Bowlegs

Population: 371
Median household income: $58,500
Median home value: $56,300

Bowlegs, a community in Seminole County, Oklahoma, has 371 residents. Its median household income of $58,500 runs above the Seminole County figure of $46,191.

From 2019 to 2023, Bowlegs's population declined 8.4% from 405 to 371, while its median home value rose 6.2% from $53,000 to $56,300.

The typical home was built around 1984. 13.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 371
Median age: 43.9 yrs
Median household income: $58,500
Median home value: $56,300
Median gross rent: $850
Housing units: 159
Homeownership rate: 85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

405371

Median household income

$46,563$58,500

Median home value

$53,000$56,300

Median gross rent

$638$850

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	405	$46,563	$53,000	$638
2020	406	$41,667	$49,000	$717
2021	400	$48,125	$53,300	$775
2022	372	$50,833	$52,900	$775
2023	371	$58,500	$56,300	$850

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 345.7%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5415.9%

55 to 6416.2%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	21	5.7%
5 to 17	63	17.0%
18 to 24	36	9.7%
25 to 34	21	5.7%
35 to 44	48	12.9%
45 to 54	59	15.9%
55 to 64	60	16.2%
65 to 74	45	12.1%
75 and over	18	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	233	62.8%
Black or African American	14	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	55	14.8%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.5%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	12	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	55	14.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.1%

High school graduate32.7%

Some college or associate's37.5%

Bachelor's degree9.2%

Graduate or professional degree1.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	48	19.1%
High school graduate	82	32.7%
Some college or associate's	94	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	23	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4	1.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone84.4%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	114	84.4%
Carpooled	10	7.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	8.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	58	46.8%
15 to 29 min	31	25.0%
30 to 44 min	17	13.7%
45 to 59 min	3	2.4%
60+ min	15	12.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 13.1% (48 of 366)

	Count	Share
Family households	91	67.9%
Nonfamily households	43	32.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	134	84.3%
Vacant	25	15.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	115	85.8%
Renter-occupied	19	14.2%

1-unit, detached73.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other26.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	117	73.6%
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	42	26.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4007950
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.72 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.1473, -96.6693