Sour John vs Taft

A side-by-side comparison of Sour John and Taft: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Taft has the higher population (79 vs 76 in Sour John). Sour John has the higher median home value ($66,000 vs $63,300 in Taft). Since 2019, Sour John's population has grown faster (+2.7% vs -45.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Sour John	Taft
Population	76	79
Median age	69.3 yrs	50.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$29,107
Median home value	$66,000	$63,300
Median gross rent	—	$817
Housing units	19	69
Homeownership rate	80.0%	51.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	6.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sour John	Taft
Population	74 → 76 (+2.7%)	145 → 79 (-45.5%)
Median household income	$54,000 → $60,500 (+12.0%)	$31,875 → $29,107 (-8.7%)
Median home value	$53,000 → $66,000 (+24.5%)	$75,000 → $63,300 (-15.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$538 → $817 (+51.9%)

Sour John

Population

7476

Median household income

$54,000$60,500

Median home value

$53,000$66,000

Taft

Population

14579

Median household income

$31,875$29,107

Median home value

$75,000$63,300

Median gross rent

$538$817

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sour John	Taft
Under 5	0.0%	2.5%
5 to 17	0.0%	3.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.9%
25 to 34	2.6%	6.3%
35 to 44	0.0%	16.5%
45 to 54	0.0%	17.7%
55 to 64	25.0%	13.9%
65 to 74	67.1%	16.5%
75 and over	5.3%	13.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sour John	Taft
White (non-Hispanic)	97.4%	6.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	81.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	6.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sour John	Taft
No high school diploma	86.8%	10.4%
High school graduate	7.9%	49.3%
Some college or associate's	5.3%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sour John	Taft
Drove alone	100.0%	72.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	3.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	18.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sour John	Taft
1-unit, detached	84.2%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	24.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.8%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Sour John	Taft
Poverty rate	27.6%	31.2%
Average household size	5.07	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	—	31
Median year structure built	1969	1979