OKC MAPS PROJECTS – 25 YEARS
the beginning of the year. 24 For comparison, average annual jail population was reported as 2,300 persons annually from 2000 to 2015. 25 Figure 12. Downtown OKC Population in Group Quarters by Census Tract Census Tract Population 2000 Population 2010 Change 2000-10 Change 2010-17
Estimated Population 2017
Percent Change 2000-2010
Percent Change 2010-2017
1016 1017 1018
24
0 0 5
0 0 9
-24
0 0 4
-100.0%
- -
0 0
0 5
- -
80.0%
North Tracts
24
5
9
-19
4
-79.2%
80.0%
1025 1026 1027 1030 1091 1032
43
122 134
54
79
-68
183.7%
-55.7%
0
136
134 -67
2
-
1.5%
67
0 0
46
46
-100.0%
- -
0 0
0 0
0
0
- -
80
80
-80
-100.0%
1,972
2,229
3,675
257
1,446
13.0% -96.5% 74.3% 88.7%
64.9%
1036.01 1036.02
312 377 212
11
0
-301
-11 -22
-100.0%
657 400
635 240
280 188
-3.3%
1037 1038
-160
-40.0%
0
0
0
0
0
-
-
South Tracts
2,983
3,633
4,786
650
1,153
21.8%
31.7%
1040
0
0
0
0
0
-
-
All Tracts
3,007
3,638
4,795
631
1,157
21.0%
31.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Notes: Estimate for 2000 is from the Decennial Census. Estimates for 2010 and 2017 are from the American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Ongoing criminal justice reform efforts are likely to continue to reduce the influence of incarcerated persons at the County Jail on downtown population estimates. 26 The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber’s Criminal Justice Task Force recently endorsed several recommendations designed to ease overcrowding conditions at the jail and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the criminal justice system. 27 These include efforts to reduce jail time for those who have committed municipal violations, drug offenders, and those with untreated mental health concerns. 28 In fiscal year 2018, the City reported that the number of inmates who were sent to jail on municipal charges was down 22% from the prior year and down 42% from the number reported in fiscal year 2015. 29 Non-Group Quarters Population Estimates . Population estimates since 2000 adjusted for group quarters in each Census tract in the study area are detailed in Figure 13. The estimates suggest weaker than reported total population growth from 2000 to 2010. While unadjusted population data suggest an increase of more than 500 residents in the decade between 2000 and 2010, adjusted estimates instead reveal a decline of 1.7% in the period, or a loss of 116 non-group quarters residents. However, since 2010, adjusted estimates suggest substantial acceleration in population growth. Between 2010 and 2017, more than 1,000 new residents (14.9% gain) not living in group quarters were
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