PROFILE OF GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS:
Geographic Area: Norman city,  Oklahoma
SUBJECT	Number	Percent
TOTAL POPULATION	102,154	100
SEX AND AGE
Male	48,085	50.2
Female	47,609	49.8
Under 5 years	5,673	5.9
5 to 9 years	5,359	5.6
10 to 14 years	5,597	5.8
15 to 19 years	9,286	9.7
20 to 24 years	14,865	15.5
25 to 34 years	14,378	15
35 to 44 years	13,470	14.1
45 to 54 years	11,771	12.3
55 to 59 years	3,784	4
60 to 64 years	2,917	3
65 to 74 years	4,620	4.8
75 to 84 years	2,941	3.1
85 years and over	1,033	1.1
Median age (years)	29.3	(X)
18 years and over	75,365	78.8
Male	37,625	39.3
Female	37,740	39.4
21 years and over	66,151	69.1
62 years and over	10,284	10.7
65 years and over	8,594	9
Male	3,638	3.8
Female	4,956	5.2
RACE
One race	91,857	96
White	78,812	82.4
Black or African American	4,080	4.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	4,262	4.5
Asian	3,342	3.5
Asian Indian	675	0.7
Chinese	938	1
Filipino	235	0.2
Japanese	166	0.2
Korean	415	0.4
Vietnamese	382	0.4
Other Asian 1	531	0.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	48	0.1
Native Hawaiian	11	0
Guamanian or Chamorro	22	0
Samoan	13	0
Other Pacific Islander 2	2	0
Some other race	1,313	1.4
Two or more races	3,837	4
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races
White	82,336	86
Black or African American	4,807	5
American Indian and Alaska Native	6,660	7
Asian	3,941	4.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	135	0.1
Some other race	1,840	1.9
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	95,694	100
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	3,723	3.9
Mexican	2,150	2.2
Puerto Rican	279	0.3
Cuban	85	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	1,209	1.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	91,971	96.1
White alone	76,852	80.3
RELATIONSHIP
Total population	95,694	100
In households	89,623	93.7
Householder	38,834	40.6
Spouse	17,507	18.3
Child	23,030	24.1
Own child under 18 years	18,742	19.6
Other relatives	3,038	3.2
Under 18 years	1,067	1.1
Nonrelatives	7,214	7.5
Unmarried partner	1,720	1.8
In group quarters	6,071	6.3
Institutionalized population	1,123	1.2
Noninstitutionalized population	4,948	5.2
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	38,834	100
Family households (families)	22,560	58.1
With own children under 18 years	10,763	27.7
Married-couple family	17,507	45.1
With own children under 18 years	7,886	20.3
Female householder, no husband present	3,703	9.5
With own children under 18 years	2,241	5.8
Nonfamily households	16,274	41.9
Householder living alone	11,778	30.3
Householder 65 years and over	2,526	6.5
Households with individuals under 18 years	11,550	29.7
Households with individuals 65 years and over	5,958	15.3
Average household size	2.31	(X)
Average family size	2.93	(X)
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	41,547	100
Occupied housing units	38,834	93.5
Vacant housing units	2,713	6.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	168	0.4
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.7	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8	(X)
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	38,834	100
Owner-occupied housing units	21,441	55.2
Renter-occupied housing units	17,393	44.8
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.53	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.04	(X)
PROFILE OF SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS: 2000
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	36,524	100
Nursery school, preschool	1,403	3.8
Kindergarten	1,077	2.9
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	8,984	24.6
High school (grades 9-12)	4,655	12.7
College or graduate school	20,405	55.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	55,108	100
Less than 9th grade	1,312	2.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	4,006	7.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	11,048	20
Some college, no degree	13,816	25.1
Associate degree	3,016	5.5
Bachelor's degree	12,747	23.1
Graduate or professional degree	9,163	16.6
Percent high school graduate or higher	90.3	(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	39.8	(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over	79,275	100
Never married	28,899	36.5
Now married, except separated	37,955	47.9
Separated	890	1.1
Widowed	3,549	4.5
Female	2,871	3.6
Divorced	7,982	10.1
Female	4,754	6
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years	1,052	100
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren	465	44.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	74,891	100
Civilian veterans	8,915	11.9
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years	23,294	100
With a disability	1,638	7
Population 21 to 64 years	57,090	100
With a disability	7,786	13.6
Percent employed	61.9	(X)
No disability	49,304	86.4
Percent employed	77.3	(X)
Population 65 years and over	7,931	100
With a disability	3,307	41.7
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	90,074	100
Same house in 1995	35,647	39.6
Different house in the U.S. in 1995	51,568	57.3
Same county	23,596	26.2
Different county	27,972	31.1
Same state	16,649	18.5
Different state	11,323	12.6
Elsewhere in 1995	2,859	3.2
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	95,693	100
Native	89,911	94
Born in United States	88,671	92.7
State of residence	53,675	56.1
Different state	34,996	36.6
Born outside United States	1,240	1.3
Foreign born	5,782	6
Entered 1990 to March 2000	3,479	3.6
Naturalized citizen	2,037	2.1
Not a citizen	3,745	3.9
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)	5,782	100
Europe	895	15.5
Asia	3,071	53.1
Africa	413	7.1
Oceania	90	1.6
Latin America	1,082	18.7
Northern America	231	4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	90,074	100
English only	81,726	90.7
Language other than English	8,348	9.3
Speak English less than "very well"	2,990	3.3
Spanish	3,120	3.5
Speak English less than "very well"	989	1.1
Other Indo-European languages	1,970	2.2
Speak English less than "very well"	608	0.7
Asian and Pacific Island languages	2,434	2.7
Speak English less than "very well"	1,160	1.3
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population	95,693	100
Total ancestries reported	96,080	100.4
Arab	516	0.5
Czech1	823	0.9
Danish	374	0.4
Dutch	1,860	1.9
English	12,221	12.8
French (except Basque)1	2,902	3
French Canadian1	474	0.5
German	15,733	16.4
Greek	230	0.2
Hungarian	199	0.2
Irish1	12,056	12.6
Italian	2,290	2.4
Lithuanian	46	0
Norwegian	921	1
Polish	1,268	1.3
Portuguese	113	0.1
Russian	414	0.4
Scotch-Irish	2,615	2.7
Scottish	2,718	2.8
Slovak	94	0.1
Subsaharan African	549	0.6
Swedish	1,097	1.1
Swiss	205	0.2
Ukrainian	98	0.1
United States or American	8,354	8.7
Welsh	755	0.8
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)	391	0.4
Other ancestries	26,764	28
(X) Not applicable.
PROFILE OF GENERAL ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS: 2000
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over	78,013	100
In labor force	52,788	67.7
Civilian labor force	52,195	66.9
Employed	49,568	63.5
Unemployed	2,627	3.4
Percent of civilian labor force	5	(X)
Armed Forces	593	0.8
Not in labor force	25,225	32.3
Females 16 years and over	39,082	100
In labor force	24,306	62.2
Civilian labor force	24,225	62
Employed	23,105	59.1
Own children under 6 years	6,408	100
All parents in family in labor force	3,695	57.7
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	49,089	100
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	39,929	81.3
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	5,060	10.3
Public transportation (including taxicab)	319	0.6
Walked	1,494	3
Other means	951	1.9
Worked at home	1,336	2.7
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	21	(X)
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	49,568	100
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	20,502	41.4
Service occupations	8,037	16.2
Sales and office occupations	13,316	26.9
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	89	0.2
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	3,864	7.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	3,760	7.6
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	698	1.4
Construction	2,566	5.2
Manufacturing	3,456	7
Wholesale trade	1,197	2.4
Retail trade	6,006	12.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,766	3.6
Information	1,471	3
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	2,590	5.2
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	4,630	9.3
Educational, health and social services	14,157	28.6
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	5,479	11.1
Other services (except public administration)	2,417	4.9
Public administration	3,135	6.3
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	33,124	66.8
Government workers	13,192	26.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	3,075	6.2
Unpaid family workers	177	0.4
INCOME IN 1999
Households	38,864	100
Less than $10,000	5,319	13.7
$10,000 to $14,999	3,051	7.9
$15,000 to $24,999	5,254	13.5
$25,000 to $34,999	4,861	12.5
$35,000 to $49,999	6,016	15.5
$50,000 to $74,999	6,894	17.7
$75,000 to $99,999	3,604	9.3
$100,000 to $149,999	2,502	6.4
$150,000 to $199,999	688	1.8
$200,000 or more	675	1.7
Median household income (dollars)	36,713	(X)
With earnings	33,007	84.9
Mean earnings (dollars)	47,980	(X)
With Social Security income	6,920	17.8
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,189	(X)
With Supplemental Security Income	837	2.2
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,989	(X)
With public assistance income	1,102	2.8
Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,538	(X)
With retirement income	5,258	13.5
Mean retirement income (dollars)	18,768	(X)
Families	22,711	100
Less than $10,000	1,162	5.1
$10,000 to $14,999	935	4.1
$15,000 to $24,999	2,208	9.7
$25,000 to $34,999	2,653	11.7
$35,000 to $49,999	3,953	17.4
$50,000 to $74,999	5,301	23.3
$75,000 to $99,999	3,128	13.8
$100,000 to $149,999	2,176	9.6
$150,000 to $199,999	624	2.7
$200,000 or more	571	2.5
Median family income (dollars)	51,189	(X)
Per capita income (dollars)	20,630	(X)
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	35,896	(X)
Female full-time, year-round workers	26,394	(X)
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	1,767	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	7.8
With related children under 18 years	1,251	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	10.8
With related children under 5 years	713	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	16.1
Families with female householder, no husband present	863	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	24.6
With related children under 18 years	736	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	30.4
With related children under 5 years	402	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	49.1
Individuals	13,476	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	15
18 years and over	11,151	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	16
65 years and over	451	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	5.7
Related children under 18 years	2,257	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	11.4
Related children 5 to 17 years	1,337	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	9.4
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	8,346	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	36.4
PROFILE OF SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS: 2000
Total housing units	41,541	100
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached	24,846	59.8
1-unit, attached	1,832	4.4
2 units	1,252	3
3 or 4 units	3,146	7.6
5 to 9 units	3,458	8.3
10 to 19 units	1,974	4.8
20 or more units	3,130	7.5
Mobile home	1,856	4.5
Boat, RV, van, etc.	47	0.1
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	1,618	3.9
1995 to 1998	3,537	8.5
1990 to 1994	2,826	6.8
1980 to 1989	9,290	22.4
1970 to 1979	10,362	24.9
1960 to 1969	6,113	14.7
1940 to 1959	5,871	14.1
1939 or earlier	1,924	4.6
ROOMS
1 room	835	2
2 rooms	2,252	5.4
3 rooms	4,532	10.9
4 rooms	7,817	18.8
5 rooms	10,050	24.2
6 rooms	7,654	18.4
7 rooms	4,340	10.4
8 rooms	2,264	5.5
9 or more rooms	1,797	4.3
Median (rooms)	5	(X)
Occupied Housing Units	38,841	100
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	12,688	32.7
1995 to 1998	11,777	30.3
1990 to 1994	5,536	14.3
1980 to 1989	4,577	11.8
1970 to 1979	2,412	6.2
1969 or earlier	1,851	4.8
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	2,206	5.7
1	14,552	37.5
2	15,791	40.7
3 or more	6,292	16.2
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	23,170	59.7
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	1,491	3.8
Electricity	13,805	35.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	16	0
Coal or coke	0	0
Wood	200	0.5
Solar energy	12	0
Other fuel	65	0.2
No fuel used	82	0.2
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	122	0.3
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	167	0.4
No telephone service	686	1.8
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	38,841	100
1.00 or less	37,806	97.3
1.01 to 1.50	729	1.9
1.51 or more	306	0.8
Specified owner-occupied units	18,327	100
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,467	8
$50,000 to $99,999	8,593	46.9
$100,000 to $149,999	4,936	26.9
$150,000 to $199,999	1,821	9.9
$200,000 to $299,999	1,057	5.8
$300,000 to $499,999	353	1.9
$500,000 to $999,999	59	0.3
$1,000,000 or more	41	0.2
Median (dollars)	95,400	(X)
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	13,519	73.8
Less than $300	48	0.3
$300 to $499	1,028	5.6
$500 to $699	2,442	13.3
$700 to $999	4,953	27
$1,000 to $1,499	3,538	19.3
$1,500 to $1,999	972	5.3
$2,000 or more	538	2.9
Median (dollars)	892	(X)
Not mortgaged	4,808	26.2
Median (dollars)	271	(X)