Gore vs Sallisaw

A side-by-side comparison of Gore and Sallisaw: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sallisaw has the higher population (8,553 vs 1,187 in Gore). Gore has the higher median household income ($70,714 vs $47,333 in Sallisaw). Gore has the higher median home value ($171,900 vs $123,500 in Sallisaw).

Population, income & housing

	Gore	Sallisaw
Population	1,187	8,553
Median age	46.8 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$70,714	$47,333
Median home value	$171,900	$123,500
Median gross rent	$727	$861
Housing units	525	3,675
Homeownership rate	69.4%	53.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gore	Sallisaw
Population	958 → 1,187 (+23.9%)	8,571 → 8,553 (-0.2%)
Median household income	$42,961 → $70,714 (+64.6%)	$33,145 → $47,333 (+42.8%)
Median home value	$92,500 → $171,900 (+85.8%)	$104,600 → $123,500 (+18.1%)
Median gross rent	$615 → $727 (+18.2%)	$650 → $861 (+32.5%)

Gore

Population

9581,187

Median household income

$42,961$70,714

Median home value

$92,500$171,900

Median gross rent

$615$727

Sallisaw

Population

8,5718,553

Median household income

$33,145$47,333

Median home value

$104,600$123,500

Median gross rent

$650$861

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gore	Sallisaw
Under 5	5.3%	8.1%
5 to 17	13.6%	21.5%
18 to 24	8.8%	5.6%
25 to 34	10.1%	13.5%
35 to 44	10.4%	13.0%
45 to 54	9.5%	12.3%
55 to 64	12.1%	10.2%
65 to 74	20.3%	8.3%
75 and over	9.8%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gore	Sallisaw
White (non-Hispanic)	63.2%	58.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19.3%	19.6%
Asian	0.5%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	13.7%	12.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gore	Sallisaw
No high school diploma	12.4%	17.6%
High school graduate	43.8%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	21.7%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gore	Sallisaw
Drove alone	69.6%	78.8%
Carpooled	19.2%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.8%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	4.7%
Other means	1.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gore	Sallisaw
1-unit, detached	69.9%	73.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	11.6%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	8.3%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	15.8%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Gore	Sallisaw
Poverty rate	18.1%	31.1%
Average household size	2.50	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1989	1978