Oklahoma · Census place 44800
McAlester city, OK
Quick answer
McAlester city has 18,098 residents, ranking #29 of 846 places in Oklahoma. Median household income is $48,044, the median home is worth $137,500 and median gross rent runs $906 a month.
- Population
- 18,098McAlester city residents
- Median household income
- $48,044Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $137,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $906Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in McAlester city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the McAlester city median would spend about 22.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 22.2% of residents and 58.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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