Burns Flat

Population: 1,954
Median household income: $41,974
Median home value: $105,100

Burns Flat, a community in Washita County, Oklahoma, has 1,954 residents. At $41,974, its median household income sits below Washita County's $61,980.

Between 2019 and 2023, Burns Flat's population declined 13.5% from 2,260 to 1,954, while its median home value rose 24.1% from $84,700 to $105,100.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 22.6% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 75.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,954
Median age: 34.8 yrs
Median household income: $41,974
Median home value: $105,100
Median gross rent: $817
Housing units: 916
Homeownership rate: 45.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2601,954

Median household income

$52,500$41,974

Median home value

$84,700$105,100

Median gross rent

$689$817

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,260	$52,500	$84,700	$689
2020	1,974	$47,826	$87,900	$705
2021	2,171	$47,583	$92,900	$722
2022	2,042	$52,813	$102,100	$781
2023	1,954	$41,974	$105,100	$817

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1722.6%

18 to 2411.3%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 648.6%

65 to 746.6%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	103	5.3%
5 to 17	442	22.6%
18 to 24	221	11.3%
25 to 34	220	11.3%
35 to 44	278	14.2%
45 to 54	260	13.3%
55 to 64	169	8.6%
65 to 74	128	6.6%
75 and over	133	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,477	75.6%
Black or African American	20	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	56	2.9%
Asian	8	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.2%
Two or more races	149	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	240	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.6%

High school graduate46.5%

Some college or associate's24.2%

Bachelor's degree10.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	185	15.6%
High school graduate	553	46.5%
Some college or associate's	287	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	126	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	37	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone70.0%

Carpooled25.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	517	70.0%
Carpooled	187	25.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	2.6%
Other means	2	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	174	24.2%
15 to 29 min	344	47.8%
30 to 44 min	103	14.3%
45 to 59 min	42	5.8%
60+ min	57	7.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 25.0% (488 of 1,950)

	Count	Share
Family households	449	64.7%
Nonfamily households	245	35.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	694	75.8%
Vacant	222	24.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	312	45.0%
Renter-occupied	382	55.0%

1-unit, detached45.6%

1-unit, attached40.5%

2 to 4 units12.1%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	418	45.6%
1-unit, attached	371	40.5%
2 to 4 units	111	12.1%
5 to 19 units	5	0.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4010250
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.87 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.3547, -99.1750