Nationwide Claims to Fame

McAlester is 46th out of 6,406 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Statewide Claims to Fame

McAlester is 18th in Oklahoma out of 74 other cities in Residents 65 or older

McAlester is 19th in Oklahoma out of 74 other cities in Race - Black or African American

McAlester is 20th in Oklahoma out of 68 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

McAlester, Oklahoma Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
McAlester Rank Oklahoma US
Current population (2012) 18,303 27th 3,814,820 313,914,040
Size in square miles 16.0 39th 68,594.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 1,149.9 22nd 54.7 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
McAlester Rank Oklahoma US
Residents younger than 5 7.1% 54th 6.9% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 22.1% 65th 24.6% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 15.7% 18th 14.0% 13.7%
Education Demographics
McAlester Rank Oklahoma US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 79.1% 67th 85.9% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 16.9% 49th 23.0% 28.2%
Race Demographics
McAlester Rank Oklahoma US
Race - White 70.4% 52nd 75.5% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 7.1% 19th 7.6% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 12.7% 22nd 9.0% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.7% 42nd 1.9% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 31st 0.2% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 6.9% 25th 5.8% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 6.5% 32nd 9.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 67.6% 50th 67.9% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
McAlester Rank Oklahoma US
Female residents 47.8% 71st 50.5% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 2.7% 46th 5.4% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
McAlester Rank Oklahoma US
Housing units 7,685 27th 1,674,685 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 15.2% 28th 15.2% 25.9%
Households 7,142 25th 1,432,735 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 61.1% 54th 67.8% 66.1%
Home median value $89,700 48th $108,400 $186,200
People per household 2.2 73rd 2.5 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
McAlester Rank Oklahoma US
Income per capita $21,425 37th $23,770 $27,915
Income per household $40,363 41st $44,287 $52,762
Income below poverty line 19.4% 24th 16.3% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
McAlester Rank Oklahoma US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 2,241 20th 333,797 27,092,908
Retail sales $222,719 32nd $43,095,353 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $12,339 52nd $11,931 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $28,851 28th $5,106,585 $613,795,732

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