COMPARING TWO PLACES
McAlester vs Muskogee
PLACE A
McAlester, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Muskogee, Oklahoma
McAlester is 51% smaller than Muskogee. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
MCALESTERMUSKOGEEDIFFERENCE
Total population18,04436,760−51% vs Muskogee
Population density1,014856+158
Population growth-1.2%-6.0%+4.8 pts
Median age35.635.9−0.3
Male53.3%47.8%+5.5 pts
Female46.7%52.2%−5.5 pts
Foreign-born2.0%3.7%−1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic63.8%48.7%+15.1 pts
Black4.9%14.9%−9.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.4%9.4%−2.1 pts
Asian0.7%1.0%−0.2 pts
Other23.1%26.1%−2.9 pts
Median household income$51,930$50,213+$1,717
Per capita income$27,708$25,575+$2,133
Poverty rate19.7%24.1%−4.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4620.443+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.0%18.7%+2.3 pts
Graduate degree7.5%5.7%+1.8 pts
Unemployment rate6.9%6.7%+0.1 pts
Labor force participation53.3%56.5%−3.2 pts
Median home value$151,600$146,100+$5,500
Median gross rent$915$858+$57
Owner-occupied58.5%55.0%+3.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.1%13.4%−1.3 pts
Rent-burdened households44.6%45.4%−0.9 pts
Average commute16.319.3−3.0
Worked from home6.4%7.6%−1.2 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.5%−0.3 pts
Uninsured15.3%14.5%+0.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025