Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Ponca City spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.01 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Ponca City 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.
The education level of Ponca City citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.98% of adults 25 and older in Ponca City have a college degree.
The per capita income in Ponca City in 2022 was $30,902, 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 $123,608 for a family of four. However, Ponca City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Ponca City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ponca City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ponca City residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Ponca City include German, English, Irish, European, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Ponca City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
