COMPARING TWO PLACES
Stringtown vs McAlester
PLACE A
Stringtown, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
McAlester, Oklahoma
Stringtown is 98% smaller than McAlester. Stringtown earns more, with a median household income $8,752 higher.
STRINGTOWNMCALESTERDIFFERENCE
Total population43218,044−98% vs McAlester
Population density801,014−933
Population growth2.2%-1.2%+3.3 pts
Median age36.935.6+1.3
Male51.6%53.3%−1.7 pts
Female48.4%46.7%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic63.1%63.8%−0.7 pts
Black4.6%4.9%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.0%7.4%−6.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other31.3%23.1%+8.2 pts
Median household income$60,682$51,930+$8,752
Per capita income$28,339$27,708+$631
Poverty rate15.2%19.7%−4.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4070.462−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%21.0%−3.6 pts
Graduate degree4.6%7.5%−2.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.2%6.9%−2.7 pts
Labor force participation61.5%53.3%+8.2 pts
Median home value$106,300$151,600−$45,300
Median gross rent$783$915−$132
Owner-occupied77.8%58.5%+19.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate29.1%12.1%+17.0 pts
Rent-burdened households9.4%44.6%−35.2 pts
Average commute21.716.3+5.4
Worked from home4.4%6.4%−1.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured23.0%15.3%+7.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025