United States › McAlester MICROPOLITAN AREA · 2010 ACS
McAlester Micro McAlester, OK · 1 counties · 45,837 residents · 1,306 sq mi
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The short version
McAlester is a metro area of 45,837 people. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 28% national rate. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $83,000. At a median age of 41.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 2% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $52,703
Older
median age 41.2
US median: 37.2
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Less affordable
home values up 28%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01
Population & growth from 39.4 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Population, 1990 – 2024
40K 42K 43K 45K 46K 1990 2000 2010 2020 2024 McAlester Age distribution, 2010
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Section 02
Income & economy $39,245
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $28,679 in 2000
US average: $52,703
from $15,494 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
from 19.0% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
from 17.2% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Workforce by industry, 2010
Agriculture, forestry, fishing 6.6%
Professional, scientific, technical 3.9%
Transportation & warehousing 3.1%
Public administration 2.1%
Education & health services 1.5%
Arts, entertainment, food 1%
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$83,000
+28%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $51,400 in 2000
US average: $225,659
$588
+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $386 in 2000
US average: $853
from 76.0% in 2000
26.0% rent
from 18.8% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
2.28 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.28 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
from 18.9% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
from 38.4% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
from 2.1 in 2009
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04
Race & ethnicity 2000
White, non-Hispanic 76.3%(33,528)
Hispanic / Latino 2.1%(939)
2010
White, non-Hispanic 71.9%(32,959)
Hispanic / Latino 3.9%(1,786)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry Ancestry
+ 23 more ancestry groups with data from 12.9% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
from 76.2% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
from 4.4% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06
Commute & transportation from 14.1 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
from 83.1% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
from 11.1% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
from 3.9% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
from 1.3% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07
Work & employment from 14.0% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
from 25.3% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08
People & community from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
from 14.8% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married 31.1%(5,603)
Women 15+
Never married 19.9%(3,471)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09
Health coverage Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).
from 19.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
from 44.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
from 12.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
from 23.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
from 20.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
from 4.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
from 56.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
from 42.4% in 2020
US average: 36.7%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later) 22.8%(773)
Gulf War (1990s) 25.6%(869)
Share of the 3,395 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Frequently asked
How many people live in McAlester, OK? McAlester, OK has about 45,837 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.
What is the median household income in McAlester, OK? The typical household in McAlester, OK earns about $39,245 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is McAlester, OK expensive? In McAlester, OK, the median home is worth about $83,000, and the typical rent is about $588 a month.
How educated are people in McAlester, OK? About 15.1% of adults age 25 and over in McAlester, OK hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in McAlester, OK? About 16.7% of people in McAlester, OK live below the federal poverty line.
Has McAlester, OK grown since 1990? Yes, McAlester, OK has grown since 1990. The population has added about 5,256 residents, a change of about 13 percent over that period.
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