Idabel, OK

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2023 Population

6,959

0.5% 1-year decline

US Senator

James Lankford

Republican Party

US Senator

Markwayne Mullin

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

33.2

3.43% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

29.8%

1.02% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$36,638

5.64% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$121,300

38.8% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

2,603

3.27% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Idabel, OK had a population of 6.96k people with a median age of 33.2 and a median household income of $36,638. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Idabel, OK declined from 6,994 to 6,959, a −0.5% decrease and its median household income grew from $34,683 to $36,638, a 5.64% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Idabel, OK are White (Non-Hispanic) (52.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (16.8%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (10.7%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (7.24%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (6.14%).

None of the households in Idabel, 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.

97% of the residents in Idabel, OK are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Kiamichi Technology Center-Idabel (55 degrees awarded in 2017).

In 2023, the median property value in Idabel, OK was $121,300, and the homeownership rate was 52.8%.

United States Oklahoma McCurtain County, OK Southeast Oklahoma Counties--Poteau, Idabel, Broken Bow, Wilburton & Hugo Cities PUMA, OK

Population & Diversity

Idabel, OK is home to a population of 6.96k people, from which 97% are citizens. As of 2023, 5.07% of Idabel, OK residents were born outside of the country (353 people).

In 2023, there were 3.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.63k people) in Idabel, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.17k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 742 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97%

2023 Citizenship

97.4%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 97% of Idabel, OK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Idabel, OK was 97.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Idabel, OK compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Idabel, OK

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.63k ± 248
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.17k ± 175
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
742 ± 165

11.7%

Hispanic Population

812 people

11.7% of the people in Idabel, OK are hispanic (812 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Idabel, OK as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Oklahoma.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
102,193 ± 7,747 people
Vietnam
12,454 ± 2,736 people
India
10,765 ± 2,544 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oklahoma was Mexico, the natal country of 102,193 Oklahoma residents, followed by Vietnam with 12,454 and India with 10,765.

Foreign-Born Population

5.07%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

353 people

5.03%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

352 people

As of 2023, 5.07% of Idabel, OK residents (353 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Idabel, OK was 5.03%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Idabel, OK compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
120 ± 70
Gulf War (2001-)
82 ± 54
Korea
43 ± 46

Idabel, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.46 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Idabel, OK employs 2.6k people. The largest industries in Idabel, OK are Manufacturing (487 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (431 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (331 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($107,917), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,625), and Public Administration ($55,625).

Males in Oklahoma have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $50,245. The income inequality in Oklahoma (measured using the Gini index) is 0.456, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

2.6k

2023 Value

± 303

−3.27%

1 Year decline

± 16.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Idabel, OK declined at a rate of −3.27%, from 2.69k employees to 2.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Idabel, OK, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (325 people), Sales & Related Occupations (274 people), and Production Occupations (268 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Idabel, OK.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

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

2.6k

2023 Value

± 303

−3.27%

1 Year decline

± 16.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Idabel, OK declined at a rate of −3.27%, from 2.69k employees to 2.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Idabel, OK, are Manufacturing (487 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (431 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (331 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Idabel, OK, though some of these residents may live in Idabel, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$33,963

Median earning men ± $1,903

$30,710

Median earning women ± $5,287

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,875), Public Administration ($58,214), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,833).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($50,694), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($45,352), and Manufacturing ($36,339).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oklahoma.

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.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oklahoma went to Donald J. Trump with 66.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (31.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.02%).

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

Voting results are not available for Idabel, OK. Showing the available data for Oklahoma.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (66.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (31.9%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.02%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oklahoma went to Donald J. Trump with 66.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (31.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.02%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Oklahoma for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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 2017, universities in Idabel, OK awarded 55 degrees. The student population of Idabel, OK in 2017 is skewed towards women, with 16 male students and 33 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Idabel, OK are White (31 and 56.4%), followed by American Indian or Alaska Native (13 and 23.6%), Black or African American (10 and 18.2%), and Hispanic or Latino (1 and 1.82%).

The largest universities in Idabel, OK by number of degrees awarded are Kiamichi Technology Center-Idabel (55 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2017 there were 49 students enrolled in Idabel, OK, 32.7% men and 67.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 30 records, of which 66.7% were women and 33.3% men.

Completions

Universities

Gender

Race

Kiamichi Technology Center-Idabel

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

55 degrees awarded

In 2017, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Kiamichi Technology Center-Idabel with 55 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2017, 10 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Idabel, OK, which is 0.222 times less than the 45 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2017 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 31 degrees mean that there were 2.38 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, American Indian or Alaska Native, with 13 degrees awarded.

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

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oklahoma.

Measure

In 2022, 0.873% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.779% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oklahoma.

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (965k), Some college (734k), and Bachelors Degree (494k).

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

The median property value in Idabel, OK was $121,300 in 2023, which is 0.4 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $87,400 to $121,300, a 38.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Idabel, OK is 52.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

Housing

Property

$121,300

Median Property Value 2023

±$14,557

$1,380

Median Property Taxes

±$206

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Idabel, OK the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Idabel, OK compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

52.8%

Homeownership

2023

70.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 52.8% of the housing units in Idabel, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 52.2%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 988
Census Tract 987

The following map shows all of the places in Idabel, 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.

$36,638

Median Household Income

± $4,269

2.62k

Number of Households

± 282

In 2023, the median household income of the 2.62k households in Idabel, OK grew to $36,638 from the previous year's value of $34,683.

The following chart displays the households in Idabel, 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Idabel, OK is from Oklahoma.

0.456

2022 Wage GINI in Oklahoma

0.453

2021 Wage GINI in Oklahoma

In 2022, the income inequality in Oklahoma was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.507% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Oklahoma was lower than than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oklahoma in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Oklahoma across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Idabel, OK N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

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

N/A minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Idabel, OK have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 2.93% of the workforce in Idabel, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

29.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Idabel, OK (2k out of 6.71k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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

82.7% of the population of Idabel, OK has health coverage, with 21.3% on employee plans, 37.4% on Medicaid, 11.4% on Medicare, 10.3% on non-group plans, and 2.21% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in McCurtain County, OK see 2341 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.171% decrease from the previous year (2345 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2574 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 283 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for McCurtain County, OK.

2,341 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in McCurtain County, OK

Primary care physicians in McCurtain County, OK see an average of 2,341 patients per year. This represents a 0.171% decrease from the previous year (2,345 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30% under 18 years, 23.6% between 18 and 34 years, 30.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.2% over 64 years.

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

17.3%

Uninsured

21.3%

Employer Coverage

37.4%

Medicaid

11.4%

Medicare

10.3%

Non-Group

2.21%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Idabel, OK declined by 18.2% from 21.2% to 17.3%.

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

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