Pocola

Population: 4,359
Median household income: $48,333
Median home value: $134,200

Pocola, a community in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, has 4,359 residents. At $48,333, its median household income sits in line with Le Flore County's $50,027.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pocola's population grew 7.1% from 4,071 to 4,359, while its median home value rose 38.5% from $96,900 to $134,200.

13.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 69.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,359
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $48,333
Median home value: $134,200
Median gross rent: $747
Housing units: 1,952
Homeownership rate: 69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,0714,359

Median household income

$45,375$48,333

Median home value

$96,900$134,200

Median gross rent

$701$747

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,071	$45,375	$96,900	$701
2020	4,094	$48,000	$86,600	$697
2021	4,264	$41,696	$96,100	$678
2022	4,297	$45,417	$110,100	$759
2023	4,359	$48,333	$134,200	$747

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5414.9%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	207	4.7%
5 to 17	786	18.0%
18 to 24	374	8.6%
25 to 34	469	10.8%
35 to 44	493	11.3%
45 to 54	650	14.9%
55 to 64	468	10.7%
65 to 74	514	11.8%
75 and over	398	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,213	73.7%
Black or African American	60	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	419	9.6%
Asian	38	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	445	10.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	184	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.2%

High school graduate39.5%

Some college or associate's36.2%

Bachelor's degree9.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	334	11.2%
High school graduate	1,182	39.5%
Some college or associate's	1,082	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	296	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	98	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone80.5%

Carpooled12.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,465	80.5%
Carpooled	218	12.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	107	5.9%
Other means	20	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	584	34.1%
15 to 29 min	884	51.6%
30 to 44 min	178	10.4%
45 to 59 min	53	3.1%
60+ min	15	0.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 16.4% (693 of 4,230)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,178	65.6%
Nonfamily households	618	34.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,796	92.0%
Vacant	156	8.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,243	69.2%
Renter-occupied	553	30.8%

1-unit, detached77.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.0%

5 to 19 units4.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,503	77.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	157	8.0%
5 to 19 units	84	4.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	208	10.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4059750
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 30 sq mi
Water area: 0.26 sq mi
Center point: 35.2515, -94.4679