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36.46° N · 95.51° W · GEOID 4010400

Bushyhead

Rogers County, Oklahoma · part of the Tulsa, OK metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Bushyhead is home to 1,289 people. Median household income is $59,028 a year and median rent is $812 a month, 16.5% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $152,200, about 2.6x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$812
41% below the median place
Median household income
$59,028
26% below the median place
Median home value
$152,200
52% below the median place
Unemployment
4.7%
3% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Bushyhead

  • 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 91% of the 2,473 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Median rent is $812 a month, lower than in 86% of places its size.
  • The median home is valued at $152,200, less than in 84% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 80 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Bushyhead

Rogers County gains about 13.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in6,507
Moved out5,401
Net+1,106

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Tulsa County, OK2,8722,250+622
Mayes County, OK337388−51
Washington County, OK104126−22
Nowata County, OK104

Within Oklahoma, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OklahomaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$67K
Leavers$57K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Rogers County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
2.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.1% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Rogers County report $67,500 a year in income on average; those leaving, $56,700, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$32,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $812 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,509 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $152,200.
Getting to work
32 minutes each way on average; 11.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Kendallville, IN matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
2.6%
54% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
13.6
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out7
$56,715
19% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBushyheadAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year12.6%54% below
Moved from another state1County figure2.1%4% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure13.6above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$67,4734% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$56,71519% below
02

What it costs to live here

Property tax paid (median) is $836, 74% below the median place.

Bushyhead16.5%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$32,480
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
16.5%
19% below the median place
Home price to income
2.6x
32% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
17%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$52,700
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Property tax paid (median)1
$836
74% below the median place
Median home value1
$152,200
52% below the median place
Property tax rate1
0.6%
40% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureBushyheadAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$81241% below
Rent to income116.5%19% below
Property tax rate10.6%40% below
Home price to income12.6x32% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure89.212% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,22924% below
HUD area median income4County figure$95,00011% below
Property tax paid (median)1$83674% below
Median home value1$152,20052% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.6%45% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure53.7%4% above
Homeownership183.2%25% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure42.0%17% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,50919% below
Vacant homes19.4%33% above
Median year built119911% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
32 min
30% above the median place
Median household income1
$59,028
26% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBushyheadAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$59,02826% below
Income per person1$32,88618% below
Unemployment1County figure4.7%3% below
Average annual pay6County figure$60,9578% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.9%32% above
Jobs6County figure31,07679% below
Poverty rate19.6%11% below
Mean commute132 min30% above
Works from home1County figure11.5%8% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 21.8%, 241% above the median place.

No health insurance1
21.8%
241% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
13.1%
59% below the median place
Median age1
36.7
6% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.6 +6%
High school or higher94.0% +2%
Homes with broadband91.7% −1%
All 8 people measures
MeasureBushyheadAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,2896646th largest
Median age136.76% below
Bachelor's or higher113.1%59% below
High school or higher194.0%2% above
Household size12.66% above
Born abroad1County figure2.9%67% below
No health insurance121.8%241% above
Homes with broadband191.7%1% below
05

Life in Bushyhead

19 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars11.5 −45%
Shops23.9 −21%
Arts, recreation and fitness1.6 −61%
Doctors' offices and clinics13.9 −31%
Child care centers2.2 −4%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Restaurants and bars per 10k8
11.5
45% below the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
1.6
61% below the median place
Shops per 10k8
23.9
21% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureBushyheadAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure32256% above
Public school students11County figure14,271191% above
Students per teacher11County figure15.61% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure11.545% below
Shops per 10k8County figure23.921% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure1.661% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure13.931% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.24% below
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure1946% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 92°F, 6% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Bushyhead. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high12
92°F
6% above the median place
Hurricane risk13
24.7
65% below the median place
Good air days14
49.6%
28% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureBushyheadAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure92°F6% above
January average low12County figure26°F5% above
Average temperature12County figure60°F9% above
Annual precipitation12County figure43.2 in1% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure80.113% below
Hurricane risk13County figure24.765% below
Tornado risk13County figure81.40% above
Wildfire risk13County figure86.040% above
Heat wave risk13County figure94.85% above
Median air quality index14Metro figure5119% above
Good air days14Metro figure49.6%28% below
08

Bushyhead in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 17% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 17% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$812/mo (2024)$1,030/mo$840 to $1,250/mo+4.0%
Median household income$59,028 (2024)$74,500$63,000 to $88,000+3.9%
Median home value$152,200 (2024)$216,000$157,000 to $298,000+6.0%

The median home would be worth 2.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.6 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Bushyhead

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Kendallville, IN$821$58,939Compare
Wagoner, OK$868$57,917Compare
Crawfordsville, IN$857$55,033Compare
Cynthiana, KY$770$54,647Compare
Cynthiana, KYCrawfordsville, INWagoner, OKKendallville, INBushyhead, OKBushyheadKendallvilleWagonerCrawfordsvilleBushyheadKendallvilleWagonerCrawfordsvilleCynthiana

Common questions

Is Bushyhead a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 91% of the 2,473 places under 10,000 people we track. Median rent is $812 a month, lower than in 86% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 93 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Bushyhead expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 16.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $152,200.

What salary do you need to live in Bushyhead?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $32,480 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Bushyhead?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Kendallville, IN, Wagoner, OK, Crawfordsville, IN and Cynthiana, KY.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Bushyhead with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Bushyhead itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/bushyhead-oklahoma

Citytistics. “Bushyhead, Oklahoma.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/bushyhead-oklahoma/

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