City safety & data profile
Midwest CityOK
Midwest City, OK is a 57K-resident city in Oklahoma County with a median household income of $57,520.
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Midwest City, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Midwest City has a population larger than 83% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $164,500, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.
- 57K
- Population (place)
- Top 17%
- By size
- $57,520
- Median income (place)
- $164,500
- Median home (place)
- 16.5%
- Poverty rate (place)
The read on Midwest City
Midwest City posts a median household income higher than 19% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Midwest City area.
- Bottom 20%
- by median income, US cities
- 1
- hospital in & near Midwest City
Composite score · Midwest City, OK
25/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2024
A transparent index Areazine derives from Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published, not an official Census Bureau or FBI rating. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move to or avoid any place. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents. State-level rate (per-city UCR reporting is incomplete/voluntary): every city in the state shares this value; lower is stronger on this axis.
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis. ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Median household income vs cities tracked on Areazine; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Compare against every tracked city: Healthiest Cities in America (health outcomes only) · Community Wellbeing Cities (this page's blended composite).
Where Midwest City income ranks nationally
Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)
$57,520 Bottom 19% higher than 19% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles
Each bar is a $20,000-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year
Population ranking: OK
Population among 43 OK places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.
- Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, OK
681,054 residents
- Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
413,066 residents
- Norman 128,026
Norman, OK
128,026 residents
- Broken Arrow 106,563
Broken Arrow, OK
106,563 residents
- Lawton 96,655
Lawton, OK
96,655 residents
- Edmond 90,092
Edmond, OK
90,092 residents
- Moore 60,451
Moore, OK
60,451 residents
- Midwest City 57,249
Midwest City, OK
57,249 residents
- Enid 51,776
Enid, OK
51,776 residents
- Stillwater 48,967
Stillwater, OK
48,967 residents
What this shows By headcount, Oklahoma City ranks #1 here -- income honors go to Jenks.
Top earners by city in OK
Median household income across 43 tracked OK places. Hover a bar for its population rank.
- Jenks
Jenks, OK
$111,004 median
- Bixby
Bixby, OK
$104,404 median
- Edmond
Edmond, OK
$103,183 median
- Choctaw
Choctaw, OK
$100,574 median
- Mustang
Mustang, OK
$87,844 median
- Broken Arrow
Broken Arrow, OK
$86,765 median
- Moore
Moore, OK
$80,420 median
- Glenpool
Glenpool, OK
$79,525 median
- Owasso
Owasso, OK
$79,036 median
- Sand Springs
Sand Springs, OK
$75,645 median
What this shows Jenks posts the highest place-level median income in OK; Oklahoma City is largest by headcount.
The quick read
Reading Midwest City, OK beyond the headline numbers
Midwest City sits inside Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, at roughly 35.45°N, -97.40°W. Population 57,249, $57,520 median household income. Median home value $164,500, median rent $1,091. Poverty rate 16.5%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.
1 hospital in/around Midwest City, 2/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER. Climate: 60.9°F annual average.
Among the CDC measures on this page, current asthma departs furthest from its peer median: 12.4% in Midwest City, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,722 cities reporting that measure.
7% unemployment puts Midwest City in the toughest quarter of reporting cities for job availability.
Poverty in Midwest City, OK stands at 16.5%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.
Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Midwest City runs about 2.9 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.
Median rent in Midwest City, OK runs $1,091/month, below the midpoint for reporting cities.
23.8% of Midwest City adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the midpoint of reporting cities.
Remote work covers 10.6% of Midwest City workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Midwest City from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.
10-Year Trends 2013–2024
County-level trend (Oklahoma County): Midwest City's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.
The Economic Picture
What stands out most about Midwest City's economic profile: median household income at $57,520, 36% below the average across tracked places. Poverty rate runs 33% above average too, at 16.5%.
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Rent | |
| Poverty Rate | 16.5% +33% vs avg |
| Unemployment | 7% |
| Bachelor's Degree+ | 23.8% |
| Work From Home | 10.6% |
| Public Transit | 0.2% |
Population
Community Health 15 measures
Health Indicators
Preventive Care
Other Measures
Hospitals 1 total
CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating (1-5): a composite score across dozens of reported measures, not a single outcome guarantee for any patient. It isn't adjusted for patient case mix and isn't directly comparable across hospital types, a critical-access facility and a large teaching hospital aren't rated on the same measure set.
Climate
NOAA 1991-2020 NormalsCost of Living
BEA 20249.6% below national average
Metro area: Oklahoma City, OK (MSA)
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities via FRED. RPP of 100 = national average.
NFIP Flood Claim History
FEMA NFIP, county-level97 flood insurance claims have been filed in Oklahoma County since 2016, with $2.5M paid out by the NFIP.
No single named event dominates this county's claim history: most are individual, unnamed flood losses.
Source: FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims, via OpenFEMA. County-level data: individual claims are not attributed to a specific city or address by FEMA.
What alerts and safety updates affect Midwest City?
No area-tagged alerts are on record for Midwest City right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.
City alert dispatch desk
Sheet OK-MIDWEST-CITY · Midwest City
Midwest City: no area-tagged alerts on record. State hubs carry the live CAP stream.
- FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
- LEAD-NONE Feed idle
- DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed
Counts reflect published articles tagged to Midwest City; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Oklahoma state hubs · Methodology
Frequently Asked Questions 9
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Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8
Two ACS-derived peer sets for Midwest City, both outside Oklahoma so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.
Similar poverty rate
Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside OK (16.5% here).
Similar median income
Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside OK ($57,520 here).
Compare Midwest City with another city
Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.
Nearby Places 8
Using Midwest City's profile
Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.
- Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Midwest City area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
- Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
- Compare Midwest City against Oklahoma peers on any ranking lens. Explore Oklahoma
U.S. Census ACS supplies the place-level population and economics figures (income, home value, poverty, education); CDC PLACES supplies health; hospital counts reflect nearby facilities. County-level trends carry their own label.
Data Sources
All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Oklahoma County) where that is the smallest published unit.
Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-16.