Blanchard is a somewhat small city located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 9,663 people and three associated neighborhoods, Blanchard is the 48th largest community in Oklahoma. Much of the housing stock in Blanchard was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Blanchard economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Blanchard, where the median household income is $89,472.00. Blanchard real estate is some of the most expensive in Oklahoma, although Blanchard house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Blanchard is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Blanchard is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Blanchard who work in management occupations (14.07%), sales jobs (10.95%), and healthcare (9.76%). Also of interest is that Blanchard has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Blanchard telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.88% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, Blanchard is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Blanchard really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Blanchard perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Blanchard, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.58 minutes every day commuting to work. As is often the case in a small city, Blanchard doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Blanchard are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.56% of adults in Blanchard have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Blanchard in 2022 was $44,114, which is wealthy relative to Oklahoma, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $176,456 for a family of four. However, Blanchard contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Blanchard is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Blanchard home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Blanchard residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Blanchard include English, Irish, German, European, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Blanchard is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Other Indo-European.
