Braggs is a tiny town located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 267 people and just one neighborhood, Braggs is the 324th largest community in Oklahoma.
Braggs real estate is some of the most expensive in Oklahoma, although Braggs house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Braggs is a blue-collar town, with 38.81% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Braggs is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Braggs who work in office and administrative support (16.42%), sales jobs (8.96%), and management occupations (7.46%).
Overall, Braggs’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Braggs has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Braggs has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Braggs than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Braggs may be for you.
One downside of living in Braggs, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.89 minutes every day commuting to work.
Braggs is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The rate of college-level education in Braggs is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.69% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Braggs in 2022 was $22,225, which is lower middle income relative to Oklahoma, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $88,900 for a family of four. However, Braggs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Braggs is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Braggs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Braggs residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Braggs include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Braggs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and Navajo.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Astoundingly, NeighborhoodScout's research reveals that this single neighborhood has a higher concentration of married couples living here than 97.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods. Whether they have school-aged children or not, married couples are the rule in the neighborhood. If you are a married couple, you may find many people here with a similar lifestyle, and perhaps common interests. But if you are single, you might not find many other singles here.
In addition, if you are planning to retire in Oklahoma, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in Oklahoma, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 96.1% of neighborhoods in OK. If a Oklahoma retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit. In addition to being an excellent choice for active retirees, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for families with school-aged children.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 92.8% of the neighborhoods in America. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 23.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 0.8% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Native American languages at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 96.4% of the neighborhoods in America.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Braggs are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 58.7% of the neighborhoods in America. With 15.7% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 61.5% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 38.0% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 27.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (20.6%), and 14.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.1% of households.
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Braggs, OK, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Native American (23.3%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (10.1%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.1%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (4.9%).
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (41.9% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (68.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (8.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.