Bristow is a very small city located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 4,282 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bristow is the 91st largest community in Oklahoma.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bristow is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bristow is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Bristow who work in sales jobs (13.82%), management occupations (8.99%), and food service (8.66%). Bristow is a small city, 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 Bristow is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.28% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Bristow in 2022 was $22,272, which is low income relative to Oklahoma and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $89,088 for a family of four. However, Bristow contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bristow is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bristow home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bristow residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Bristow include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Bristow is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
