Idabel

Population: 6,959
Median household income: $36,638
Median home value: $121,300

Idabel is a community in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, home to 6,959 residents. Its median household income of $36,638 runs below the McCurtain County figure of $50,175.

From 2019 to 2023, Idabel's population held roughly steady from 6,924 to 6,959, while its median home value rose 60.2% from $75,700 to $121,300.

29.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.58 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,959
Median age: 33.2 yrs
Median household income: $36,638
Median home value: $121,300
Median gross rent: $701
Housing units: 3,191
Homeownership rate: 52.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,9246,959

Median household income

$32,083$36,638

Median home value

$75,700$121,300

Median gross rent

$575$701

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,924	$32,083	$75,700	$575
2020	6,872	$29,175	$73,100	$550
2021	6,945	$32,813	$76,000	$591
2022	6,994	$34,683	$87,400	$670
2023	6,959	$36,638	$121,300	$701

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

Age distribution

Under 59.9%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	689	9.9%
5 to 17	1,268	18.2%
18 to 24	629	9.0%
25 to 34	1,093	15.7%
35 to 44	718	10.3%
45 to 54	653	9.4%
55 to 64	744	10.7%
65 to 74	706	10.1%
75 and over	459	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,628	52.1%
Black or African American	1,171	16.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	504	7.2%
Asian	33	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	64	0.9%
Some other race	5	0.1%
Two or more races	742	10.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	812	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.0%

High school graduate40.0%

Some college or associate's27.8%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	654	15.0%
High school graduate	1,748	40.0%
Some college or associate's	1,214	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	553	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	204	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled11.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,048	78.9%
Carpooled	291	11.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	52	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	141	5.4%
Other means	63	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,460	59.5%
15 to 29 min	497	20.3%
30 to 44 min	194	7.9%
45 to 59 min	164	6.7%
60+ min	139	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 29.8% (1,999 of 6,714)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,644	62.8%
Nonfamily households	972	37.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,616	82.0%
Vacant	575	18.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,380	52.8%
Renter-occupied	1,236	47.2%

1-unit, detached74.2%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units12.8%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other8.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,367	74.2%
1-unit, attached	31	1.0%
2 to 4 units	407	12.8%
5 to 19 units	60	1.9%
20 or more units	65	2.0%
Mobile home & other	261	8.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4036750
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 33.9074, -94.8222