Ada is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 17,269 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Ada is the 29th largest community in Oklahoma.
Ada real estate is some of the most expensive in Oklahoma, although Ada house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Ada is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Ada is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ada who work in office and administrative support (15.23%), sales jobs (9.79%), and management occupations (8.95%).
Also of interest is that Ada has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Ada spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.67 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
In terms of college education, Ada is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.89% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Ada in 2010 was $23,985, which is middle income relative to Oklahoma and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $95,940 for a family of four. However, Ada contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Ada is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ada home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ada residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Ada include Irish, German, English, French, and Dutch West Indian.
The most common language spoken in Ada is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.