Wells Fargo contributed the gains to the energy and agricultural sectors. Oklahoma's personal income grew by 6.2 percent in 2011 ranking it as one of the five-fastest growing states in 2011. MaWells Fargo Securities | Archived Article Oklahoma Ranks in the Top 5 for Personal Income Gains According to the study, Oklahoma City had a job creation index score of 25, outplacing other top-performing cities by at least 3 points and beating the national job creation score by 12 points.
Gallup's Job Creation Index ranked Oklahoma City as the number one city for job creation in 2011 out of the nation's 50 largest metro areas. The metro area has 26.27 small businesses per 1,00 residents.Ĭonservative financial management, strong retail sales and a deep and diversified employment base are three of the factors that led Standard & Poor's rating service to confirm Oklahoma City's General Obligation debt rating of 'AAA.' Moody's Investor Service also confirmed the City's 'Aaa' bond rating. The Business Journal created a formula to analyze small business climates across the country. Small business is the backbone to any healthy economy so it is no surprise Oklahoma City ranks at the third "Best U.S. No bragging here.Just want to show what is currently happening in OKC so everyone can be living in the same time period.ĪpThe Business Journal | Archived Article Moderator cut: link removed, linking to competitor sites is not allowed Anyway my point was to keep it on topic w Denver vs Tulsa. How would this be helpful unless someone is asking a question needing a past tense reply?īest Places to Live 2011 - Town details: Oklahoma City, OK - from MONEY Magazine CD info is from 2009 which is way outdated and your other source is from 2008? Where do you get these averages? Im thinking they are around 3-4 years old. People are better off economically in Denver than Oklahoma City, but not Tulsa. The 2012 Statistical Abstract: Consumer Price Indexes, Cost of Living IndexĪs a comparison, Oklahoma City’s average income is ranked 61st at $40,942 and has a cost of living index of 91.7 so Oklahoma City’s average income is 86.2% of that of Denver and OKC’s cost of living is 88.9% of that of Denver. On average people are better of economically in Tulsa than in Denver.īEA: News Release: Personal Income for Metropolitan Areas, 2008 Incomes in Tulsa are higher than Denver when leveled for the difference in the cost of living. So, Tulsa’s average income is 91.2% that of Denver’s while Tulsa’s cost of living is 85.7% of Denver’s.
Denver is ranked 22nd out of 360 metro areas for personal income with an average of $47,510 but Tulsa is not far behind ranked 41st with an average $43,330.ĭenver’s cost of living index is 103.2 and Tulsa’s is 88.4. Household income is only part of the story, you have to look at cost of living too.
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