Ringling vs Waurika

A side-by-side comparison of Ringling and Waurika: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Waurika has the higher population (1,847 vs 830 in Ringling). Waurika has the higher median household income ($42,054 vs $37,500 in Ringling). Ringling has the higher median home value ($59,800 vs $49,500 in Waurika).

Population, income & housing

	Ringling	Waurika
Population	830	1,847
Median age	32.1 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$37,500	$42,054
Median home value	$59,800	$49,500
Median gross rent	$518	$616
Housing units	422	888
Homeownership rate	73.2%	60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.9%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ringling	Waurika
Population	926 → 830 (-10.4%)	2,127 → 1,847 (-13.2%)
Median household income	$32,411 → $37,500 (+15.7%)	$36,845 → $42,054 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$43,400 → $59,800 (+37.8%)	$61,300 → $49,500 (-19.2%)
Median gross rent	$551 → $518 (-6.0%)	$509 → $616 (+21.0%)

Ringling

Population

926830

Median household income

$32,411$37,500

Median home value

$43,400$59,800

Median gross rent

$551$518

Waurika

Population

2,1271,847

Median household income

$36,845$42,054

Median home value

$61,300$49,500

Median gross rent

$509$616

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ringling	Waurika
Under 5	7.5%	7.2%
5 to 17	26.0%	18.8%
18 to 24	4.1%	7.7%
25 to 34	16.5%	9.1%
35 to 44	7.8%	13.6%
45 to 54	10.8%	11.6%
55 to 64	8.9%	13.1%
65 to 74	7.5%	12.7%
75 and over	10.8%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ringling	Waurika
White (non-Hispanic)	74.6%	78.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.7%	1.4%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.7%	8.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ringling	Waurika
No high school diploma	19.3%	13.0%
High school graduate	45.2%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ringling	Waurika
Drove alone	70.5%	68.7%
Carpooled	21.5%	20.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.9%
Walked	3.6%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.4%	6.0%
Other means	4.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ringling	Waurika
1-unit, detached	74.9%	84.5%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	13.3%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Ringling	Waurika
Poverty rate	22.7%	29.9%
Average household size	2.50	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	21	28
Median year structure built	1967	1968