Moore is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 40,879 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Moore is the 9th largest community in Oklahoma.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Moore is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Moore is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Moore who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.45%), sales jobs (12.00%), and management occupations (5.41%).

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

Moore is a very car-oriented city: 98.4% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. In fact, the general consensus among people in Moore 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.

The city of Moore is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.

Moore Information and Demographics

The citizens of Moore are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 16.80% of adults in Moore having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Moore in 2000 was $17,689, which is wealthy relative to Oklahoma, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $70,756 for a family of four.

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

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