Purcell is a somewhat small city located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 5,563 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Purcell is the 77th largest community in Oklahoma.

Purcell is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Purcell is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Purcell who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.75%), sales jobs (12.34%), and management occupations (7.43%).

Purcell is a very car-oriented city. 98.69% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Purcell is a small city, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Purcell has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

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

Purcell Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Purcell who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 15.70% of the adults in Purcell have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Purcell in 2000 was $15,261, 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 $61,044 for a family of four.

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

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