Oklahoma City By-The-Numbers...

[Laramie]

          Oklahoma City has now entered the top 20 populated cities in the United States per Mayor Holt

               https://twitter.com/davidfholt/status/1530652400675168257

         

Mayor David Holt
@davidfholt


Ranking at #20 in the new Census estimate of American cities, Oklahoma City has 687,725 residents as of July 1, 2021.   This is a jump from our 22nd-ranking in the 2020 Census, thanks to leapfrogging Nashville and Washington, DC.

     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population


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[heironymouspasparagus]

Yeah, but Nashville is still cooler - they have the Batman Building!!

[Laramie]

Yeah, but Nashville is still cooler - they have the Batman Building!!

     
 
Agree, Agree, Agree.  Very beautiful building...  Awesome to see in person.  Nashville is one of my favorite cities. 

[Laramie]

                      


          

                    Fiscal Year 2023: July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023

                                             $1,836.1 - 8.4% over 2022 -  (in millions)

                             https://www.okc.gov/departments/finance/financial-and-budget-reports/budge

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[Laramie]

Oklahoma City surpassed a population of 700,000 and have had two years in a row of our population growing by 10k per year.

  Link:  https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/oklahoma-city-ok-population

Oklahoma City is a city located in Cleveland and Oklahoma Counties Oklahoma. It is also the county seat of Oklahoma County, with a 2020 population of 701,266, it is the largest city in Oklahoma and the 22nd largest city in the United States.

Oklahoma City is currently growing at a rate of 1.46% annually and its population has increased by 2.97% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 681,054 in 2020. Spanning over 621 miles, Oklahoma City has a population density of 1,156 people per square mile.

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[Laramie]

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The Oklahoma City MSA was the 10th-fastest-growing large metro in the country and has grew twice as fast as the nation.

     2022 - Oklahoma City   population 701,266 - https://worldpopulationreview.com/states/cities/oklahoma

     Oklahoma City exceeded its projection in 2020 census report.


Oklahoma had net in-migration of 28,481 in 2021 and 32,528 in 2022 for a total of 61,009 in 2021-22. That ranks #10 nationally.

     The Top 10 in 2021-22

          1. Florida: 735,279
          2. Texas: 585,868
          3. North Carolina: 240,610
          4. Arizona: 183,033
          5. South Carolina: 166,219
          6. Georgia: 154,308
          7. Tennessee: 143,305
          8. Idaho: 82,519
          9. Alabama: 62,715
        10. Oklahoma: 61,009

[Laramie]

              Oklahoma City's MAPS Initiatives & Bonds investments:

             

               1990 July - The 1/8 of a cent sales tax appropriation passed by Oklahoma City on July 17, 1990 has improved the Oklahoma City Zoo.
               1993 $350 million - Bricktown Ballpark. Bricktown Canal, Cox Convention Center, Civic Center Music Hall, Downtown Arena, State Fairgrounds Improvements'
                                            Downtown Library, Oklahoma River & Oklahoma Spirit Trolleys
               2001 MAPS for Kids - $514 million and $180 million Oklahoma City Public Schools bond issue
               2007 $835.5 million program approved in 2007
               2008  Bonds $87.7 million NBA downtown arena improvements
               2009  MAPS 3 Initiative $777 million - Projects: Convention Center | Downtown Public Park | Modern Streetcar and Transit | Oklahoma State Fairgrounds Improvements | Senior
                                    Health & Wellness Centers | Oklahoma River Improvements | Trails | Sidewalks
               2022  MAPS 4 Initiative $1.1 billion.
               2022  $260 New County Jail Bonds
               2023  $955 million - Bonds Oklahoma City Public Schools


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[Laramie]

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               Oklahoma City and Tulsa continues to anchor State's Growth

                    

               2023 -update  Oklahoma State's population estimates eclipse 4,048,375
                                                                            
                                                                                       Tulsa city (411,867) - Tulsa metro (1,034,123)
                                                                
                                                                            
                                                      Oklahoma City city (694,800)  Oklahoma City metro (1,459,380)

  More than half of the State's 4,048,375 residents reside in the combined metros of Oklahoma City and Tulsa (2,493,503).


* * *  Breaking News * * *

          

A $1 billion investment by Enel North America for the Tulsa metro area with Solar PV Cell & Panel Manufacturing Facility at Tulsa's Port of Inola Industrial Park.

It will boost population estimates for 2025-26, this is a huge get for Tulsa, one that will see the metro population expand when the plant is in full production.  

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