COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wickes vs Poteau
PLACE A
Wickes, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Poteau, Oklahoma
Wickes is 93% smaller than Poteau. Poteau earns more, with a median household income $23,100 higher. Poteau has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -16%).
WICKESPOTEAUDIFFERENCE
Total population6559,171−93% vs Poteau
Population density282345−63
Population growth-15.5%3.4%−18.9 pts
Median age29.536.0−6.5
Male51.7%47.9%+3.9 pts
Female48.3%52.1%−3.9 pts
Foreign-born19.7%8.0%+11.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic39.2%65.3%−26.1 pts
Black0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino54.2%15.2%+39.0 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other6.6%17.2%−10.5 pts
Median household income$27,411$50,511−$23,100
Per capita income$18,626$24,228−$5,602
Poverty rate41.4%19.8%+21.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4320.434Even
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%16.4%−4.4 pts
Graduate degree3.6%5.5%−1.9 pts
Unemployment rate11.0%6.1%+4.9 pts
Labor force participation49.4%50.7%−1.3 pts
Median home value$45,000$157,400−$112,400
Median gross rent$625$853−$228
Owner-occupied67.5%62.3%+5.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.5%11.4%+2.2 pts
Rent-burdened households24.7%48.8%−24.1 pts
Average commute20.421.4−1.1
Worked from home0.9%4.4%−3.5 pts
Public transit to work1.8%0.0%+1.8 pts
Uninsured14.3%16.4%−2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025