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Population (year 2000): 15,691. Estimated
population in July 2005: 15,999 (+2.0% change)
Males: 7,361 (46.9%), Females: 8,330 (53.1%)
Pontotoc County
Zip codes:
74820.
Median resident age: 32.9 years
Median household income: $22,977 (year 2000)
Median house value: $59,000 (year 2000)
Races in Ada:
- White Non-Hispanic (72.5%)
- American Indian (20.2%)
- Two or more races (5.8%)
- Black (3.5%)
- Hispanic (2.9%)
- Other race (0.9%)
Ancestries: United States (12.5%), Irish (9.9%),
German (8.3%), English (7.1%), French (2.3%), West Indian
(1.4%).
Elevation: 1010 feet
Land area: 15.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ada
- High school or higher: 78.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.2%
- Unemployed: 11.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ada city
- Never married: 24.4%
- Now married: 50.4%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 10.7%
- Divorced: 12.4%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -367 (-2.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Ada:
- CARL ALBERT INDIAN HEALTH FACILITY (1001
NORTH COUNTRY CLUB ROAD)
- ROLLING HILLS HOSPITAL (1000 ROLLING HILLS
LANE)
- VALLEY VIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL (430 NORTH
MONTA VISTA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ada:
- TINKER AFB (about 67 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; ID:
TIK)
- WILL ROGERS WORLD (about 78 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY,
OK; ID: OKC)
- STILLWATER RGNL (about 100 miles; STILLWATER, OK;
ID: SWO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ada:
- ADA MUNI (about 3 miles; ADA, OK; ID: ADH)
- SULPHUR MUNI (about 28 miles; SULPHUR, OK; ID: F30)
- HOLDENVILLE MUNI (about 29 miles; HOLDENVILLE, OK;
ID: F99)
Colleges/Universities in Ada:
- EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 3,429; Location: 12TH & FRANCIS; Public;
Website: www.ecok.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- PONTOTOC TECHNOLOGY CENTER (FT enrollment:
133; Location: 601 W 33rd; Public; Website:
www.pontotoc.com)
- VALLEY VIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF MED TECHN
(FT enrollment: 4; Location: 430 N MONTE VISTA; Private,
not-for-profit)
- SHEAR POWER ACADEMY (Location: 512 REBECCA
LN; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Ada:
- SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56
miles; DURANT, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,165)
- UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA NORMAN CAMPUS (about 62
miles; NORMAN, OK; FT enrollment: 20,154)
- ROSE STATE COLLEGE (about 70 miles; MIDWEST CITY,
OK; FT enrollment: 4,067)
- GRAYSON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; DENISON, TX;
FT enrollment: 2,082)
- OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles;
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 5,220)
- UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER (about
76 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 2,447)
- OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; OKLAHOMA
CITY, OK; FT enrollment: 3,234)
Public high schools in Ada:
- ADA HS (Students: 524; Location: 1400 STADIUM
DR.; Grades: 10 - 12)
- BYNG HS (Students: 315; Location: 500 S. NEW
BETHEL BLVD.; Grades: 10 - 12)
- VANOSS HS (Students: 183; Location: 4665
COUNTY ROAD 1555; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LATTA HS (Students: 157; Location: 13925 CO
RD 1560; Grades: 10 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Ada:
- ADA JHS (Students: 620; Location: 223 WEST
18TH STREET; Grades: 07 - 09)
- HOMER ES (Students: 619; Location: 1400 NORTH
MONTE VISTA; Grades: PK - 05)
- LATTA ES (Students: 375; Location: 13925
COUNTY ROAD 1560; Grades: PK - 06)
- HAYES ES (Students: 375; Location: 500 S.
MISSISSIPPI; Grades: 01 - 04)
- GLENWOOD EC (Students: 367; Location: 825 W.
10TH STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
- WILLARD ES (Students: 364; Location: 817 E.
9TH STREET; Grades: 05 - 06)
- BYNG JHS (Students: 336; Location: 500 S. NEW
BETHEL BLVD.; Grades: 07 - 09)
- VANOSS ES (Students: 335; Location: 4665
COUNTY ROAD 1555; Grades: PK - 08)
- WASHINGTON ES (Students: 332; Location: 600
S. OAK AVE.; Grades: 03 - 04)
- BYNG ES (Students: 205; Location: 500 S. NEW
BETHEL BLVD.; Grades: 04 - 06)
Library in Ada:
- ADA - HUGH WARREN MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $332,449; Location: 124 S. RENNIE; 48,977 books;
1,728 audio materials; 2,380 video materials; 180 serial
subscriptions)
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