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McAlester Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of McAlester Area is $22,719, which is lower than the state average of $24,695 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. McAlester Area median household income is $41,339. On average McAlester Area residents spend 19.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 20.8 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #499

McAlester Area	22,719 USD
Oklahoma	24,695 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

McAlester Area	26,667 USD
Oklahoma	27,491 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

McAlester Area	33,350 USD
Oklahoma	33,259 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

McAlester Area	21,570 USD
Oklahoma	22,353 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #636

McAlester Area	41,339 USD
Oklahoma	46,235 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

McAlester Area	55,380 USD
Oklahoma	62,871 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

McAlester Area	7.32%
Oklahoma	38.43%
U.S.	27.36%

*The McAlester Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Oklahoma and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	McAlester Area		Oklahoma		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.35%	$20,231, see rank	19.02%	$15,923	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	38.37%	$16,343, see rank	30.60%	$17,021	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.36%	$1,365, see rank	3.30%	$2,117	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.13%	$18,603, see rank	17.17%	$20,421	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

McAlester Area	51,877 USD
Oklahoma	57,299 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

McAlester Area	65,357 USD
Oklahoma	73,941 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	McAlester Area	Oklahoma	U.S.
White	$42,428, see rank	$49,409	$56,900
Black	$30,969, see rank	$30,484	$35,600
Hispanic	$35,714, see rank	$37,552	$42,396
Asian	$36,042, see rank	$52,833	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$38,564, see rank	$38,734	$37,170
One Race, Other	$31,250, see rank	$37,473	$40,300
Two or More Races	$39,282, see rank	$40,441	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	McAlester Area	Oklahoma	U.S.
less than 25	$40,339, see rank	$25,946	$25,788
25 to 44	$47,738, see rank	$50,585	$58,398
45 to 64	$49,392, see rank	$55,848	$65,027
65 or over	$30,676, see rank	$34,720	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	McAlester Area	Oklahoma	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	36,286, see rank	2,977,835	248,775,628
Male¹	18,465, 50.89%, see rank	49.07%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	10,666, 57.76%, see rank	67.93%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	9, 0.05%, see rank	1.09%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	10,657, 57.71%, see rank	66.84%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	10,065, 94.44%, see rank	93.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	592, 5.56%, see rank	6.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	7,799, 42.24%, see rank	32.07%	30.72%
Female¹	17,821, 49.11%, see rank	50.93%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	8,980, 50.39%, see rank	56.08%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	8,980, 50.39%, see rank	55.90%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	8,439, 93.98%, see rank	93.16%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	541, 6.02%, see rank	6.84%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	8,841, 49.61%, see rank	43.92%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	McAlester Area	Oklahoma	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	18,166, 100%	1,686,185	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	15,458, 85.09%, see rank	82.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,830, 10.07%, see rank	10.49%	9.59%
Public Transportation	62, 0.34%, see rank	0.48%	5.06%
Walked	225, 1.24%, see rank	1.79%	2.78%
Other Means	105, 0.58%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	486, 2.68%, see rank	3.57%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

McAlester Area	19.4 minutes
Oklahoma	20.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	McAlester Area	Oklahoma	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	18,504	1,699,610	143,435,233
Male¹	10,065, 54.39%, see rank	53.53%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,414, 23.98%, see rank	28.66%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,643, 16.32%, see rank	13.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,302, 12.94%, see rank	16.38%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	91, 0.90%, see rank	1.05%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,527, 15.17%, see rank	12.38%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,346, 23.31%, see rank	20.18%	17.94%
Female¹	8,439, 45.61%, see rank	46.47%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,743, 32.50%, see rank	38.14%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,014, 23.87%, see rank	22.14%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,120, 36.97%, see rank	33.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	44, 0.52%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	78, 0.92%, see rank	0.46%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	429, 5.08%, see rank	4.96%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	McAlester Area	Oklahoma	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	18,504, 100%	1,699,610	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,473, 7.96%, see rank	5.04%	1.96%
Construction	1,206, 6.52%, see rank	7.07%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,906, 10.30%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	488, 2.64%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,052, 11.09%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,127, 6.09%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	247, 1.33%, see rank	1.81%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	844, 4.56%, see rank	5.73%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	772, 4.17%, see rank	8.06%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,185, 22.62%, see rank	22.66%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,556, 8.41%, see rank	8.98%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,036, 11.00%, see rank	6.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	612, 3.31%, see rank	5.19%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	McAlester Area	%	Oklahoma	U.S.
Population in Poverty	8,457	19.72%, see rank	16.89%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,832	15.03%, see rank	12.60%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.