Demographics
Physical Characteristics:
- Location: 97.34398 West, Longitude 35.22545 North, Latitude
- Elevation: 1200 Feet
- County: Cleveland
Distances to Major Cities (Miles):
- Oklahoma City: 10 (south)
- Tulsa: 115
- Enid: 108
- Lawton: 97
- Muskogee: 148
- Dallas, TX: 200
- Ft. Smith, AR: 190
- Wichita, KS: 150
Climate: (Cleveland County)
- Mean Annual Temperature: 61.4 F (16.3 C)
- Mean Annual Precipitation: 35.4 in (89.9 cm)
- Average Growing Season: 30 - 31 Weeks
- First Freeze: October 14-20
- Last Freeze: April 2-8
- Average Annual Snowfall: 5 - 9 Inches
Population: (2000)
- City of Norman Population: 95,694 +19.51% (1990-2000)
- Cleveland County Population: 208,016 +8% (1990-2000)
City of Norman 2000 Population Demographics (Percent)
Age:
- Under 15: 17.4%
- Age 15 to 24: 25.2%
- Age 25 to 44: 29.1%
- Age 45 to 64: 19.3%
- Age 65 and Over: 9%
Sex:
- Female: 50%
- Male: 50%
Ethnic Origin: (2000)
- White: 78812 79.4%
- American Indian: 4262 4.3%
- Black: 4080 4.1%
- Hispanic: 3723 3.8%
- Asian: 3342 3.4%
- Other: 5198 5.2%
Housing Statistics (2000):
- Households: 38,834
- Persons Per Household: 2.31
- Percent Owner Occupied: 55.2%
- Percent Renter Occupied: 44.8%
- Average New Home Value 2002: $150,808
Economy:
- Per Capita Income (Cleveland County): $20,630
- Median Household Income (Cleveland County): $36,713
- Civilian Labor Force: 49,568
- Unemployment Rate: 3.4% City Tax Rate Per $1,000 Assessed Value: $97.07
Education:
- Percent High School Graduates Over Age 18: 90.3%
- Percent College Graduates: 39.8%
- Public High Schools: 2
- Public Middle Schools: 4
- Public Elementary Schools: 15
College/Technical Trade Schools:
Miscellaneous:
- Area: 188 Square Miles
- Form of Government Council: City Manager
- Mayor: Cindy Rosenthal
- City Manager: Steven Lewis
- Hospitals:
- Norman Regional Medical Center
- Griffin Memorial Hospital
- Airports: Max Westheimer Airport
- Public Libraries: Norman Public Library
Could not locate the information you needed? Check out the Oklahoma Department of Commerce web site for more statistics.
Below are a list of reports that may be downloaded in PDF format.
- Population Changes from 1990-2000 by County
- Population Changes from 1990-2000 by City/Township
- Population By Race Alone and Hispanic Origin (2000) Sorted by County
- Population by Race Alone and Race in Combination Only and Hispanic Origin (2000) Sorted by City
- More Statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau
For more information check out "Norman Quick Facts". This reports was put together by The Norman Economic Development Coalition and contains many interesting statistics on the City of Norman.
Special thanks go to the Norman Economic Development Coalition for letting us publish this information in our website.
SOURCES: City of Norman Comprehensive Plan, 1990 Federal Census, Labor Force Trends - State of Oklahoma Employment Division, Norman Planning Department, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Compiled by the City of Norman Planning Department, July 2000, Norman Economic Development Coalition.
