Bristow vs Sapulpa

A side-by-side comparison of Bristow and Sapulpa: population, income, housing, and more.

Bristow and Sapulpa are places in Oklahoma. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sapulpa has the higher population (22,268 vs 4,261 in Bristow). Sapulpa has the higher median household income ($61,644 vs $40,000 in Bristow). Sapulpa has the higher median home value ($158,300 vs $110,800 in Bristow).

Population, income & housing

	Bristow	Sapulpa
Population	4,261	22,268
Median age	37.3 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$40,000	$61,644
Median home value	$110,800	$158,300
Median gross rent	$628	$998
Housing units	1,970	9,802
Homeownership rate	45.6%	66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bristow	Sapulpa
Population	4,257 → 4,261 (+0.1%)	21,041 → 22,268 (+5.8%)
Median household income	$34,833 → $40,000 (+14.8%)	$51,655 → $61,644 (+19.3%)
Median home value	$80,100 → $110,800 (+38.3%)	$118,700 → $158,300 (+33.4%)
Median gross rent	$611 → $628 (+2.8%)	$885 → $998 (+12.8%)

Bristow

Population

4,2574,261

Median household income

$34,833$40,000

Median home value

$80,100$110,800

Median gross rent

$611$628

Sapulpa

Population

21,04122,268

Median household income

$51,655$61,644

Median home value

$118,700$158,300

Median gross rent

$885$998

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bristow	Sapulpa
Under 5	5.4%	6.0%
5 to 17	18.7%	17.0%
18 to 24	9.6%	9.3%
25 to 34	15.5%	12.1%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.0%
45 to 54	10.9%	11.1%
55 to 64	11.7%	12.7%
65 to 74	8.3%	12.3%
75 and over	7.7%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bristow	Sapulpa
White (non-Hispanic)	73.5%	69.2%
Black or African American	5.8%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10.2%	11.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	7.8%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bristow	Sapulpa
No high school diploma	9.5%	9.2%
High school graduate	49.4%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bristow	Sapulpa
Drove alone	77.7%	83.1%
Carpooled	11.9%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	3.3%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.1%
Worked from home	6.0%	7.2%
Other means	0.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bristow	Sapulpa
1-unit, detached	71.8%	78.3%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	4.6%
20 or more units	5.1%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Bristow	Sapulpa
Poverty rate	24.3%	14.3%
Average household size	2.47	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	1976	1976