With 4,272 people, Bristow is a city in Oklahoma. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 44% of homes are owner-occupied. 29.1% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $117,500. Households here earn about 40% less than in Oklahoma as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $38,906, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
10% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 49%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bristow
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants66.8% → 43.8%(−23.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median age37.7 → 33.9(−3.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share82.1% → 74.6%(−7.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Bristow's population equals 5.9% of Creek County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 1.2% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 2.2% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)26.4%(70)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.2%(64)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.7%(68)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 265 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Bristow, decade by decade
Bristow population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,062
$29,682
$70,802
10.2%
39.0
2000
4,325
$44,359
$79,060
11.7%
51.2
2010
4,222
$38,846
$84,732
16.4%
59.2
2020
4,248
$37,671
$99,630
9.7%
66.8
2024
4,272
$38,906
$117,500
10.3%
51.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
