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 15.25 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small city, Ponca City does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Ponca City who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.07% of the adults in Ponca City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Ponca City in 2022 was $29,976, which is upper middle income relative to Oklahoma, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $119,904 for a family of four. However, Ponca City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Ponca City is a very 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, Irish, English, European, and French.
The most common language spoken in Ponca City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
