COMPARING TWO PLACES
Longtown vs McAlester
PLACE A
Longtown, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
McAlester, Oklahoma
Longtown is 85% smaller than McAlester. Longtown earns more, with a median household income $4,403 higher.
LONGTOWNMCALESTERDIFFERENCE
Total population2,71618,044−85% vs McAlester
Population density1041,014−910
Population growth-2.9%-1.2%−1.8 pts
Median age59.835.6+24.2
Male52.1%53.3%−1.2 pts
Female47.9%46.7%+1.2 pts
Foreign-born0.8%2.0%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.6%63.8%+26.8 pts
Black0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.4%7.4%−5.0 pts
Asian0.3%0.7%−0.5 pts
Other6.8%23.1%−16.4 pts
Median household income$56,333$51,930+$4,403
Per capita income$34,104$27,708+$6,396
Poverty rate15.1%19.7%−4.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4440.462−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%21.0%+1.4 pts
Graduate degree8.9%7.5%+1.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%6.9%−1.7 pts
Labor force participation40.4%53.3%−12.9 pts
Median home value$184,200$151,600+$32,600
Median gross rent$891$915−$24
Owner-occupied85.7%58.5%+27.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate42.6%12.1%+30.6 pts
Rent-burdened households23.1%44.6%−21.4 pts
Average commute28.716.3+12.4
Worked from home9.1%6.4%+2.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured16.1%15.3%+0.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024