Heavener vs Poteau

A side-by-side comparison of Heavener and Poteau: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Poteau has the higher population (8,903 vs 2,998 in Heavener). Poteau has the higher median household income ($49,789 vs $39,356 in Heavener). Poteau has the higher median home value ($142,400 vs $57,100 in Heavener).

Population, income & housing

	Heavener	Poteau
Population	2,998	8,903
Median age	34.4 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$39,356	$49,789
Median home value	$57,100	$142,400
Median gross rent	$756	$818
Housing units	1,291	3,625
Homeownership rate	64.1%	61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.4%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Heavener	Poteau
Population	3,324 → 2,998 (-9.8%)	8,843 → 8,903 (+0.7%)
Median household income	$33,950 → $39,356 (+15.9%)	$40,421 → $49,789 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$53,300 → $57,100 (+7.1%)	$108,500 → $142,400 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$587 → $756 (+28.8%)	$652 → $818 (+25.5%)

Heavener

Population

3,3242,998

Median household income

$33,950$39,356

Median home value

$53,300$57,100

Median gross rent

$587$756

Poteau

Population

8,8438,903

Median household income

$40,421$49,789

Median home value

$108,500$142,400

Median gross rent

$652$818

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Heavener	Poteau
Under 5	10.6%	6.2%
5 to 17	18.3%	20.8%
18 to 24	8.5%	10.8%
25 to 34	13.9%	12.4%
35 to 44	13.6%	14.4%
45 to 54	10.6%	9.5%
55 to 64	10.8%	10.3%
65 to 74	8.4%	7.0%
75 and over	5.0%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Heavener	Poteau
White (non-Hispanic)	46.8%	66.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9.6%	9.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.3%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	35.1%	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Heavener	Poteau
No high school diploma	27.6%	18.7%
High school graduate	36.0%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Heavener	Poteau
Drove alone	82.7%	81.3%
Carpooled	12.4%	10.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	1.4%	4.5%
Other means	1.4%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Heavener	Poteau
1-unit, detached	77.1%	76.2%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	7.4%
20 or more units	5.2%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	8.8%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Heavener	Poteau
Poverty rate	34.3%	20.3%
Average household size	3.06	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1968	1978