Alderson vs Arpelar

A side-by-side comparison of Alderson and Arpelar: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Arpelar has the higher population (330 vs 233 in Alderson). Arpelar has the higher median household income ($70,000 vs $42,292 in Alderson). Arpelar has the higher median home value ($123,500 vs $100,000 in Alderson).

Population, income & housing

	Alderson	Arpelar
Population	233	330
Median age	49.2 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$42,292	$70,000
Median home value	$100,000	$123,500
Median gross rent	$1,075	$938
Housing units	107	130
Homeownership rate	89.7%	83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	13.0%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alderson	Arpelar
Population	193 → 233 (+20.7%)	329 → 330 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $42,292 (-17.5%)	$40,313 → $70,000 (+73.6%)
Median home value	$75,800 → $100,000 (+31.9%)	$115,600 → $123,500 (+6.8%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $1,075 (+65.4%)	$788 → $938 (+19.0%)

Alderson

Population

193233

Median household income

$51,250$42,292

Median home value

$75,800$100,000

Median gross rent

$650$1,075

Arpelar

Population

329330

Median household income

$40,313$70,000

Median home value

$115,600$123,500

Median gross rent

$788$938

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alderson	Arpelar
Under 5	3.0%	4.2%
5 to 17	13.7%	15.8%
18 to 24	10.7%	3.3%
25 to 34	10.3%	16.1%
35 to 44	8.6%	13.6%
45 to 54	21.0%	12.1%
55 to 64	17.2%	17.9%
65 to 74	11.2%	11.2%
75 and over	4.3%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alderson	Arpelar
White (non-Hispanic)	61.8%	70.6%
Black or African American	2.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.0%	8.8%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	24.5%	12.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alderson	Arpelar
No high school diploma	14.2%	10.3%
High school graduate	59.8%	44.3%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alderson	Arpelar
Drove alone	72.0%	82.8%
Carpooled	4.0%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	23.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.8%	13.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alderson	Arpelar
1-unit, detached	63.6%	82.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	36.4%	15.4%

Poverty & households

	Alderson	Arpelar
Poverty rate	17.7%	17.3%
Average household size	2.68	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	14	21
Median year structure built	1983	1981