Pittsburg County, OK

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2022 Population

43,758

0.178% 1-year decline

US Senator

James Lankford

Republican Party

US Senator

Markwayne Mullin

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

40.4

0.498% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

19%

0.783% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$53,054

6.82% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Pittsburg County, OK are White (Non-Hispanic) (67.8%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (16.5%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (6.75%), White (Hispanic) (3.04%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.33%).

None of the households in Pittsburg County, OK reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99% of the residents in Pittsburg County, OK are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester (942 degrees awarded in 2022) and Premier Academy of Cosmetology (15 degrees).

Most people in Pittsburg County, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Pittsburg County, OK was 2 cars per household.

Pittsburg County, OK borders Atoka County, OK, Coal County, OK, Haskell County, OK, Hughes County, OK, Latimer County, OK, McIntosh County, OK, and Pushmataha County, OK.

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Economy

The economy of Pittsburg County, OK employs 17.2k people. The largest industries in Pittsburg County, OK are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,507 people), Public Administration (2,144 people), and Retail Trade (1,760 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($86,250), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($68,377), and Manufacturing ($58,170).

Employment

Occupations

17.2k

2022 Value

± 697

−1.1%

1 Year decline

± 5.75%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pittsburg County, OK, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,105 people), Management Occupations (1,768 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,432 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pittsburg County, OK.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Oklahoma (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

17.2k

2022 Value

± 697

−1.1%

1 Year decline

± 5.75%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pittsburg County, OK, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,507 people), Public Administration (2,144 people), and Retail Trade (1,760 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pittsburg County, OK, though some of these residents may live in Pittsburg County, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.72M people employed in Oklahoma. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Oklahoma.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

65
Retail Trade
64
Other Services (except Public Administration)
62
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Pittsburg County, OK went to Donald J. Trump with 77.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (21%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.1%).

James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin are the senators currently representing the state of Oklahoma. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Oklahoma is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (77.3%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (21%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.1%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pittsburg County, OK for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Oklahoma

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James Lankford

Senator from Oklahoma

Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Took office following the resignation of Tom Coburn.

Markwayne Mullin

Senator from Oklahoma

Assumed office on January 3, 2023
Took office following the resignation of Jim Inhofe.

James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin are the senators currently representing Oklahoma.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Oklahoma over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Oklahoma

Oklahoma is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Oklahoma have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Pittsburg County, OK awarded 957 degrees. The student population of Pittsburg County, OK in 2022 is skewed towards men, with 305 male students and 298 female students.

The largest universities in Pittsburg County, OK by number of degrees awarded are Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester (942 and 98.4%) and Premier Academy of Cosmetology (15 and 1.57%).

The most popular majors in N/A are Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (123 and 12.9%), Welding Technology (117 and 12.2%), and Other Biological & Biomedical Sciences (101 and 10.6%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Pittsburg County, OK have an average commute time of 20.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pittsburg County, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Pittsburg County, OK is $53,054. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Pittsburg County, OK was Census Tract 4866 with a value of $73,958, followed by Census Tract 4859 and Census Tract 4860, with respective values of $61,731 and $61,198.

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

66.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Pittsburg County, OK compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 4866
Census Tract 4859
Census Tract 4860

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Pittsburg County, OK was Census Tract 4866 with a value of $73,958, followed by Census Tract 4859 and Census Tract 4860, with respective values of $61,731 and $61,198.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Pittsburg County, OK colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$53,054

Median Household Income

± $2,380

N/A

Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Pittsburg County, OK distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pittsburg County, OK is from Pittsburg County, OK.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pittsburg County, OK across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (82.8%)
Carpooled (7.76%)
Worked At Home (6.44%)

In 2022, 82.8% of workers in Pittsburg County, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.76%) and those who worked at home (6.44%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pittsburg County, OK have a shorter commute time (20.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.42% of the workforce in Pittsburg County, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Pittsburg County, OK compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Pittsburg County, OK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Pittsburg County, OK have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pittsburg County, OK (7.87k out of 41.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pittsburg County, OK is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

83.9% of the population of Pittsburg County, OK has health coverage, with 35% on employee plans, 20.4% on Medicaid, 14.8% on Medicare, 10.7% on non-group plans, and 2.99% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pittsburg County, OK see 2427 patients per year on average, which represents a 11.2% increase from the previous year (2183 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1678 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 122 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,427 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Pittsburg County, OK

Primary care physicians in Pittsburg County, OK see an average of 2,427 patients per year. This represents a 11.2% increase from the previous year (2,183 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Pittsburg County, OK in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

16.1%

Uninsured

35%

Employer Coverage

20.4%

Medicaid

14.8%

Medicare

10.7%

Non-Group

2.99%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Pittsburg County, OK changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 68.9 in Pittsburg County, OK.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Pittsburg County, OK.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 36.8% in Pittsburg County, OK.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Pittsburg County, OK.