Living in Del City, OK
Del City is a small city of 21,494 people in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. It's about 4 miles from Oklahoma City, OK. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $1k a month.
21,494people
$127kTypical home
$1,054/moRent
93° / 50°Summer / winter
5"Snow
271Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,494
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,859 people per sq mi
- 4 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 4 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$800/mo)
- Median rent $1,054/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (133 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (823 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,725 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to OKC airport
- 10 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,221 ft
- 418 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 293 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,052 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 88 bars within 25 mi
- 301 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oklahoma County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk