Norman is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 95,693 people and 21 constituent neighborhoods, Norman is the third largest community in Oklahoma.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Norman is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Norman is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Norman who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.43%), sales jobs (12.44%), and teaching (9.61%).

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

Combining city textures and college town sensibilities, Norman really has a nice blend of characteristics. While not a huge city, Norman is big enough to offer a healthy dose of diversion, opportunity, and amenity to its residents and to the thousands of college students who descend on it every fall. Its size and diversity makes Norman more than just a college town, but removing the students from the equation would undeniably change Norman's character and quality of life.

Not only is Norman a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, shaping the character of the city into a place that is geared toward, and considered attractive to, many single, educated people. Many singles consider Norman a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

Norman Information and Demographics

The education level of Norman citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 39.76% of adults in Norman have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Norman in 2000 was $20,630, which is wealthy relative to Oklahoma, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $82,520 for a family of four.

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

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