BriartownOK
132 people live in this town, settled in 1882.
Is Briartown a good place to live?
Briartown’s mean commuting time is 39 minutes, above both Oklahoma’s towns (22 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare, none has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Briartown. Briartown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Briartown.
Compared with most of Oklahoma and the rest of the country, the median age in Briartown is higher
Here, nearly a fifth of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 28% in Oklahoma as a whole. People 65 and older are nearly two in five residents (16% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (23% statewide).
| Briartown | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58.3 years | 36.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 19% | 20% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 11% and 72% women
The Census survey reached too few of Briartown’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±30.6 points. Across Oklahoma, 50.2% of residents are women.
| Briartown | OK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 12.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.9% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.4% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.9% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.3% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.1% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.4% | 9.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 22% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 18.9% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 45% | 30.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 9.9% | 22.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.2% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.5% | 18.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.4% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 100, single groups can be off by several points
Natural hazards: very high risk in Briartown, mostly inland flooding
44% of Briartown’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 11%. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 82% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With only 0.3 jobs per working resident, most people in Briartown work out of town
The top destinations are Muskogee (16%), Tulsa (7%) and Porum (5%). For residents in Briartown, the share who live below the poverty line is 6.1%. Half of commuters travel less than 37 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Briartown
July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 29° and about 5 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Briartown stands out in Oklahoma and nationally, with more of its adults who have high blood pressure
Only 5 of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Briartown. In Briartown, a fifth of adults have diabetes. This Oklahoma town does better than the Oklahoma average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 16.
| Briartown | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 40% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 18% | 14% |
| What stands out | Briartown | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.1% | 76.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 14.3% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Briartown
Moving to Briartown: who provides what
Briartown is unincorporated, so Muskogee 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.
100% of working residents leave Briartown for work
Where Briartown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Briartown
About 0 of every 100 Briartown residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
Questions about Briartown
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