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71% more nonprofits per person than the typical Oklahoma town.
Trash day: look up yoursBartlesville grades C− overall, ranked 90th of 131 in Oklahoma, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. On the other side, FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 78% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. It also does better than most on schools: its schools outperform 65% of the state's. Its lowest everyday mark is in safety: it reports more crime per resident than 83% of U.S. towns, including 136 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. A typical home there costs about $188K, 3.1 years of the Bartlesville area’s $60K median household income. 46% of working residents work locally in Bartlesville, against 22% in Oklahoma’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Bartlesville is home to Oklahoma Wesleyan University. Only 8 of the 131 Oklahoma towns we compare have a lower January low than Bartlesville.
Where Bartlesville beats most towns.
Price Tower| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma Wesleyan University | 737 |
Price Tower is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 698 in 1900, 37,290 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1903 and 3 maps from 1914 on.
9 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oklahoma), ordered by how far Bartlesville is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Bartlesville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Bartlesville.
Bartlesville is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has hotter summers than most of the country, though not than most of Oklahoma; it also has a long record of flood insurance claims.
Among 113 Oklahoma towns, just 9 have a higher concentration of trails than Bartlesville. Walkers can cover 17 miles of trail in 15 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Price Baseball-Softball Fields, at 49 acres.
| Bartlesville | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.1% | 7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jo Allyn Lowe Park | 1 mi | 37 |
| 2. Veteran's Park | 0.3 mi | 6 |
| 3. Phillips 66 Plaza Park | 0.3 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Below: Three of its 14 schools, each with why it was picked. The public schools here belong to the Bartlesville school district. Public school enrollment locally: 3,231 students across 6 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayside EsLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 696 | A+ |
| Bartlesville HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,783 | A |
| Woodrow Wilson EsTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 529 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OK on state tests and graduation
Reported crimes fell from 1,198 to 1,033 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
For Bartlesville, the rate of reported violence is 3.5 per 1,000 residents. The rate of thefts and burglaries for Bartlesville comes to 23.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Bartlesville | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 23.2 per 1,000 residents | 14 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.5 per 1,000 residents | 2.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Against the 8,626 U.S. towns with household incomes like Bartlesville’s, it is less healthy than 59%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income. Within Oklahoma it is healthier than 66% of the 131 graded towns: much of Oklahoma scores lower on these measures.
In Bartlesville, 18% of adults report frequent mental distress. 42% of adults locally have obesity; 31% get no exercise outside work.
| Bartlesville | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 41% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Bartlesville | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.2% | 7.8% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.2% | 3.7% |
| More adults with arthritis | 31.4% | 27.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
261 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 16 properties have flooded more than once.
Since 1979, 261 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bartlesville. FEMA puts 45% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 26% to tornadoes. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 11 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons average 92.1°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 80% of Oklahoma places with climate records; January nights average 24.5°.
Only 10 of the 131 Oklahoma towns we compare have a lower July high than Bartlesville. About 8 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For residents in Bartlesville, the share who live below the poverty line is 17%. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Bartlesville dropped by 2,353, to 15,149. Its mean commuting time is 18 minutes. The top destinations are Tulsa (14%), Oklahoma City (4%) and Broken Arrow (2%).
| Bartlesville | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Bartlesville home is worth about $188,000, up 5% in a year, 15% below the Oklahoma typical home. A home in Bartlesville typically sold within 12 days of listing. For Bartlesville, the median rent is $916 a month.
| Bartlesville | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 52% | 44% | 48% |
| Households that own their home | 68% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $916 a month | $870 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Among adults 25 and older in Bartlesville, 33% hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Every broad age group is within 4 points of the Oklahoma average. Population is up 2.8% locally since 2020, to 38,278 by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Bartlesville | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 20% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Median age | 36.8 years | 36.2 years | 40.5 years |
51.2% women, 48.8% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across Oklahoma, 50.2% of residents are women. Median age: women 38.8, men 35.3.
| Bartlesville | OK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.3% | 12.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.9% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.2% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.6% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.8% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.5% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.9% | 9.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.4% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.7% | 30.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.5% | 22.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.7% | 18.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.6% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
1 within 15 miles of the center of Bartlesville
About 5 of every 100 Bartlesville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oklahoma.
4.1% of the town is conserved land, across 15 parks and preserves.
9 places in Bartlesville on the National Register of Historic Places.
21 notable people were born in Bartlesville.
City in Oklahoma, United States
Bartlesville is a city in Washington County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 37,290 at the 2020 census. Bartlesville is 47 miles (76 km) north of Tulsa and 18 miles (29 km) south of the Kansas border. It is the county seat of Washington County. The Caney River runs through Bartlesville. Bartlesville is the primary city of the Bartlesville Micropolitan area, which consists of Washington County and had a population of 51,843 in 2018. A small portion of the city is in Osage County. The city is also part of the Tulsa Combined Statistical Area, with a population of 1,151,172 in 2015. Bartlesville is notable as the longtime home of Phillips Petroleum Company. Frank Phillips founded Ph…
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One town shares a border with Bartlesville.
| Town | OK rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartlesville | #90 | C− | B− | C− | B+ | C |
| Dewey | #114 | D | B | C | B− | D− |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Bartlesville grades C− overall, better than 18% of U.S. towns and #90 of 131 in Oklahoma. It grades C for health, C− for safety and B+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
21 notable people were born here, including Mark Price and Patrick Cranshaw.
