Krebs vs McAlester

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

Krebs 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 2,031 in Krebs). Krebs has the higher median household income ($48,452 vs $48,044 in McAlester). McAlester has the higher median home value ($137,500 vs $102,800 in Krebs).

Population, income & housing

	Krebs	McAlester
Population	2,031	18,098
Median age	38.2 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$48,452	$48,044
Median home value	$102,800	$137,500
Median gross rent	$836	$906
Housing units	1,089	8,162
Homeownership rate	58.8%	58.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Krebs	McAlester
Population	2,041 → 2,031 (-0.5%)	18,045 → 18,098 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$49,063 → $48,452 (-1.2%)	$43,879 → $48,044 (+9.5%)
Median home value	$109,500 → $102,800 (-6.1%)	$101,600 → $137,500 (+35.3%)
Median gross rent	$759 → $836 (+10.1%)	$730 → $906 (+24.1%)

Krebs

Population

2,0412,031

Median household income

$49,063$48,452

Median home value

$109,500$102,800

Median gross rent

$759$836

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)

	Krebs	McAlester
Under 5	3.9%	6.3%
5 to 17	22.2%	16.8%
18 to 24	5.6%	8.7%
25 to 34	9.1%	16.7%
35 to 44	19.0%	14.2%
45 to 54	8.4%	10.1%
55 to 64	16.3%	11.1%
65 to 74	9.6%	8.4%
75 and over	5.9%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Krebs	McAlester
White (non-Hispanic)	68.6%	64.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.1%	9.4%
Asian	1.9%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.8%	0.2%
Two or more races	14.6%	13.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Krebs	McAlester
No high school diploma	9.1%	15.9%
High school graduate	36.5%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	42.9%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Krebs	McAlester
Drove alone	89.3%	81.1%
Carpooled	6.2%	8.2%
Public transit	1.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	3.5%	7.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Krebs	McAlester
1-unit, detached	74.1%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	11.8%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	6.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	12.9%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Krebs	McAlester
Poverty rate	16.9%	22.2%
Average household size	2.25	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	16	16
Median year structure built	1972	1969