Oklahoma · Census place 05650
Bessie town, OK
Quick answer
Bessie town has 275 residents, ranking #480 of 846 places in Oklahoma. Median household income is $49,000, the median home is worth $79,000 and median gross rent runs $958 a month.
- Population
- 275Bessie town residents
- Median household income
- $49,000Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $79,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $958Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 78.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Bessie town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Bessie town median would spend about 23.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.3% of residents and 78.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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