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People QuickFacts | McAlester | Oklahoma
Population, 2012 estimate | 18,303 | 3,815,780
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 18,386 | 3,751,357
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -0.5% | 1.7%
Population, 2010 | 18,383 | 3,751,351
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.1% | 7.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 22.1% | 24.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010 | 15.7% | 13.5%
Female persons, percent, 2010 | 47.8% | 50.5%
White alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 70.4% | 72.2%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 7.1% | 7.4%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 12.7% | 8.6%
Asian alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.7% | 1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2010 | 6.9% | 5.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 (b) | 6.5% | 8.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 | 67.6% | 68.7%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 78.3% | 82.1%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 2.4% | 5.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 5.4% | 9.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 80.4% | 86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 16.9% | 23.2%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 1,736 | 322,008
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 16.1 | 21
Housing units, 2010 | 7,685 | 1,664,378
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 60.9% | 67.5%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 14.5% | 15.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $91,000 | $110,800
Households, 2008-2012 | 7,166 | 1,439,292
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.21 | 2.53
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $21,394 | $24,046
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $39,291 | $44,891
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 21.0% | 16.6%
Business QuickFacts | McAlester | Oklahoma
Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,241 | 333,797
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 3.1%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | S | 6.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 26.1% | 25.3%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 208,623 | 60,681,358
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 167,663 | 48,074,682
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 222,719 | 43,095,353
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $12,339 | $11,931
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 28,851 | 5,106,585
Geography QuickFacts | McAlester | Oklahoma
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 15.99 | 68,594.92
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 1,149.9 | 54.7
FIPS Code | 44800 | 40
Counties | Pittsburg County
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts