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Oklahoma·Pittsburg County
6 tracts·12K people·$152K median·695/mi²
White 64 · Multiracial 13 · Other 10 · Hispanic 7 · Black 5 · Asian 1
Married couple 39 · Living alone 36 · Other 25
Health 32 · Retail 17 · Leisure 15 · Professional 13 · Public admin 12 · Manufacturing 8 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 36 · Sales · office 22 · Service 20 · Production · transport 12 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 82 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 6 · Walk 1 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in McAlester is $151,600 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
McAlester has 18,111 residents across 3 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.6; the population is 63.8% White, 13.4% Multiracial, 9.8% Other, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino, 4.9% Black and 0.7% Asian; the average household has 2.2 people; 21.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 19.7% (Census ACS).
Puterbaugh Upper Elementary is the elementary school with reported scores (22%); PARKER INTERMEDIATE CTR (30%) and Randy Hughes Middle School (22%) lead the middle schools; MCALESTER HS is the high school with reported scores (46%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $915/month, 42% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in McAlester is $51,930 a year, 40% below the US median (Census ACS).
In McAlester, median rent is $915/month and the median home value is $151,600 (Census ACS).
McAlester reported 2.7 violent crimes and 23.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 92°F; winter lows average 32°F; there are 69 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 46 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in McAlester are ice storm (99), hail (97) and wildfire (96), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In McAlester, 1.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).