Ponca City, OK Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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8%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

17%

Household income NAT. AVG.

16%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Ponca City	Oklahoma	National
Income per capita	$41,153	$38,159	$44,883
Median household income	$67,166	$72,914	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$88,862	$89,008	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$48,044	$46,375	$52,080
Median earnings male	$47,336	$51,967	$54,343
Median earnings female	$35,068	$34,837	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	16.6%	16.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Ponca City is 8% lower than the national average
The median household income in Ponca City is 17% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ponca City is 16% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Ponca City is 10% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$44,772 $67,166 $134,332

City

$48,604 $72,914 $145,828

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Ponca City median earnings by income bracket

Ponca City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.5%	10.5%
Manufacturing sector	22.3%	22.3%
Financial & insurance services	1.4%	1.4%
Wholesale & retail services	11.5%	11.5%
Public administration	5.3%	5.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.7%	7.7%
Education, health & social services	11.3%	11.3%
Other	29.5%	29.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Kildare, OK	74	$93,590	15.1%
McCord, OK	1,638	$88,149	8.4%
Tonkawa, OK	3,065	$74,961	7.8%
Kaw City, OK	290	$68,825	15.4%
Newkirk, OK	2,129	$66,765	17.9%
Ponca City, OK	24,463	$67,166	17.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Forney, TX	24,467	$137,039	68.5%
Lathrop, CA	24,457	$132,744	63.2%
North Haven, CT	24,450	$157,072	93.1%
Saginaw, TX	24,477	$134,710	65.6%
North Platte, NE	24,487	$78,101	4.0%
Ponca City, OK	24,463	$67,166	17.4%

Source: The Ponca City, OK employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.