COMPARING TWO PLACES
Le Flore vs Sallisaw
PLACE A
Le Flore, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Le Flore is 98% smaller than Sallisaw. Sallisaw earns more, with a median household income $9,598 higher. Sallisaw has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -21%).
LE FLORESALLISAWDIFFERENCE
Total population1588,790−98% vs Sallisaw
Population density120634−514
Population growth-21.1%-4.2%−16.9 pts
Median age30.835.8−5.0
Male50.3%48.5%+1.9 pts
Female49.7%51.5%−1.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic69.7%57.2%+12.5 pts
Black0.7%1.6%−0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other29.7%35.1%−5.4 pts
Median household income$38,438$48,036−$9,598
Per capita income$15,457$24,166−$8,709
Poverty rate38.3%29.5%+8.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4760.451+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher6.6%14.4%−7.8 pts
Graduate degree2.6%4.7%−2.0 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%4.8%+0.8 pts
Labor force participation39.1%53.0%−13.9 pts
Median home value$68,100$134,100−$66,000
Median gross rent$450$826−$376
Owner-occupied60.0%53.9%+6.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.4%10.2%+17.2 pts
Rent-burdened households22.2%41.1%−18.9 pts
Average commute39.319.0+20.3
Worked from home14.7%5.0%+9.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured32.4%16.6%+15.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025