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Bessie is a Census town of 262 people across 0.52 square miles of land, in Washita County. Median household income is $47,500, 87.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bessie
What Bessie is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.52 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land506 plus or minus 168
- County holding the largest share of its areaWashita County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bessie
How many people live in Bessie
- Population262 plus or minus 87
- Median age32.8 plus or minus 11.3
- Population under 1876 plus or minus 29
- Share under 1829.0 percent
- Population 65 and over40 plus or minus 33
- Share 65 and over15.3 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Households100 plus or minus 40
- Family households45 plus or minus 15
- Share of households that are families45.0 percent plus or minus 23.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Bessie
- Median household income$47,500 plus or minus $26,760
- Per capita income$23,861 plus or minus $7,984
- Civilian labor force119 plus or minus 42
- Employed105 plus or minus 40
- Unemployed14 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate11.8 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Adults 25 and over161 plus or minus 73
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.7 percent plus or minus 61.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher6.8 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Bessie
- Housing units107 plus or minus 40
- Occupied units100 plus or minus 40
- Vacant units7 plus or minus 5
- Vacancy rate6.5 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Owner occupied87 plus or minus 42
- Renter occupied13 plus or minus 8
- Ownership rate87.0 percent plus or minus 23.5
- Median owner-occupied home value$82,500 plus or minus $32,449
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,292 plus or minus $439
- Annual rent as a share of median income32.6 percent plus or minus 21.5
- Single family units89 plus or minus 40
- Share single family83.2 percent plus or minus 21.2
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes18 plus or minus 10
- Median year structure built1950
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Bessie gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute103 plus or minus 39
- Commuting under 15 minutes40 plus or minus 20
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.8 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more25 plus or minus 20
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.3 percent plus or minus 17.5
- Drove alone95.2 percent plus or minus 51.2
- Carpooled1.0 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home1.9 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Bessie
- NFIP communityTown of Bessie
- NFIP community number400261
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/03/12(M)
The Town of Bessie participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 400261 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Washita County, not Bessie
Washita County context, not Bessie figures
- Establishments in Washita County207
- Covered employment, Washita County1,932
- Average annual pay, Washita County$45,488
- Housing units permitted, Washita County3
Every figure in this section is published for Washita County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bessie.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Bessie questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bessie, Oklahoma?
262, in 100 households. Bessie town covers 0.52 square miles of land, which is 506 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bessie in?
Washita County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Bessie?
$47,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $82,500. Median gross rent is $1,292 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Bessie in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bessie appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bessie, town of, community 400261, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Bessie figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Washita County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Bessie.
Is zoning published for Bessie?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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