OKC MAPS PROJECTS – 25 YEARS
and working in the downtown study area in 2015, up from only about 200 as recently as 2008. The weakest job gains were among those ages 55 and over, yet the number of workers in this group is up as well, increasing by approximately 100 since 2008. 2. Recent growth in the number of workers who both live and work downtown is found almost exclusively among workers in the highest wage category. LEHD data on monthly earnings are available for three income ranges - $1,250 or less, $1,251 to $3,333, and more than $3,333. The number of workers in the highest wage category has increased steadily from about 400 in 2007 to 944 in 2015, a more than doubling in the period. In contrast, while a significant share of downtown residents work at lower-paying jobs located downtown, the number has remained flat or fallen slightly since 2002. Figure 33. Characteristics of Residents Who Live and Work in the Study Area By Age Group By Monthly Wage
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Earn $1,250 per month or less Earn $1,251 to $3,333 per month Earn More than $3,333 per month
Workers Aged 29 or younger Workers Aged 30 to 54 Workers Aged 55 or older
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau. LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics Data at https://lehd.ces.census.gov/data/#lodes
Employment Profile by Census Tract . Figure 34 provides a detailed profile of workers for each Census tract in the downtown study area in 2015 using LEHD data. The size and composition of the employment base is broken down along several economic and demographic factors. Again, employment reflects workers in the study area, regardless of where they live. By location, 96% of all jobs (approximately 59,000) in the study area are in the group of ten south tracts in the downtown study area. The remaining 4% of jobs are in the three heavily residential northern tracts (1,938 jobs) and tract 1040 (228 jobs) south of I-40. The heaviest job concentration in the north is found in tract 1016 (far north) which is home to a reported 1,304 jobs. More than half (55% or 33,878 jobs) of all employment in the study area is concentrated in just two tracts – 1036.01 (downtown including Myriad Gardens and Civic Center, 20,299 jobs) and 1027 (OU Health Sciences, 13,579 jobs). This concentration reflects the intensive use of space in both the central business district and at the OU Health Sciences campus. More than 5,000 jobs are located within each of three additional tracts – 1025 (St. Anthony Hospital, 5,966 jobs), 1091 (Automobile Alley to Cox Center, 7,646 jobs), and 1038 (Bricktown and Deep Deuce, 5,116 jobs).
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