Alderson vs Canadian Shores

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

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

Canadian Shores has the higher population (268 vs 233 in Alderson). Alderson has the higher median household income ($42,292 vs $40,357 in Canadian Shores). Since 2019, Alderson's population has grown faster (+20.7% vs -11.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Alderson	Canadian Shores
Population	233	268
Median age	49.2 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	$42,292	$40,357
Median home value	$100,000	—
Median gross rent	$1,075	—
Housing units	107	138
Homeownership rate	89.7%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	5.1%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alderson	Canadian Shores
Population	193 → 233 (+20.7%)	304 → 268 (-11.8%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $42,292 (-17.5%)	$37,969 → $40,357 (+6.3%)
Median home value	$75,800 → $100,000 (+31.9%)	$54,300 → $53,800 (-0.9%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $1,075 (+65.4%)	—

Alderson

Population

193233

Median household income

$51,250$42,292

Median home value

$75,800$100,000

Median gross rent

$650$1,075

Canadian Shores

Population

304268

Median household income

$37,969$40,357

Median home value

$54,300$53,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alderson	Canadian Shores
Under 5	3.0%	7.1%
5 to 17	13.7%	31.0%
18 to 24	10.7%	3.0%
25 to 34	10.3%	12.7%
35 to 44	8.6%	10.8%
45 to 54	21.0%	6.7%
55 to 64	17.2%	10.4%
65 to 74	11.2%	14.6%
75 and over	4.3%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alderson	Canadian Shores
White (non-Hispanic)	61.8%	86.9%
Black or African American	2.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	24.5%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alderson	Canadian Shores
No high school diploma	14.2%	27.2%
High school graduate	59.8%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alderson	Canadian Shores
Drove alone	72.0%	80.0%
Carpooled	4.0%	20.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	23.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alderson	Canadian Shores
1-unit, detached	63.6%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	36.4%	30.4%

Poverty & households

	Alderson	Canadian Shores
Poverty rate	17.7%	29.1%
Average household size	2.68	3.12
Mean commute (minutes)	14	26
Median year structure built	1983	1988