OKC Plan, 2000-2020 - City of Oklahoma City

Current Situation
The map on page 108 shows the location of new housing construction in the Oklahoma City
region during the period 1990-1997. The North/Northwest OKC-Edmond area has experienced
the highest concentration of new housing over this period. A second concentration has occurred
in the South OKC-Moore- Norman area. Oklahoma City’s share of all new hosing construction
in the region has increased from 46 percent in 1990 to 55 percent in 1997. This increase has
corresponded with a resurgence in multi-family construction and is due in large part to
Oklahoma City’s predominant share (70-80 percent) of multi-family construction.
Oklahoma City’s share of metro employment has declined from 70 percent in 1990 to 68 percent
in 1995.
Oklahoma City
Employment
Metro Total
1990 302,800 430,600
1995 325,900 476,500
Sources:
US Bureau of Labor Statistics for Metro Totals;
Association of Central Oklahoma Governments
for Oklahoma City employment
Oklahoma City is the major center for retail sales in the region, although its position in the
region has declined somewhat in recent years as shown in the graphs below. In 1990, the City
had 62 percent of metro area sales subject to sales tax. Also in 1990, City businesses generated
$10,160 in sales per capita, which was 1.92 times the $5,328 per capita generated in all other
metro cities. By 1997, the City’s share of metro sales had declined to just under 60 percent and
the City’s per capita of $12,525 had fallen to 1.77 times the $7,095 per capita for other cities.
SALES SUBJECT TO SALES TAX
SALES PER CAPITA
Sources:
ORIGINS, Oklahoma Department of Commerce and
Center of Economic and Management Research, Oklahoma University
Cooperative intergovernmental arrangements started years ago with the Association of Central
Oklahoma Governments (ACOG), other communities, fire departments, and Oklahoma County
and yet sprawl, competition, and political fragmentation endure.
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