Population 84 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Blackburn
Household size in Blackburn
| Period | Blackburn | Tulsa area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.80 | 2.56 | 2.55 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.86 | 2.60 | 2.60 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.77 | 2.60 | 2.63 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.05 | 2.59 | 2.58 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.25 | +0.03 | +0.03 | −0.03 |
Blackburn is a place of big households: 3.05 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.80, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Blackburn
| Period | Blackburn | Tulsa area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 41.7 | 37.2 | 37.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 41.1 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 41.3 | 37.8 | 37.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 37.1 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | −4.6 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +2.3 |
The median resident of Blackburn is 37.1 years old, a few years younger than the national median of 40.1. The picture is much the same across the Tulsa area.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Blackburn
| Period | Blackburn | Tulsa area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.2% | 11.7% | 11.9% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 12.3% | 12.5% | 12.1% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 5.8% | 12.2% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 8.6% | 11.6% | 12.0% | 11.6% |
| Change | −1.6 pts | −0.1 pts | +0.1 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are relatively rare in Blackburn: 8.6% of households, against 11.6% nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Blackburn
Renters in Blackburn
| Period | Blackburn | Tulsa area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 19.0% | 32.5% | 31.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 21.1% | 33.8% | 33.5% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 18.1% | 35.2% | 34.4% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 15.5% | 34.5% | 34.2% | 34.8% |
| Change | −3.5 pts | +2.1 pts | +2.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 15.5% of households in Blackburn rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 56.6% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Blackburn
| Period | Blackburn | Tulsa area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 25.7% | 10.1% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 26.0% | 10.3% | 12.7% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 26.1% | 10.6% | 13.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 13.1% | 8.5% | 11.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | −12.6 pts | −1.7 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
More homes sit empty in Blackburn than nationally: 13.1%, against 9.6%. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Blackburn
| Period | Blackburn | Tulsa area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1972 | 1978 | 1976 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1963 | 1979 | 1977 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1972 | 1980 | 1979 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1982 | 1983 | 1982 | 1980 |
| Change | +10 | +6 | +7 | +6 |
The typical home in Blackburn was built around 1982, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980).
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Blackburn
| Period | Blackburn | Tulsa area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $508 | $794 | $716 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $564 | $872 | $805 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $595 | $979 | $897 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $867 | $1,219 | $1,127 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$359 | +$425 | +$411 | +$606 |
Rent in Blackburn runs $867 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 27.8% of the typical renter's income, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Blackburn
Bachelor's degrees in Blackburn
| Period | Blackburn | Tulsa area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.5% | 25.5% | 24.2% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 17.2% | 26.2% | 24.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 20.9% | 27.7% | 26.1% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 19.4% | 30.3% | 28.9% | 35.6% |
| Change | +2.9 pts | +4.8 pts | +4.7 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Blackburn have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 19.4%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Blackburn
| Period | Blackburn | Tulsa area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 81.2% | 87.7% | 86.0% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 89.9% | 88.4% | 87.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 86.9% | 89.3% | 88.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 81.7% | 90.1% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| Change | +0.4 pts | +2.4 pts | +3.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
More than one in six adults in Blackburn never finished high school, well above the national share: only 81.7% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Blackburn
| Period | Blackburn | Tulsa area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.9% | 6.2% | 6.1% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 3.9% | 7.1% | 6.8% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 0.0% | 5.5% | 5.2% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 2.0% | 5.2% | 5.0% | 5.4% |
| Change | −1.9 pts | −0.9 pts | −1.1 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Blackburn has been low: just 2.0% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Blackburn compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn | 3.05 | 37.1 | 8.6% | 15.5% | 13.1% | 1982 | $867 | 19.4% | 81.7% | 2.0% |
| Hallett | 2.81 | 37.0 | 11.0% | 13.3% | 19.3% | 1994 | $1,001 | 10.0% | 77.3% | 6.1% |
| Skedee | 2.71 | 40.0 | 8.4% | 21.7% | 18.3% | 1978 | $815 | 18.5% | 85.3% | 2.7% |
| Pawnee | 2.44 | 39.4 | 9.4% | 26.3% | 20.3% | 1972 | $809 | 19.9% | 86.8% | 3.1% |
| Maramec | 2.34 | 50.1 | 5.2% | 8.9% | 16.1% | 1980 | $845 | 20.6% | 85.3% | 3.3% |
| Cleveland | 2.47 | 39.2 | 13.8% | 25.4% | 12.4% | 1974 | $914 | 19.2% | 88.6% | 4.3% |
| Hominy | 2.30 | 41.9 | 8.4% | 26.4% | 18.1% | 1972 | $757 | 12.6% | 78.7% | 9.1% |
| Osage | 2.28 | 50.2 | 5.8% | 11.6% | 10.9% | 1973 | $636 | 14.3% | 89.4% | 3.6% |
| Westport | 2.80 | 42.7 | 7.7% | 13.0% | 12.0% | 1986 | $974 | 16.5% | 89.4% | 5.9% |
| Leander | 2.28 | 50.2 | 5.8% | 11.6% | 10.9% | 1973 | $636 | 14.3% | 89.4% | 3.6% |
| Glencoe | 2.46 | 48.3 | 9.3% | 12.5% | 20.4% | 1985 | $914 | 24.6% | 88.3% | 9.4% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Blackburn. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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