Editing Midwest City, Oklahoma (section)

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1950= 10166
|1960= 36058
|1970= 48114
|1980= 49559
|1990= 52267
|2000= 54088
|2010= 54371
|2020= 58409
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="2015 Pop Estimate">{{cite web|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015|url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2015/PEPANNRES/0400000US40.16200|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 1, 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213192111/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2015/PEPANNRES/0400000US40.16200|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="GR2" /><ref name="Census1960">{{cite web|title=Number of Inhabitants: Oklahoma|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/37749197v1p38ch2.pdf|work=18th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 22, 2013 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="Census1990">{{cite web|title=Oklahoma: Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-38.pdf|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 22, 2013}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 54,371 people, 22,726 households, and 14,293 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,210.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 25,535 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,038.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 64.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 21.9% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 3.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.7% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.5% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 6.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.6% of the population.

There were 22,726 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were married couples living together, 16.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 25.2% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $44,578, and the median income for a family was $54,348. Males had a median income of $40,275 versus $32,098 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $23,264. About 12.4% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.6% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.