Ballou

Population: 247
Median household income: $88,594
Median home value: $60,000

Located in Mayes County, Oklahoma, Ballou is a community with a population of 247. At $88,594, its median household income sits above Mayes County's $57,279.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ballou's population declined 26.3% from 335 to 247.

Households average 2.66 people. 11.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 247
Median age: 29.6 yrs
Median household income: $88,594
Median home value: $60,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 101
Homeownership rate: 88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

335247

Median household income

$96,607$88,594

Median home value

$90,500$60,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	335	$96,607	—
2020	269	$76,958	—
2021	248	$82,206	$90,500
2022	157	$90,714	$55,300
2023	247	$88,594	$60,000

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.8%

5 to 1725.1%

18 to 2415.0%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5418.2%

55 to 648.5%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2	0.8%
5 to 17	62	25.1%
18 to 24	37	15.0%
25 to 34	31	12.6%
35 to 44	31	12.6%
45 to 54	45	18.2%
55 to 64	21	8.5%
65 to 74	18	7.3%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	119	48.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	84	34.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	11	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	33	13.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate66.4%

Some college or associate's21.9%

Bachelor's degree11.6%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	97	66.4%
Some college or associate's	32	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	17	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 50 min

Drove alone76.4%

Carpooled17.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	94	76.4%
Carpooled	21	17.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	6.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9	7.8%
15 to 29 min	9	7.8%
30 to 44 min	14	12.2%
45 to 59 min	28	24.3%
60+ min	55	47.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 26.7% (66 of 247)

	Count	Share
Family households	93	100.0%
Nonfamily households	0	0.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	93	92.1%
Vacant	8	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	82	88.2%
Renter-occupied	11	11.8%

1-unit, detached48.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other51.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	49	48.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	52	51.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4004075
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.67 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.1421, -95.1998