CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Bristow

Oklahoma · 4,062 residents · 3.46 sq mi

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Bristow is home to 4,062 people in Oklahoma. 30.6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. That trails the Oklahoma median by roughly 48%. Median home value sits at $29,500. The median household earns $12,367, about 59% below the national median. At a median age of 37.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,062

−6%vs 2000

vs 4,325 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.7

+5%vs 2000

vs 35.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.46 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(322)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.2%(374)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.1%(208)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(268)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(224)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.8%(521)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.2%(415)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(374)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(356)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411%(448)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.9%(402)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.7%(150)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$12,367

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,351 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,834

−43%vs 2000

vs $13,819 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

30.6%

+9.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$29,500

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$246

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $362 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.8%

+5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.9% in 2000

33.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic74.9%(3,240)

Black8.2%(353)

Hispanic / Latino2%(87)

Asian0.2%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic82.2%(3,339)

Black8.9%(360)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(60)

Asian0.1%(5)

Other8.8%(358)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.4%(104)

Spaniard0.2%(8)

Central American0.2%(7)

Panamanian0.2%(7)

Asian origin

Laotian0%(1)

Ancestry

German12%(511)

Irish11.2%(480)

English7.4%(315)

American2.8%(118)

Italian2%(86)

French1.8%(78)

Scottish1.4%(59)

Dutch1.3%(57)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(34)

Danish0.6%(24)

Norwegian0.5%(20)

Polish0.4%(17)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.3%(14)

Swedish0.3%(11)

Canadian0.2%(10)

British0.2%(9)

West Indian0.2%(7)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.2%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.7%

−12.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.2%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.6 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 18.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married37.9%(615)

Married46.1%(748)

Widowed2.1%(34)

Divorced13.8%(224)

Women 15+

Never married23.5%(422)

Married44.7%(802)

Widowed13.3%(238)

Divorced18.5%(331)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.5%

−7.7 ptssince 2013

from 21.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

28.8%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 30.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.4%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.0%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

32.5%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 32.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

45.4%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 45.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.5%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 51.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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