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Southeast Oklahoma Counties--Poteau, Idabel, Broken Bow, Wilburton & Hugo Cities PUMA, OK

126,478 Population
6,905 square miles 18.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.1 ±0.7 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Oklahoma: 37.4 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$25,678 ±$1,543 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Oklahoma: $35,882 ±$477
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$49,292 ±$2,744 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Oklahoma: $66,148 ±$663
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

21.4% ±2% (26,336  ±2,442) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Oklahoma: 14.9% 592,663 (±0.4% / ±16,809)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

23.1 minutes ±0.9 (1,066,610  ±65,331) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Oklahoma: 22.7 38,815,112 (±0.3 / ±543,931)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

48,047 ±1,180 Number of households
  • Oklahoma: 1,603,748 ±5,259
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0.1 (123,781  ±1,261) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Oklahoma: 2.5 3,978,087
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.2% ±1.7% (1,674  ±453) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Oklahoma: 5.8% 56,148 (±0.4% / ±3,756)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

58,942 ±422 Number of housing units
  • Oklahoma: 1,800,427 ±262
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$155,900 ±$9,762 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Oklahoma: $222,100 ±$2,147
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.2% ±1.4% (11,501  ±1,753.8) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Oklahoma: 14.1% 569,314 (±0.5% / ±18,220)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

87.9% ±2.7% (74,360  ±2,462) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Oklahoma: 90.2% 2,460,648 (±0.7% / ±19,884.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
16% ±1.3% (13,545  ±1,141.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Oklahoma: 29.3% 799,610 (±0.4% / ±11,523.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

5.7% ±0.4% (6,762  ±411.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about half the rate in Oklahoma: 11.5% 435,129 (±0.1% / ±4,121)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

3.1% ±0.8% (3,905  ±960) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Oklahoma: 6.6% 271,938
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.5% ±0.8% (6,150  ±736) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Oklahoma: 7.5% 234,122 (±0.2% / ±6,632)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,150 Total veterans ±736 5,552 Male ±671 598 Female ±245

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