The Oklahoma City metro has 1.5M residents (per 2024 ACS 5-year Estimates ), a 2024 median household income of $72K, median home value of $230K, median age of 36, and a 34% bachelor's-degree share among adults 25 and older. The analysis below clusters neighborhoods within the metro's urbanized areas, covering 961K of those 1.5M residents. The northern suburbs around Edmond and Nichols Hills lead on wealth and education, the south side of Oklahoma City sits at the bottom, and Norman forms a young university pole.
Median home value
A south Oklahoma City pocket near the core tops the metro at $511K, but the broader high-value band runs north: Edmond at $404K, north Edmond at $391K, the area north of Nichols Hills at $361K, and the area north of Oklahoma City at $354K. The lowest values are concentrated on the south side: one south Oklahoma City area bottoms the metro at $77K, with three more at $92K, $95K, and $97K, and a fifth at $116K. The ≥$350K tier follows the northern suburbs; the under-$150K tier covers the south side.
Median household income
The highest incomes run through the northern corridor. A north Oklahoma City area tops the metro at $152K, followed by north Edmond at $122K, the area north of Oklahoma City at $119K, Edmond at $117K, and the area north of Nichols Hills at $103K. The lowest incomes mix the south side with the college edge: a south Oklahoma City area at $38K, a north Oklahoma City area at $41K, the area west of Oklahoma City at $42K, west Norman — home to the University of Oklahoma's main campus — at $44K, and another south Oklahoma City area at $45K. The ≥$100K tier follows the north; the under-$50K tier sits on the south side and around the university.
Median age
The oldest neighborhoods are scattered through the older suburbs. A south Oklahoma City area tops the metro at 46, with a north Oklahoma City area at 43, west Norman at 43, another north Oklahoma City area at 42, and the area north of Oklahoma City at 41. The youngest neighborhoods cluster around the University of Oklahoma: west Norman at 23 and south Norman at 25, with three south Oklahoma City areas between 29 and 30. Most of the metro sits in the 32–40 range.
Adults with a bachelor's degree
Education shows the metro's widest divide. Edmond leads at 72%, followed by north Edmond at 62%, a north Oklahoma City area at 62%, the area north of Oklahoma City at 59%, and west Norman at 59%. The lowest shares are on the south side, among the lowest in this series: one south Oklahoma City area at 4%, another at 6%, a third at 7%, and two more at 8%. The gap from Edmond's 72% to the south side's 4% is the widest of any metric in the metro.
Where the metrics overlap
The split runs north–south. The northern corridor holds the top — Edmond tops education at 72% and ranks high on value and income, while a north Oklahoma City area tops income at $152K. The south side forms the opposite corner: one area bottoms home value at $77K, income at $38K, and education at 7% together, and a neighboring area pairs the metro's lowest bachelor's share at 4% with a young median age of 30. Norman runs on its own axis — the University of Oklahoma pulls west Norman to the youngest ages in the metro at 23, alongside a high 59% bachelor's share but a low $44K income typical of a student population.
Key Takeaways
- Across the metro, the median home value is $230K, median household income is $72K, median age is 36, and the bachelor's-degree share is 34%.
- A south Oklahoma City pocket tops home value at $511K, and a north Oklahoma City area tops income at $152K.
- Edmond tops education at 72%.
- A south Oklahoma City area sits at the bottom of home value ($77K), income ($38K), and education (7%) together, and a neighboring area falls to a 4% bachelor's share.
- West Norman runs youngest at a median age of 23, pulled down by the University of Oklahoma.