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Barnsdall: Demographics & People

About 919 people live in Barnsdall, in 333 households. Population shrank 5.0% from 967 (2022) to 919 (2024). Median age 33.6 years. (9.6y younger than Osage County; 1.6y younger than Oklahoma). Children under 18 are 28% of the population. Population is 62% White (non-Hispanic) and 5% Hispanic or Latino. The community is relatively homogeneous (Simpson index 0.14). 60% of households are family-led. County is gaining 1,883 residents per year (2022-2023). County health: 40% adult obesity, 19% smoke.

Population & Trend

Population shrank 5.0% from 967 (2022) to 919 (2024). Estimated 2026 population: ~873 (extrapolated at -2.5%/yr trend). Census Bureau Vintage estimate: 816.

Census data vintage2024
Population45,818 people
Annual growth rate · Population change-5.0%
Annual growth rate · Population (2022)967
Annual growth rate · Population (2024)919
Annual growth rate · Trend categorydeclining
Population919 people (vs Oklahoma 63,420) population: 4 observations from 2026-04-17 to 2026-04-28
Population Estimate816

Sources: Census ACS 5-Year 2023, Table B01003  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Age Distribution

Median age 33.6y is 5.3 years younger than the U.S. median (38.9y). Children under 18 make up 28% — above the U.S. share of ~22%.

Age Summary · Median age33.6 years (vs Oklahoma 35.2y)
Age Summary · Children Pct28.2%
Age Summary · Characteryoung professional
Age Summary · Total Pop919
Age Summary · Under 18259
Age Summary · 18 To 34218.0×
Age Summary · 35 To 64284.0×
Age Summary · 65 Plus158
Population under 18259
Median age33.6 years (vs Oklahoma 35.2y)

Sources: Census ACS 5-Year 2024 — place-level B01001 query · Census ACS 5-Year 2023  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-29

Race, Ethnicity & Diversity

Of 919 residents, race / ethnicity breaks down by Census ACS counts (a person can identify with one or more groups). The Simpson diversity index is 0.14 (0 = single group, 1 = perfectly even distribution); this is read as relatively homogeneous.

White residents652
Black residents4
Hispanic or Latino residents49
Diversity Index · Diversity index (Simpson)14.0%
Diversity Index · Diversity labelrelatively homogeneous
Diversity Index · Groups counted3
Diversity Index · Largest group share92.5%
Black population0.5% (vs Oklahoma 5.5%)
Hispanic or Latino population5.2% (vs Oklahoma 12.3%)
White (non-Hispanic) population62.0% (vs Oklahoma 57.8%)

Sources: Census ACS 5-Year 2023  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Ancestry

Self-reported ancestry from Census ACS — what residents report as their ethnic origin, separate from race. Counts can exceed population because people can list multiple ancestries.

Top (8)

(unnamed)
German
(unnamed)
Irish
(unnamed)
American
(unnamed)
Hispanic Total
(unnamed)
English
(unnamed)
Puerto Rican
(unnamed)
Black
(unnamed)
Italian

Citizenship & Origin

Where residents were born and their citizenship status (Census ACS). 0.3% are foreign-born — below the U.S. average of 13.9%. 2% have naturalized to U.S. citizenship.

Residents born in this state697
Residents born in another state204
Share born in this state75.8%
Share born in another state24.2%
Native-born U.S. citizens22.2%
Foreign-born residents0.3%
Naturalized citizens1.6%
Total foreign-born residents3

Households & Family Composition

333 households. Averaging 2.7 people each — larger than the U.S. average of 2.5. 60% are family households — below the U.S. share of ~65%. Of 213 families, 27% are married couples with children.

Children under 18275
Total families213
Married couples with children58
Single-parent households9
Average household size2.73
Women who gave birth (past year)16.9%
Grandparents living with grandchildren11
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren1
Family households198 households (vs Oklahoma 16,590)
Households that are families59.5% (vs Oklahoma 61.1%)
Total households333 households (vs Oklahoma 23,671) total_households: 2 observations from 2026-04-23 to 2026-04-23

Sources: Census ACS 5-Year 2023  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Residential Stability & Migration

How long residents have lived here and where they came from. 18.7% moved within the county in the past year — the U.S. baseline is roughly 8–10%. The surrounding county is gaining 1,883 residents per year on net (IRS migration data).

Moved within the county (past year)18.7%
Migration · People moving in (annual)40,571
Migration · People moving out (annual)38,688
Migration · Net migration (in − out)1,883
Migration · Population growingYes
Migration · Year2022-2023

Sources: IRS SOI Migration 2021-2022  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Disability

Census ACS measures self-reported functional limitations — vision, hearing, mobility, cognitive, self-care, or independent-living. The U.S. baseline disability rate is about 12–13%; rates trend higher with median age.

Residents with a disability125
Disability rate12.7%

Group Quarters

Group quarters are non-household living arrangements counted by the Census — college dormitories, nursing homes, military barracks, group homes, correctional facilities, and similar institutional or shared housing. 28 residents live in group quarters (3.0% of population).

Living in group quarters28

Other

Congressional District · District3
Congressional District · Congress118th
Cdc Birth Rate · Fips40113
Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips40
Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips113
Cdc Birth Rate · CountyOsage
Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate17.4%
Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci14.40
Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci20.90
Cdc Mortality · Fips40113
Cdc Mortality · CountyOsage County
Cdc Mortality · Urban RuralMedium metro
Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 20231,090
Cdc Vaccination · Fips40113
Cdc Vaccination · CountyOsage County
Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct44.1%
Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct36.7%
Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct43.9%
Cdc Vaccination · Population 201946,963
Cdc Vaccination · Metro StatusMetro
Family Score · Score3.30
Family Score · Schools4
Family Score · Childcare Centers1
Family Score · Children Pct28.2%
Family Score · Ratingfair
Town Summary · Key Factspopulation 919, declining, young professional, working-class, mixed
Town Summary · Population919 people (vs Oklahoma 63,420)
Town Summary · CountyOsage County

Sources: NCES school congressional district assignment · federal dataset cascade