Ponca City, OK Population

Overview

24,499

Total Population

37.2

Median age

51.61%

Female population %

93.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

65.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,378

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Ponca City's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Ponca City is 37.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ponca City's population under 18 was 25.21%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ponca City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.68% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ponca City, 21.71% were under the age of 15, 18.67% aged 15 to 29, 41.94% aged 30 to 64, 15.32% aged 65 to 84, and 2.36% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 789 more females than males in Ponca City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.61% females and 48.39% males in Ponca City, OK.
The Ponca City, OK gender ratio is 93.8:100 i.e. 93.8 men to 100 women (0.938).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 911.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 976.

Ponca City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ponca City population: 72.43% are White, 3.02% are Black or African American, 9.16% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.88% are Asian, 0.06% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 4.05% are some other race and 10.41% are multiracial.
Ponca City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 2,378 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 22,121 (90.29% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ponca City is White with a population of 17,745 (72.43% of the total population).

Ponca City's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 26,024 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Ponca City's population decreased by 715 (2.75%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ponca City's population decreased by 945 (3.73%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Ponca City's population was lowest in year 2019 at 23,719.