Mounds is a somewhat small town located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 6,632 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Mounds is the 69th largest community in Oklahoma.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Mounds is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mounds is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Mounds who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.09%), sales jobs (9.08%), and management occupations (6.00%).

In Mounds, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.17 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Mounds is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Mounds, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.74% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Mounds is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Mounds Information and Demographics

In Mounds, just 11.31% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Mounds in 2000 was $15,937, which is upper middle income relative to Oklahoma, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $63,748 for a family of four.

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

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