Demographics of Ada city, Oklahoma

Ada city, Oklahoma had 16,660 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +165 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Ada city, in four figures

16,660
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 16,575 ±37.; +1.0%
Change since July 2020: +165 people.; 32.3 ±1.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $53,507 ±$4,178
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Ada city, Oklahoma's population grew 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ada city, Oklahoma's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Ada city, Oklahoma's population grew 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ada city, Oklahoma's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	16,495	100.0	100.0
2021	16,606	100.7	100.2
2022	16,520	100.2	100.7
2023	16,689	101.2	101.6
2024	16,612	100.7	102.5
2025	16,660	101.0	103.1

Population of Ada city, Oklahoma on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	16,495	—
2021	16,606	+111
2022	16,520	−86
2023	16,689	+169
2024	16,612	−77
2025	16,660	+48

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.3 ±1.3: for men 31.1 ±1.5 and for women 33.7 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ada city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under 5	1,251 ±134	7.5% ±0.8	6.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,978 ±275	18.0% ±1.7	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,089 ±204	12.6% ±1.2	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,679 ±290	28.2% ±1.7	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,247 ±268	19.6% ±1.6	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,331 ±276	14.1% ±1.7	16.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $53,507 ±$4,178, and income per person $30,713 ±$2,225, in 2024 dollars. The median is $65,039 ±$439 in Oklahoma and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Ada city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under $25,000	1,376 ±193	20.3% ±2.8	17.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,856 ±249	27.4% ±3.6	20.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,269 ±221	18.7% ±3.2	18.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	705 ±140	10.4% ±2.0	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	977 ±175	14.4% ±2.5	16.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	329 ±88	4.8% ±1.3	7.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	272 ±86	4.0% ±1.3	7.2% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Ada city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Oklahoma	United States
All ages	2,549 ±364	16.1% ±2.3	15.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	760 ±179	18.1% ±3.9	20.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,380 ±193	16.4% ±2.2	14.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	409 ±100	12.8% ±2.9	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Ada city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ada city	Oklahoma	United States
Housing units	8,119 ±231	1,775,127 ±745	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.6% ±1.5	88.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.4% ±1.9	12.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	45.3% ±3.2	65.8% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	54.7% ±2.4	34.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$169,300 ±$20,333	$199,800 ±$1,121	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$894 ±$33	$1,014 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1969 ±2	1980 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Ada city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,335 ±208	8.1% ±1.3	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,640 ±298	58.2% ±1.8	62.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	847 ±108	5.1% ±0.7	6.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	249 ±109	1.5% ±0.7	2.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3,171 ±302	19.1% ±1.8	6.6% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 40	0% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,317 ±252	7.9% ±1.5	8.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Ada city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Born in the state	11,070 ±538	66.8% ±3.2	59.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,732 ±533	28.5% ±3.2	32.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	50 to 162	0.3% to 1.0%	1.2% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	667 ±170	4.0% ±1.0	6.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	275 ±102	1.7% ±0.6	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	392 ±142	2.4% ±0.9	3.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Ada city among the places of Oklahoma

32nd of 75 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Oklahoma page.

Places of Oklahoma near Ada city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Durant city	19,746 ±50
Altus city	18,646 ±25
El Reno city	18,557 ±36
McAlester city	18,111 ±31
Tahlequah city	16,935 ±37
Ada city	16,575 ±37
Chickasha city	16,539 ±36
Glenpool city	14,151 ±44
Newcastle city	13,001 ±52
Miami city	12,926 ±44
Guymon city	12,539 ±40

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026