Altus vs East Duke

A side-by-side comparison of Altus and East Duke: population, income, housing, and more.

Altus and East Duke are places in Oklahoma. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Altus has the higher population (18,670 vs 331 in East Duke). East Duke has the higher median household income ($59,500 vs $55,550 in Altus). Altus has the higher median home value ($124,800 vs $118,800 in East Duke).

Population, income & housing

	Altus	East Duke
Population	18,670	331
Median age	33.5 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$55,550	$59,500
Median home value	$124,800	$118,800
Median gross rent	$897	$1,034
Housing units	9,021	214
Homeownership rate	55.9%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	27.3%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Altus	East Duke
Population	18,744 → 18,670 (-0.4%)	353 → 331 (-6.2%)
Median household income	$47,691 → $55,550 (+16.5%)	$52,857 → $59,500 (+12.6%)
Median home value	$107,200 → $124,800 (+16.4%)	$100,800 → $118,800 (+17.9%)
Median gross rent	$741 → $897 (+21.1%)	$577 → $1,034 (+79.2%)

Altus

Population

18,74418,670

Median household income

$47,691$55,550

Median home value

$107,200$124,800

Median gross rent

$741$897

East Duke

Population

353331

Median household income

$52,857$59,500

Median home value

$100,800$118,800

Median gross rent

$577$1,034

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Altus	East Duke
Under 5	7.4%	8.5%
5 to 17	17.9%	20.8%
18 to 24	11.8%	4.2%
25 to 34	15.6%	12.7%
35 to 44	13.0%	14.2%
45 to 54	9.6%	6.3%
55 to 64	10.9%	11.2%
65 to 74	7.8%	10.9%
75 and over	6.0%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Altus	East Duke
White (non-Hispanic)	57.4%	85.2%
Black or African American	7.4%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.6%
Asian	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	27.5%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Altus	East Duke
No high school diploma	14.8%	4.1%
High school graduate	27.4%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Altus	East Duke
Drove alone	83.5%	75.8%
Carpooled	7.2%	17.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	5.2%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Altus	East Duke
1-unit, detached	81.0%	86.9%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	Altus	East Duke
Poverty rate	17.3%	3.0%
Average household size	2.43	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	11	33
Median year structure built	1971	1972