McAlester

Population: 18,098
Median household income: $48,044
Median home value: $137,500

McAlester, a community in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, has 18,098 residents. Its median household income of $48,044 runs below the Pittsburg County figure of $54,787.

Between 2019 and 2023, McAlester's population held roughly steady from 18,045 to 18,098, while its median home value rose 35.3% from $101,600 to $137,500.

81.1% of workers drive to work alone. 80.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,098
Median age: 35.9 yrs
Median household income: $48,044
Median home value: $137,500
Median gross rent: $906
Housing units: 8,162
Homeownership rate: 58.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,04518,098

Median household income

$43,879$48,044

Median home value

$101,600$137,500

Median gross rent

$730$906

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,045	$43,879	$101,600	$730
2020	18,042	$43,174	$96,000	$738
2021	18,225	$44,890	$110,900	$770
2022	18,110	$46,875	$126,300	$850
2023	18,098	$48,044	$137,500	$906

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3416.7%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,134	6.3%
5 to 17	3,049	16.8%
18 to 24	1,581	8.7%
25 to 34	3,018	16.7%
35 to 44	2,564	14.2%
45 to 54	1,829	10.1%
55 to 64	2,009	11.1%
65 to 74	1,518	8.4%
75 and over	1,396	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,618	64.2%
Black or African American	848	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,702	9.4%
Asian	110	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	47	0.3%
Some other race	44	0.2%
Two or more races	2,352	13.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,377	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.9%

High school graduate32.9%

Some college or associate's30.7%

Bachelor's degree13.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,956	15.9%
High school graduate	4,059	32.9%
Some college or associate's	3,792	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,617	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	910	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone81.1%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.2%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,545	81.1%
Carpooled	559	8.2%
Public transit	14	0.2%
Walked	155	2.3%
Bicycle	22	0.3%
Worked from home	526	7.7%
Other means	18	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,905	61.9%
15 to 29 min	1,627	25.8%
30 to 44 min	371	5.9%
45 to 59 min	87	1.4%
60+ min	323	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 22.2% (3,569 of 16,070)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,213	58.7%
Nonfamily households	2,960	41.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,173	87.9%
Vacant	989	12.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,187	58.4%
Renter-occupied	2,986	41.6%

1-unit, detached80.0%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units6.4%

20 or more units4.0%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,529	80.0%
1-unit, attached	71	0.9%
2 to 4 units	614	7.5%
5 to 19 units	523	6.4%
20 or more units	327	4.0%
Mobile home & other	98	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4044800
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 18 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 34.9261, -95.7736