Pocola vs Poteau

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

Pocola 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 4,359 in Pocola). Poteau has the higher median household income ($49,789 vs $48,333 in Pocola). Poteau has the higher median home value ($142,400 vs $134,200 in Pocola).

Population, income & housing

	Pocola	Poteau
Population	4,359	8,903
Median age	42.5 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$48,333	$49,789
Median home value	$134,200	$142,400
Median gross rent	$747	$818
Housing units	1,952	3,625
Homeownership rate	69.2%	61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.2%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pocola	Poteau
Population	4,071 → 4,359 (+7.1%)	8,843 → 8,903 (+0.7%)
Median household income	$45,375 → $48,333 (+6.5%)	$40,421 → $49,789 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$96,900 → $134,200 (+38.5%)	$108,500 → $142,400 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$701 → $747 (+6.6%)	$652 → $818 (+25.5%)

Pocola

Population

4,0714,359

Median household income

$45,375$48,333

Median home value

$96,900$134,200

Median gross rent

$701$747

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)

	Pocola	Poteau
Under 5	4.7%	6.2%
5 to 17	18.0%	20.8%
18 to 24	8.6%	10.8%
25 to 34	10.8%	12.4%
35 to 44	11.3%	14.4%
45 to 54	14.9%	9.5%
55 to 64	10.7%	10.3%
65 to 74	11.8%	7.0%
75 and over	9.1%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pocola	Poteau
White (non-Hispanic)	73.7%	66.5%
Black or African American	1.4%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9.6%	9.3%
Asian	0.9%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.2%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pocola	Poteau
No high school diploma	11.2%	18.7%
High school graduate	39.5%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pocola	Poteau
Drove alone	80.5%	81.3%
Carpooled	12.0%	10.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	5.9%	4.5%
Other means	1.1%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pocola	Poteau
1-unit, detached	77.0%	76.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	7.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	10.7%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Pocola	Poteau
Poverty rate	16.4%	20.3%
Average household size	2.39	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	17	23
Median year structure built	1983	1978