The Oklahoma City MSA, commonly referred to as just OKC, is a seven county metropolitan area located in central Oklahoma, with Oklahoma City as its anchoring city .

Since the year 2000, the greater Oklahoma City area has seen significant population growth. The area has also seen significant increases in its foreign-born population as well. Large influxes of Latino and Asian immigrants has made the city more and more diverse each year.

Total Population: 1,358,452

(An increase of 8.42 % in the past 5 years.)

Census Data

• Foreign Born - 109,000
• Language Spoken at Home - 145,000

Quick Facts

• Oklahoma City is the most populous city in the state of Oklahoma, and in total land area it is the third largest in the United states.


• The Oklahoma City MSA has seen a population increase of over five percent in the last four years, and the city itself has grown by seven percent over that same time.
  


• Oil, natural gas, and petroleum products are the largest sector of the local economy.


• The greater Oklahoma City area has one of the largest Native American populations in the United States with over 3.4% of its total population made up of Native Americans.


• Asia District, located in central Oklahoma City, is the center for Asian culture in the area, and has the largest Asian population in the entire state of Oklahoma.


• The largest Ethnic group in Oklahoma City is Latin American at approximately 60% of the foreign-born population, and the largest people group is Mexican.


• The Hispanic population of the greater Oklahoma City area has more than doubled since the year 2000.