Poteau, OK

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2023 Population

8,903

0.576% 1-year growth

US Senator

James Lankford

Republican Party

US Senator

Markwayne Mullin

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

34.8

0.287% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

20.3%

1.74% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$49,789

4.2% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$142,400

2.89% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

3,323

5.92% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Poteau, OK had a population of 8.9k people with a median age of 34.8 and a median household income of $49,789. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Poteau, OK grew from 8,852 to 8,903, a 0.576% increase and its median household income grew from $47,782 to $49,789, a 4.2% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Poteau, OK are White (Non-Hispanic) (66.5%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (9.31%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (7.12%), Other (Hispanic) (6.89%), and White (Hispanic) (4.36%).

None of the households in Poteau, 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.

93.5% of the residents in Poteau, OK are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Poteau, OK are Carl Albert State College (451 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in Poteau, OK was $142,400, and the homeownership rate was 61.2%.

Most people in Poteau, OK drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23 minutes. The average car ownership in Poteau, OK was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Poteau, OK is home to a population of 8.9k people, from which 93.5% are citizens. As of 2023, 8.83% of Poteau, OK residents were born outside of the country (786 people).

In 2023, there were 7.14 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.92k people) in Poteau, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 829 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 634 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.5%

2023 Citizenship

93.1%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 93.5% of Poteau, OK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Poteau, OK was 93.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Poteau, OK

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.92k ± 326
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
829 ± 186
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
634 ± 202

15.2%

Hispanic Population

1.35k people

15.2% of the people in Poteau, OK are hispanic (1.35k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Poteau, 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

8.83%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

786 people

9.27%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

821 people

As of 2023, 8.83% of Poteau, OK residents (786 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 Poteau, OK was 9.27%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
199 ± 85
Gulf War (2001-)
155 ± 97
Gulf War (1990s)
88 ± 62

Poteau, OK has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.28 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Poteau, OK employs 3.32k people. The largest industries in Poteau, OK are Retail Trade (519 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (458 people), and Manufacturing (369 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($83,672), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,357), and Transportation & Warehousing ($65,821).

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

3.32k

2023 Value

± 372

−5.92%

1 Year decline

± 16.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Poteau, OK declined at a rate of −5.92%, from 3.53k employees to 3.32k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Poteau, OK, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (382 people), Production Occupations (339 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (295 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Poteau, 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

3.32k

2023 Value

± 372

−5.92%

1 Year decline

± 16.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Poteau, OK declined at a rate of −5.92%, from 3.53k employees to 3.32k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Poteau, OK, are Retail Trade (519 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (458 people), and Manufacturing (369 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Poteau, OK, though some of these residents may live in Poteau, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,712

Median earning men ± $5,203

$28,971

Median earning women ± $10,529

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($66,250), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,929), and Retail Trade ($50,143).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($76,250), Construction ($50,450), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,636).

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 Poteau, 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 2023, universities in Poteau, OK awarded 451 degrees. The student population of Poteau, OK in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 561 male students and 1,225 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Poteau, OK are White (220 and 48.8%), followed by American Indian or Alaska Native (147 and 32.6%), Two or More Races (39 and 8.65%), and Hispanic or Latino (31 and 6.87%).

The largest universities in Poteau, OK by number of degrees awarded are Carl Albert State College (451 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Poteau, OK are Child Care Provider (120 and 26.6%), General Health Services (62 and 13.7%), and General Studies (52 and 11.5%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,786 students enrolled in Poteau, OK, 31.4% men and 68.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 875 records, of which 66.7% were women and 33.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Health Services
62 degrees awarded
General Studies
52 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
40 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Poteau, OK was General Health Services with 62 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Poteau, OK according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Carl Albert State College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

451 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Carl Albert State College with 451 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 118 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Poteau, OK, which is 0.354 times less than the 333 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 220 degrees mean that there were 1.5 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, American Indian or Alaska Native, with 147 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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($3,000) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,230) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,700) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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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 Poteau, OK was $142,400 in 2023, which is 0.469 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $138,400 to $142,400, a 2.89% increase. The homeownership rate in Poteau, OK is 61.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Poteau, OK have an average commute time of 23 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Poteau, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Poteau, OK is $49,789. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Poteau, OK was Census Tract 403.03 with a value of $57,727, followed by Census Tract 404.01 and Census Tract 404.02, with respective values of $54,358 and $43,716.

Housing

Property

$142,400

Median Property Value 2023

±$18,088

$1,922

Median Property Taxes

±$270

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 Poteau, OK the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

61.2%

Homeownership

2023

60.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 61.2% of the housing units in Poteau, OK were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 59.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Poteau, 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 403.03
Census Tract 404.01
Census Tract 404.02

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Poteau, OK was Census Tract 403.03 with a value of $57,727, followed by Census Tract 404.01 and Census Tract 404.02, with respective values of $54,358 and $43,716.

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

$49,789

Median Household Income

± $5,835

3.14k

Number of Households

± 337

In 2023, the median household income of the 3.14k households in Poteau, OK grew to $49,789 from the previous year's value of $47,782.

The following chart displays the households in Poteau, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Poteau, 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 0.478. 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

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (81.3%)
Carpooled (10.6%)
Worked At Home (4.55%)

In 2023, 81.3% of workers in Poteau, OK drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.6%) and those who worked at home (4.55%).

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

23 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Poteau, OK have a shorter commute time (23 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.95% of the workforce in Poteau, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Poteau, OK (1.72k out of 8.46k 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 Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Poteau, OK is White, followed by Hispanic 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

81.8% of the population of Poteau, OK has health coverage, with 27.2% on employee plans, 28.4% on Medicaid, 10.6% on Medicare, 12.1% on non-group plans, and 3.5% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Le Flore County, OK see 3567 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.168% increase from the previous year (3561 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3463 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 292 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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3,567 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Le Flore County, OK

Primary care physicians in Le Flore County, OK see an average of 3,567 patients per year. This represents a 0.168% increase from the previous year (3,561 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.6% under 18 years, 20.1% between 18 and 34 years, 34.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.4% were men and 52.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

18.2%

Uninsured

27.2%

Employer Coverage

28.4%

Medicaid

10.6%

Medicare

12.1%

Non-Group

3.5%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Poteau, OK declined by 9.68% from 20.2% to 18.2%.

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

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