Midwest City is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 54,202 people and 14 constituent neighborhoods, Midwest City is the seventh largest community in Oklahoma.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Midwest City is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Midwest City is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Midwest City who work in office and administrative support jobs (20.61%), sales jobs (9.24%), and management occupations (6.57%).

Also of interest is that Midwest City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Midwest City, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

Midwest City is a very car-oriented city: 97.5% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. In fact, the general consensus among people in Midwest City is that if you need to get anywhere, you're going to have to drive. The landscape is very car-oriented, and features shopping centers, strip malls, parking lots, and wide streets. Pedestrians are discouraged by the fact that sidewalks are not always present, which makes attempts at walking downright daunting in certain parts of town.

Midwest City Information and Demographics

The citizens of Midwest City are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 17.02% of adults in Midwest City having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Midwest City in 2000 was $17,220, which is upper middle income relative to Oklahoma, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $68,880 for a family of four.

Midwest City is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Midwest City home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Midwest City is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Midwest City include German, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Midwest City is English. Some people also speak Spanish.