COMPARING TWO PLACES
Phillips vs McAlester
PLACE A
Phillips, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
McAlester, Oklahoma
Phillips is 99% smaller than McAlester. Phillips earns more, with a median household income $24,320 higher. McAlester has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -10%).
PHILLIPSMCALESTERDIFFERENCE
Total population12818,044−99% vs McAlester
Population density2441,014−770
Population growth-9.6%-1.2%−8.5 pts
Median age34.935.6−0.7
Male49.6%53.3%−3.7 pts
Female50.4%46.7%+3.7 pts
Foreign-born1.5%2.0%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic62.6%63.8%−1.2 pts
Black0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.6%7.4%+0.3 pts
Asian1.5%0.7%+0.8 pts
Other28.2%23.1%+5.1 pts
Median household income$76,250$51,930+$24,320
Per capita income$25,450$27,708−$2,258
Poverty rate13.4%19.7%−6.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3370.462−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.8%21.0%+2.7 pts
Graduate degree8.8%7.5%+1.2 pts
Unemployment rate1.5%6.9%−5.4 pts
Labor force participation68.0%53.3%+14.7 pts
Median home value$96,900$151,600−$54,700
Median gross rent$750$915−$165
Owner-occupied90.7%58.5%+32.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.9%12.1%+6.8 pts
Rent-burdened households50.0%44.6%+5.4 pts
Average commute15.116.3−1.2
Worked from home1.7%6.4%−4.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured19.8%15.3%+4.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025