BeeOK
A town of 160, settled in 1899.
Is Bee a good place to live?
Bee has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
160 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Bee: who provides what
Bee is unincorporated, so Johnston County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bee.
Fewer young adults than Oklahoma overall
Oklahoma has 28% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 35%.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 30% and 56% women
The Census survey reached too few of Bee’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±13.3 points. Across Oklahoma, 50.2% of residents are women.
| Bee | OK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 12.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 46.9% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 22.5% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 23.8% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 6.9% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 0% | 9.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.9% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 40% | 30.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 11.8% | 22.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 0% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 35.3% | 18.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 0% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Bee stands out in Oklahoma and nationally, with more of its residents who live below the poverty line
For half of commuters, work is under 19 miles away. The top destinations are Durant (14%), Ardmore (11%) and Coleman (9%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a high hazard risk in Bee: inland flooding
The FEMA risk score for Bee comes to 63 of 100, where Oklahoma’s towns sit at 61 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. FEMA puts a quarter of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 21% to tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Bee is
Among adults in Bee, 39% have obesity. Against the Oklahoma average, Bee comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 10. The share of adults in Bee who have high blood pressure is 44%, against 40% in Oklahoma’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. Two figures for adults here: 37% get no exercise outside work, 12% binge drink.
| Bee | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 40% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Bee | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 67.5% | 59.7% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.8% | 76.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 10.9% | 7.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Bee
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Bee
About 0 of every 100 Bee residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
100% of working residents leave Bee for work
Where Bee’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Bee
Census-designated place in Oklahoma, United States
Bee is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 135 as of the 2020 Census. Bee is generally situated southeast of Tishomingo and northwest of Durant, located southwest of State Highway 22 and west of State Highway 78, while bordered on its west by the far northern end of Lake Texoma. The Fort Washita Historic Site is just to the southeast.
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- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 699 ft
Questions about Bee
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bee, OK a good place to live?
Bee has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.