COMPARING TWO PLACES
Boles vs Poteau
PLACE A
Boles, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Poteau, Oklahoma
Boles is 98% smaller than Poteau. Boles earns more, with a median household income $33,005 higher.
BOLESPOTEAUDIFFERENCE
Total population1539,171−98% vs Poteau
Population density65345−280
Population growth–3.4%–
Median age35.636.0−0.4
Male60.8%47.9%+12.9 pts
Female39.2%52.1%−12.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%8.0%−8.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%65.3%+34.7 pts
Black0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%15.2%−15.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other0.0%17.2%−17.2 pts
Median household income$83,516$50,511+$33,005
Per capita income$20,373$24,228−$3,855
Poverty rate0.0%19.8%−19.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1670.434−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%16.4%−16.4 pts
Graduate degree0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%6.1%−0.3 pts
Labor force participation96.3%50.7%+45.6 pts
Median home value$157,500$157,400+$100
Median gross rent–$853–
Owner-occupied100.0%62.3%+37.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate37.7%11.4%+26.3 pts
Rent-burdened households–48.8%–
Average commute20.521.4−0.9
Worked from home0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%16.4%−16.4 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024