Census place 4059850

Ponca City

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Ponca City city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Ponca City.

According to the 2025 estimate, Ponca City has a population of 24,225 and 1,332 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 46 covered Oklahoma places are: typical commute is 15.7 minutes, below the comparison median of 20.5 minutes; median home value is $135,800, below the comparison median of $176,800; and population density is 1,332/sq mi, above the comparison median of 1,105/sq mi. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

typical commute
15.7 minutes
Below the comparison median of 20.5 minutes
median home value
$135,800
Below the comparison median of $176,800
population density
1,332/sq mi
Above the comparison median of 1,105/sq mi

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Ponca City's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
24,225
2025 estimate
Annual change
-0.5%
Population estimate
Density
1,332/sq mi
18.2 sq mi land area
Median age
37.1 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$55,941
Median home value
$135,800
Median gross rent
$850
Bachelor’s degree or higher
20.6%
Typical commute
15.7 min
Drive-alone commute
78.5%
Public transit commute
0%
Walked to work
1.2%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
37.5%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
40.6%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
55.7%
Unemployed residents 16+
4.1%
Working from home
3.4%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
84.4%
Homes built 2020+
0.2%
Households without a vehicle
7.4%
Households with children
32.3%
Residents with a disability
20.1%
Residents without insurance
11.9%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Kay County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
27
Severe Storm declarations
15
Severe Ice Storm declarations
7
Fire declarations
2

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: PONCA CITY MUNI AP (3 mi from place center)
Average high
70.8°F
Average low
47.9°F
Annual rainfall
33.6"
Annual snowfall
0"

Month by month

A year in Ponca City.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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