COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hackett vs Poteau
PLACE A
Hackett, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Poteau, Oklahoma
Hackett is 91% smaller than Poteau. Poteau earns more, with a median household income $6,430 higher. Poteau has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -3%).
HACKETTPOTEAUDIFFERENCE
Total population8579,171−91% vs Poteau
Population density595345+250
Population growth-3.4%3.4%−6.8 pts
Median age33.136.0−2.9
Male48.1%47.9%+0.3 pts
Female51.9%52.1%−0.3 pts
Foreign-born0.4%8.0%−7.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.7%65.3%+22.4 pts
Black0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.3%15.2%−14.9 pts
Asian0.4%1.1%−0.8 pts
Other11.7%17.2%−5.4 pts
Median household income$44,081$50,511−$6,430
Per capita income$23,476$24,228−$752
Poverty rate18.7%19.8%−1.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4430.434Even
Bachelor's degree or higher12.7%16.4%−3.6 pts
Graduate degree7.2%5.5%+1.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.6%6.1%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation54.1%50.7%+3.4 pts
Median home value$136,700$157,400−$20,700
Median gross rent$708$853−$145
Owner-occupied53.3%62.3%−9.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.6%11.4%−3.7 pts
Rent-burdened households56.6%48.8%+7.7 pts
Average commute23.721.4+2.3
Worked from home16.4%4.4%+12.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.7%16.4%−5.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025