Weatherford is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Weatherford area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Weatherford maintain a good economy.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.42 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small city, Weatherford doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Weatherford is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.99% of adults in Weatherford have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Weatherford in 2022 was $28,841, which is upper middle income relative to Oklahoma, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,364 for a family of four. However, Weatherford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Weatherford is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Weatherford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Weatherford residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Weatherford also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.39% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Weatherford include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Weatherford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
