OKC MAPS PROJECTS – 25 YEARS
Disabilities of Residents The share of disabilities among residents is an indicator of the level of health and social services that may be required by the populace (see Figure 27). The presence of disabilities, especially those with mental health concerns, is often closely related to homelessness and difficulty in finding adequate housing. In the downtown study area, 14.7% of residents in the civilian noninstitutionalized population report having one or more disabilities in 2017. The disability share in the study area is slightly above both the national (12.6%) and county (13.6%) shares but falls below the state share (15.9%). The disability share is far lower in the northern tracts with an average of only 5.6% reporting a disability, less than half the overall rate. The share is far higher at 21% in the southern tracts and is concentrated in four tracts with shares ranging from 25% to 71%. These four southern high-disability tracts include 1025 (St. Anthony Hospital, 25.2%), 1091 (Automobile Alley to Cox Center, 57.4%), 1036.02 (Police Department and Courts, 51.0%), and 1037 (Union Station, 70.7%). More than 80% of residents in the study area with a disability are between the ages of 18 and 64. The largest concentrations in this age group are found in three tracts – tract 1036.02 (Police Department and Courts, 311 residents), tract 1025 (St. Anthony Hospital, 155 residents), and tract 1032 (National Memorial and County Jail, 109 residents). Tract 1018 in the north has a relatively low share of residents with a disability but reports one of the highest numbers (79 residents) of persons with a reported disability. Tract 1037 is one of the smallest tracts by total population but has the highest share and a relatively high number (Union Station, 81) of residents reporting a disability. Figure 27. Disabilities Among Population by Census Tract (2017)
Total Civilian Non- Institutionalized Population
Total Persons With Disabilities
Share of Population With a Disability
Census Tract
Under 18 years
18 to 64 years
65 years and over
1016 1017 1018 1025 1026 1027 1030 1091 1032
349
26 52
7.4% 4.2% 6.3% 5.6%
5 0 0 5 6 9 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
21 33 79
0
1,241 1,579 3,169
19 21 40
100 178 170
North Tracts
133 155
675 702
25.2%
9
66
9.4% 4.4%
35
22
91
4
4
0
373 202
41
11.0% 57.4% 12.5% 10.0% 51.0% 70.7% 20.5% 12.8% 14.7% 6.2%
17 83
24 29 35
116 144
1,151
109
1036.01 1036.02
190 663 133 963
19
19
0
338
311
27 13
1037 1038
94 60
81 60
0
South Tracts
5,143
1,052
19
874
159
1040
273
35
0
24
11
All Tracts
8,585
1,265
24
1,031
210
Source: U.S. Census Bureau – American Community Survey (5-year estimates)
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