Population 332 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Bowring
Household size in Bowring
| Period | Bowring | Tulsa area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1.94 | 2.56 | 2.55 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 1.88 | 2.60 | 2.60 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.13 | 2.60 | 2.63 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.35 | 2.59 | 2.58 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.41 | +0.03 | +0.03 | −0.03 |
Bowring is a place of small households, averaging 2.35 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 1.94, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
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 Bowring
| Period | Bowring | Tulsa area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 48.7 | 37.2 | 37.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 55.3 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 49.8 | 37.8 | 37.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 49.4 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 49.4, Bowring is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.
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 Bowring
| Period | Bowring | Tulsa area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.7% | 11.7% | 11.9% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 2.6% | 12.5% | 12.1% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 4.0% | 12.2% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.7% | 11.6% | 12.0% | 11.6% |
| Change | −6.0 pts | −0.1 pts | +0.1 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 4.7% of households in Bowring, well below the national share of 11.6%.
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 Bowring
Renters in Bowring
| Period | Bowring | Tulsa area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 41.4% | 32.5% | 31.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 33.2% | 33.8% | 33.5% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 29.9% | 35.2% | 34.4% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 30.4% | 34.5% | 34.2% | 34.8% |
| Change | −11.0 pts | +2.1 pts | +2.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
About three in ten households in Bowring rent their homes (30.4%), a little below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. About half of owners (49.5%) have paid off their mortgages, 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 Bowring
| Period | Bowring | Tulsa area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.1% | 10.1% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 8.1% | 10.3% | 12.7% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 15.1% | 10.6% | 13.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 13.2% | 8.5% | 11.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | +2.1 pts | −1.7 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy runs high in Bowring: 13.2% of homes are empty, against 9.6% nationally. 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 Bowring
| Period | Bowring | Tulsa area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1974 | 1978 | 1976 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1977 | 1979 | 1977 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1969 | 1980 | 1979 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1979 | 1983 | 1982 | 1980 |
| Change | +5 | +6 | +7 | +6 |
Homes in Bowring are about the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1979, versus 1980 nationally. Homes here are older than in the Tulsa area as a whole, where the median home dates to 1983.
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 Bowring
| Period | Bowring | Tulsa area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $356 | $794 | $716 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $340 | $872 | $805 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $581 | $979 | $897 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $501 | $1,219 | $1,127 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$146 | +$425 | +$411 | +$606 |
The median renter in Bowring pays $501 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 32.6% of household income on rent, just over 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 Bowring
Bachelor's degrees in Bowring
| Period | Bowring | Tulsa area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 18.2% | 25.5% | 24.2% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 12.5% | 26.2% | 24.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 15.3% | 27.7% | 26.1% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 17.1% | 30.3% | 28.9% | 35.6% |
| Change | −1.0 pts | +4.8 pts | +4.7 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Bowring have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 17.1%, 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 Bowring
| Period | Bowring | Tulsa area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 87.6% | 87.7% | 86.0% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 88.8% | 88.4% | 87.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 88.8% | 89.3% | 88.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 91.9% | 90.1% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| Change | +4.3 pts | +2.4 pts | +3.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
About nine in ten adults in Bowring have finished high school (91.9%), a bit above the national rate of 89.3%.
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 Bowring
| Period | Bowring | Tulsa area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.3% | 6.2% | 6.1% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 4.9% | 7.1% | 6.8% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 11.6% | 5.5% | 5.2% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.7% | 5.2% | 5.0% | 5.4% |
| Change | +1.4 pts | −0.9 pts | −1.1 pts | −2.7 pts |
At 4.7%, unemployment in Bowring is close to 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).
Bowring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowring | 2.35 | 49.4 | 4.7% | 30.4% | 13.2% | 1979 | $501 | 17.1% | 91.9% | 4.7% |
| Pawhuska | 2.45 | 40.7 | 11.6% | 28.6% | 24.1% | 1964 | $577 | 16.9% | 90.2% | 3.0% |
| Nelagoney | 2.25 | 52.6 | 3.9% | 29.8% | 11.9% | 1983 | $565 | 17.5% | 92.4% | 4.6% |
| Pearsonia | 2.41 | 44.1 | 9.6% | 18.4% | 23.7% | 1978 | $732 | 19.1% | 90.2% | 3.0% |
| Wynona | 2.30 | 43.0 | 3.1% | 19.2% | 15.7% | 1980 | $771 | 5.8% | 73.2% | 8.9% |
| Tallant | 2.43 | 44.9 | 7.6% | 22.3% | 18.0% | 1979 | $770 | 17.7% | 89.7% | 4.7% |
| Okesa | 2.23 | 51.0 | 5.1% | 18.5% | 20.6% | 1978 | $812 | 18.8% | 90.4% | 3.9% |
| Barnsdall | 2.89 | 34.5 | 11.9% | 32.1% | 15.8% | 1974 | $698 | 13.2% | 89.0% | 5.1% |
| Little Chief | 2.53 | 49.2 | 9.7% | 20.5% | 22.4% | 1971 | $660 | 20.4% | 91.9% | 4.7% |
| Pershing | 2.96 | 43.9 | 6.4% | 9.9% | 11.0% | 1995 | $647 | 21.2% | 92.4% | 3.9% |
| Gray Horse | 2.52 | 50.7 | 9.9% | 22.8% | 23.5% | 1968 | $642 | 20.6% | 91.9% | 5.2% |
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 Bowring. 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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