BriggsOK
A town of 1,131.
Is Briggs a good place to live?
Briggs’ best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for walkability. 28% of residents live below the poverty line in Briggs, against 18% in Oklahoma’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. No town in Oklahoma scores lower than Briggs on walkability. The median household income is $47K, and 28% of residents live below the poverty line. Only 11 of Oklahoma’s 229 towns score lower on history. Briggs has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,131 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Briggs grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oklahoma), ordered by how far Briggs is from typical.
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Moving to Briggs: who provides what
Briggs is unincorporated, so Cherokee 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 Briggs.
Compared with most of Oklahoma and the rest of the country, more of Briggs’ adults sleep under 7 hours
43% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Briggs, where Oklahoma’s towns sit at 38% and U.S. towns at 36%. 23% of adults smoke cigarettes in Briggs. Briggs beats the Oklahoma average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.
| Briggs | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 41% | 35% |
| What stands out | Briggs | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 25.7% | 16.4% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 13.9% | 9.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 26% | 18.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Briggs fall behind 90% of Oklahoma districts
Its public schools are run by the Briggs school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briggs Public SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 390 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OK on state tests
Briggs faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 82% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Briggs stands out in Oklahoma and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
1.8% of Briggs working residents work locally. Since 2013, Briggs has added 78 jobs, to 86 in 2023. The average trip to work in Briggs is 20 minutes.
| Briggs | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 22% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $47,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Briggs has mild winters and hot summers
Briggs has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Briggs’ July high is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
An age mix much like Oklahoma’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Oklahoma average. 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 28% across Oklahoma.
| Briggs | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38.9 years | 36.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 23% | 25% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 20% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 16% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.5 points. Across Oklahoma, 50.2% of residents are women. Among residents 45 to 54, 83% are women (OK 50%).
| Briggs | OK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.1% | 12.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 16% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 14.4% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.5% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.5% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.7% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.4% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.3% | 9.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 18% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.4% | 30.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.7% | 22.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.1% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.1% | 18.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.7% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
The median home in Briggs sells for about $215K
Only 10 of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Briggs.
| Briggs | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $868 a month | $873 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Briggs
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Briggs
About 3 of every 100 Briggs residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
98% of working residents leave Briggs for work
Where Briggs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Briggs
Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, US
Briggs (Cherokee: ᎠᏥᎾ ᏗᏡᎬ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Briggs had a population of 1,028.
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- Area
- 3.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 912 ft
Questions about Briggs
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Briggs, OK expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $112,000, 49% below the Oklahoma typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.