Hartshorne vs McAlester

A side-by-side comparison of Hartshorne and McAlester: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McAlester has the higher population (18,098 vs 1,654 in Hartshorne). McAlester has the higher median household income ($48,044 vs $37,344 in Hartshorne). McAlester has the higher median home value ($137,500 vs $94,400 in Hartshorne).

Population, income & housing

	Hartshorne	McAlester
Population	1,654	18,098
Median age	44.0 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$37,344	$48,044
Median home value	$94,400	$137,500
Median gross rent	$623	$906
Housing units	945	8,162
Homeownership rate	65.5%	58.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hartshorne	McAlester
Population	2,099 → 1,654 (-21.2%)	18,045 → 18,098 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$40,298 → $37,344 (-7.3%)	$43,879 → $48,044 (+9.5%)
Median home value	$77,200 → $94,400 (+22.3%)	$101,600 → $137,500 (+35.3%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $623 (-6.0%)	$730 → $906 (+24.1%)

Hartshorne

Population

2,0991,654

Median household income

$40,298$37,344

Median home value

$77,200$94,400

Median gross rent

$663$623

McAlester

Population

18,04518,098

Median household income

$43,879$48,044

Median home value

$101,600$137,500

Median gross rent

$730$906

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hartshorne	McAlester
Under 5	4.5%	6.3%
5 to 17	18.4%	16.8%
18 to 24	3.3%	8.7%
25 to 34	10.5%	16.7%
35 to 44	15.1%	14.2%
45 to 54	11.9%	10.1%
55 to 64	17.6%	11.1%
65 to 74	10.0%	8.4%
75 and over	8.7%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hartshorne	McAlester
White (non-Hispanic)	61.3%	64.2%
Black or African American	2.1%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12.4%	9.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	22.6%	13.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hartshorne	McAlester
No high school diploma	13.6%	15.9%
High school graduate	35.4%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hartshorne	McAlester
Drove alone	84.9%	81.1%
Carpooled	10.5%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	2.1%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	1.6%	7.7%
Other means	1.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hartshorne	McAlester
1-unit, detached	78.8%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	6.4%
20 or more units	0.7%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	10.7%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Hartshorne	McAlester
Poverty rate	23.5%	22.2%
Average household size	2.21	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	21	16
Median year structure built	1972	1969