COMPARING TWO PLACES
Arpelar vs McAlester
PLACE A
Arpelar, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
McAlester, Oklahoma
Arpelar is 98% smaller than McAlester. Arpelar earns more, with a median household income $35,820 higher. Arpelar has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -1%).
ARPELARMCALESTERDIFFERENCE
Total population31218,044−98% vs McAlester
Population density1401,014−874
Population growth7.0%-1.2%+8.1 pts
Median age40.335.6+4.7
Male47.4%53.3%−5.9 pts
Female52.6%46.7%+5.9 pts
Foreign-born3.2%2.0%+1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.1%63.8%+1.3 pts
Black0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.6%7.4%+3.2 pts
Asian1.6%0.7%+0.9 pts
Other22.8%23.1%−0.4 pts
Median household income$87,750$51,930+$35,820
Per capita income$39,179$27,708+$11,471
Poverty rate17.6%19.7%−2.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5310.462+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.0%21.0%−9.0 pts
Graduate degree6.6%7.5%−0.9 pts
Unemployment rate1.4%6.9%−5.4 pts
Labor force participation57.9%53.3%+4.6 pts
Median home value$124,000$151,600−$27,600
Median gross rent$870$915−$45
Owner-occupied84.1%58.5%+25.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.0%12.1%−1.0 pts
Rent-burdened households27.8%44.6%−16.8 pts
Average commute21.316.3+5.0
Worked from home17.2%6.4%+10.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured11.4%15.3%−3.9 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024