COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gowen vs McAlester
PLACE A
Gowen, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
McAlester, Oklahoma
Gowen is 99% smaller than McAlester. Gowen earns more, with a median household income $8,982 higher.
GOWENMCALESTERDIFFERENCE
Total population17118,044−99% vs McAlester
Population density481,014−965
Population growth–-1.2%–
Median age54.035.6+18.4
Male61.4%53.3%+8.1 pts
Female38.6%46.7%−8.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.9%63.8%+15.1 pts
Black0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other21.1%23.1%−2.1 pts
Median household income$60,912$51,930+$8,982
Per capita income$22,255$27,708−$5,453
Poverty rate30.4%19.7%+10.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3890.462−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%21.0%−21.0 pts
Graduate degree0.0%7.5%−7.5 pts
Unemployment rate32.1%6.9%+25.3 pts
Labor force participation17.0%53.3%−36.3 pts
Median home value$101,600$151,600−$50,000
Median gross rent$582$915−$333
Owner-occupied50.0%58.5%−8.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.0%12.1%−4.1 pts
Rent-burdened households63.5%44.6%+18.9 pts
Average commute17.816.3+1.5
Worked from home0.0%6.4%−6.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured16.4%15.3%+1.1 pts
Population, 2015 – 2024