Demographics of McAlester city, Oklahoma

McAlester city, Oklahoma had 18,044 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −114 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

McAlester city, in four figures

18,044
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 18,111 ±31.; −0.6%
Change since July 2020: −114 people.; 35.6 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,930 ±$3,657
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

McAlester city, Oklahoma's population shrank 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of McAlester city, Oklahoma's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

McAlester city, Oklahoma's population shrank 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of McAlester city, Oklahoma's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	18,158	100.0	100.0
2021	18,114	99.8	100.2
2022	18,077	99.6	100.7
2023	18,132	99.9	101.6
2024	18,144	99.9	102.5
2025	18,044	99.4	103.1

Population of McAlester city, Oklahoma on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	18,158	—
2021	18,114	−44
2022	18,077	−37
2023	18,132	+55
2024	18,144	+12
2025	18,044	−100

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.6 ±1.0: for men 34.1 ±1.1 and for women 37.3 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in McAlester city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under 5	1,220 ±153	6.7% ±0.8	6.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,069 ±309	16.9% ±1.7	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,550 ±227	8.6% ±1.3	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,654 ±347	31.2% ±1.9	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,762 ±305	20.8% ±1.7	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,856 ±331	15.8% ±1.8	16.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,930 ±$3,657, and income per person $27,708 ±$1,896, in 2024 dollars. The median is $65,039 ±$439 in Oklahoma and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in McAlester city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under $25,000	1,662 ±244	23.1% ±3.3	17.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,816 ±272	25.2% ±3.7	20.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,341 ±218	18.6% ±3.0	18.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	913 ±199	12.7% ±2.7	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	970 ±199	13.5% ±2.7	16.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	260 ±98	3.6% ±1.4	7.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	238 ±84	3.3% ±1.2	7.2% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in McAlester city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Oklahoma	United States
All ages	3,164 ±455	19.7% ±2.8	15.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,080 ±243	25.9% ±5.2	20.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,537 ±242	18.7% ±2.8	14.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	547 ±145	15.0% ±3.7	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in McAlester city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	McAlester city	Oklahoma	United States
Housing units	8,188 ±206	1,775,127 ±745	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.9% ±0.9	88.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.1% ±1.8	12.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	58.5% ±3.7	65.8% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	41.5% ±3.6	34.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$151,600 ±$10,083	$199,800 ±$1,121	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$915 ±$40	$1,014 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1971 ±3	1980 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in McAlester city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,336 ±180	7.4% ±1.0	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,555 ±368	63.8% ±2.0	62.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	895 ±122	4.9% ±0.7	6.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	134 ±49	0.7% ±0.3	2.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,681 ±296	9.3% ±1.6	6.6% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	45 ±18	0.2% ±0.1	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 87	0% to 0.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,423 ±320	13.4% ±1.8	8.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in McAlester city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Born in the state	11,838 ±494	65.4% ±2.7	59.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,846 ±523	32.3% ±2.9	32.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	20 to 114	0.1% to 0.6%	1.2% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	360 ±123	2.0% ±0.7	6.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	104 ±50	0.6% ±0.3	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	256 ±113	1.4% ±0.6	3.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

McAlester city among the places of Oklahoma

30th of 75 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Oklahoma page.

Places of Oklahoma near McAlester city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Claremore city	20,166 ±61
Sand Springs city	20,117 ±162
Durant city	19,746 ±50
Altus city	18,646 ±25
El Reno city	18,557 ±36
McAlester city	18,111 ±31
Tahlequah city	16,935 ±37
Ada city	16,575 ±37
Chickasha city	16,539 ±36
Glenpool city	14,151 ±44
Newcastle city	13,001 ±52

Rankings this appears in

No. 6 Places in Oklahoma by poverty rate
No. 11 Places in Oklahoma by median age
No. 25 Places in Oklahoma by median rent
No. 27 Places in Oklahoma by homeownership rate
No. 30 Places in Oklahoma by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 30 Places in Oklahoma by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026