COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wister vs Poteau
PLACE A
Wister, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Poteau, Oklahoma
Wister is 88% smaller than Poteau. Poteau earns more, with a median household income $13,904 higher. Poteau has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -6%).
WISTERPOTEAUDIFFERENCE
Total population1,0689,171−88% vs Poteau
Population density565345+221
Population growth-6.4%3.4%−9.8 pts
Median age35.936.0−0.1
Male48.2%47.9%+0.4 pts
Female51.8%52.1%−0.4 pts
Foreign-born1.0%8.0%−7.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.9%65.3%+1.6 pts
Black0.1%1.3%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.5%15.2%−7.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other25.5%17.2%+8.4 pts
Median household income$36,607$50,511−$13,904
Per capita income$24,413$24,228+$185
Poverty rate25.3%19.8%+5.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5140.434+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher7.5%16.4%−8.9 pts
Graduate degree3.8%5.5%−1.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.5%6.1%−1.6 pts
Labor force participation44.3%50.7%−6.5 pts
Median home value$106,500$157,400−$50,900
Median gross rent$788$853−$65
Owner-occupied68.5%62.3%+6.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.8%11.4%+4.4 pts
Rent-burdened households31.0%48.8%−17.9 pts
Average commute32.921.4+11.5
Worked from home2.1%4.4%−2.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured21.1%16.4%+4.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025