USD
Oklahoma	27,491 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Norman, OK	30,168 USD
Oklahoma	33,259 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Norman, OK	20,916 USD
Oklahoma	22,353 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #116

Norman, OK	50,714 USD
Oklahoma	46,235 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Norman, OK	70,546 USD
Oklahoma	62,871 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #349

Norman, OK	38.14%
Oklahoma	38.43%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Norman, OK		Oklahoma		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.60%	$21,080, see rank	19.02%	$15,923	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	23.23%	$17,864, see rank	30.60%	$17,021	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.19%	$2,524, see rank	3.30%	$2,117	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.29%	$25,805, see rank	17.17%	$20,421	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Norman, OK	70,708 USD
Oklahoma	57,299 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Norman, OK	92,161 USD
Oklahoma	73,941 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Norman, OK	Oklahoma	U.S.
White	$52,821, see rank	$49,409	$56,900
Black	$23,723, see rank	$30,484	$35,600
Hispanic	$36,192, see rank	$37,552	$42,396
Asian	$35,375, see rank	$52,833	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$36,975, see rank	$38,734	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$140,125, see rank	$38,343	$53,370
One Race, Other	$41,250, see rank	$37,473	$40,300
Two or More Races	$43,000, see rank	$40,441	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Norman, OK	Oklahoma	U.S.
less than 25	$22,024, see rank	$25,946	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,511, see rank	$50,585	$58,398
45 to 64	$70,057, see rank	$55,848	$65,027
65 or over	$51,556, see rank	$34,720	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Norman, OK	Oklahoma	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	95,337, see rank	2,977,835	248,775,628
Male¹	47,254, 49.57%, see rank	49.07%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	32,675, 69.15%, see rank	67.93%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	186, 0.39%, see rank	1.09%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	32,489, 68.75%, see rank	66.84%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	30,665, 94.39%, see rank	93.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,824, 5.61%, see rank	6.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	14,579, 30.85%, see rank	32.07%	30.72%
Female¹	48,083, 50.43%, see rank	50.93%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	28,636, 59.56%, see rank	56.08%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	52, 0.11%, see rank	0.18%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	28,584, 59.45%, see rank	55.90%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	26,845, 93.92%, see rank	93.16%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,739, 6.08%, see rank	6.84%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	19,447, 40.44%, see rank	43.92%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Norman, OK	Oklahoma	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	56,656, 100%	1,686,185	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	44,999, 79.42%, see rank	82.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	5,321, 9.39%, see rank	10.49%	9.59%
Public Transportation	592, 1.04%, see rank	0.48%	5.06%
Walked	1,972, 3.48%, see rank	1.79%	2.78%
Other Means	1,820, 3.21%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,952, 3.45%, see rank	3.57%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Norman, OK	21.2 minutes
Oklahoma	20.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Norman, OK	Oklahoma	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	57,510	1,699,610	143,435,233
Male¹	30,665, 53.32%, see rank	53.53%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	12,748, 41.57%, see rank	28.66%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	5,036, 16.42%, see rank	13.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,003, 19.58%, see rank	16.38%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	21, 0.07%, see rank	1.05%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,290, 7.47%, see rank	12.38%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,094, 10.09%, see rank	20.18%	17.94%
Female¹	26,845, 46.68%, see rank	46.47%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	12,530, 46.68%, see rank	38.14%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	5,429, 20.22%, see rank	22.14%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	8,018, 29.87%, see rank	33.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	26, 0.10%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	92, 0.34%, see rank	0.46%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	657, 2.45%, see rank	4.96%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Norman, OK	Oklahoma	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	57,510, 100%	1,699,610	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,053, 1.83%, see rank	5.04%	1.96%
Construction	2,501, 4.35%, see rank	7.07%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,827, 4.92%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	894, 1.55%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	6,659, 11.58%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,634, 2.84%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	1,079, 1.88%, see rank	1.81%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3,416, 5.94%, see rank	5.73%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	5,743, 9.99%, see rank	8.06%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	18,201, 31.65%, see rank	22.66%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	6,860, 11.93%, see rank	8.98%	9.49%
Public Administration	3,978, 6.92%, see rank	6.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,665, 4.63%, see rank	5.19%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Norman, OK	%	Oklahoma	U.S.
Population in Poverty	19,538	18.13%, see rank	16.89%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,636	10.29%, see rank	12.60%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.