Where traffic is the worst, and other facts about business and life in Edmond, Oklahoma

Richard Mize, Oklahoman
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EDMOND — It's almost like getting a new telephone book back in the day, or the latest Sears Catalog, when the new Edmond Economic Abstract comes out, and it's out with all kinds of tidbits, like where the traffic is the worst.

That's the first thing I check out, because the traffic is terrible sometimes.

So before somebody honks at me to get a move on, without further ado, here are some of the freshest traffic stats, and then some other highlights, from the 2023 Edmond Economic Abstract, courtesy of the Edmond Economic Development Authority.

The city of Edmond asked its residents to rank areas of traffic concern.
The city of Edmond asked its residents to rank areas of traffic concern.

Where the heaviest traffic is in Edmond, Oklahoma, the top 10 intersections

The 24-hour average traffic count at Edmond's busiest intersections:

  • 33rd and Broadway: 66,037.

  • 15th and Broadway: 59,466.

  • Broadway and Comfort Drive: 49,852 (this is the first light you hit coming from the south on Broadway Extension in Oklahoma City where it becomes S Broadway Avenue in Edmond).

  • Second and Broadway: 48,801.

  • 33rd and Santa Fe Avenue: 48,338.

  • Danforth Road and Kelly Avenue: 48,087.

  • Second and Boulevard: 47,892.

  • Edmond Road and Kelly: 47,755.

  • 33rd and Kelly: 47,696.

  • Edmond Road and Santa Fe: 46,834.

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How old people are in Edmond, OK, and how much they make

Here are some demographic fast facts for Edmond:

  • Median age: 37.4.

  • Total households: 37,123.

  • Average household size: 2.56.

  • Per capita income: $52,392.

  • Median household income: $84,846.

Average annual household income in Edmond, Oklahoma: a comparison

How average household income in Edmond compares:

  • Edmond: $135,862.

  • United States: $105,029.

  • Oklahoma City metro area: $94,128.

  • Oklahoma: $84,954.

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Growth in home sales prices in Edmond, Oklahoma, 2019-2002

COVID-19 slowed price growth for existing single-family homes in 2020, but not much.

  • Average sales price in 2019: $301,567.

  • In 2020: $316,243, up 4.9%.

  • In 2021: $369,828, up 16.9%.

  • In 2022: $408,367, up 10.4%.

New commercial construction permits by type in Edmond, Oklahoma, in 2022

Finally, here's the meat and potatoes of economic growth: what kinds of commercial buildings got started in 2022 and how much they're worth.

  • Multifamily: 512,940 square feet, valued at $110,520,000.

  • Miscellaneous commercial: 242,371 square feet, valued at $63,353,000.

  • Retail: 192,596 square feet, valued at $40,294,537.

  • Office: 27,494 square feet, valued at $5,170,000.

  • Industrial: 41,457 square feet, valued at $2,800,000.

  • Medical: 8,121 square feet, valued at $1,210,000.

  • Total: 1,024,979 square feet, valued at $223,347,537.

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There's more where that came from. Check out the 2023 Edmond Economic Abstract at www.eeda.com/news/ or call 405-340-0116 for a hard copy.

Edmond Economic Abstract Book Cover.
Edmond Economic Abstract Book Cover.

Senior Business Writer Richard Mize has covered housing, construction, commercial real estate and related topics for the newspaper and Oklahoman.com since 1999. Contact him at rmize@oklahoman.com. Sign up for his weekly newsletter, Real Estate with Richard Mize.

This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Edmond, Oklahoma traffic counts, other new demographic information

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