Alderson vs Bug Tussle

A side-by-side comparison of Alderson and Bug Tussle: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bug Tussle has the higher population (267 vs 233 in Alderson). Bug Tussle has the higher median household income ($82,417 vs $42,292 in Alderson). Bug Tussle has the higher median home value ($159,000 vs $100,000 in Alderson).

Population, income & housing

	Alderson	Bug Tussle
Population	233	267
Median age	49.2 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$42,292	$82,417
Median home value	$100,000	$159,000
Median gross rent	$1,075	—
Housing units	107	122
Homeownership rate	89.7%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	29.1%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	14.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alderson	Bug Tussle
Population	193 → 233 (+20.7%)	35 → 267 (+662.9%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $42,292 (-17.5%)	$198,162 → $82,417 (-58.4%)
Median home value	$75,800 → $100,000 (+31.9%)	$152,200 → $159,000 (+4.5%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $1,075 (+65.4%)	—

Alderson

Population

193233

Median household income

$51,250$42,292

Median home value

$75,800$100,000

Median gross rent

$650$1,075

Bug Tussle

Population

35267

Median household income

$198,162$82,417

Median home value

$152,200$159,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alderson	Bug Tussle
Under 5	3.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.7%	29.2%
18 to 24	10.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.3%	17.6%
35 to 44	8.6%	11.2%
45 to 54	21.0%	2.6%
55 to 64	17.2%	13.1%
65 to 74	11.2%	21.0%
75 and over	4.3%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alderson	Bug Tussle
White (non-Hispanic)	61.8%	70.8%
Black or African American	2.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.0%	13.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	24.5%	11.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alderson	Bug Tussle
No high school diploma	14.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	59.8%	39.7%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	15.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alderson	Bug Tussle
Drove alone	72.0%	64.4%
Carpooled	4.0%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	23.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.8%	31.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alderson	Bug Tussle
1-unit, detached	63.6%	74.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	36.4%	21.3%

Poverty & households

	Alderson	Bug Tussle
Poverty rate	17.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.68	3.07
Mean commute (minutes)	14	—
Median year structure built	1983	2000