COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ashland vs McAlester
PLACE A
Ashland, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
McAlester, Oklahoma
Ashland is 86% smaller than McAlester. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. McAlester has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -12%).
ASHLANDMCALESTERDIFFERENCE
Total population2,52018,044−86% vs McAlester
Population density1,5201,014+506
Population growth-12.3%-1.2%−11.1 pts
Median age50.435.6+14.8
Male47.8%53.3%−5.5 pts
Female52.2%46.7%+5.5 pts
Foreign-born1.0%2.0%−1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.7%63.8%+31.9 pts
Black0.2%4.9%−4.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.0%7.4%−5.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other2.1%23.1%−21.0 pts
Median household income$52,708$51,930+$778
Per capita income$37,047$27,708+$9,339
Poverty rate17.4%19.7%−2.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4940.462+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%21.0%−6.3 pts
Graduate degree8.8%7.5%+1.3 pts
Unemployment rate6.4%6.9%−0.5 pts
Labor force participation55.0%53.3%+1.7 pts
Median home value$58,800$151,600−$92,800
Median gross rent$764$915−$151
Owner-occupied72.3%58.5%+13.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.7%12.1%+12.7 pts
Rent-burdened households55.9%44.6%+11.4 pts
Average commute29.216.3+12.9
Worked from home2.7%6.4%−3.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured3.3%15.3%−12.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025