McAlester Summary Statistics
| Estimated Household Average Income | $36,480 |
| Average age | 39.4 |
| Average Travel Time to Work | 14.8 |
| Occupied Housing Units | 89.3 |
Population by Race
| White | 13,976 |
| Black or African American | 1,695 |
| Native American | 2,499 |
| Hispanic | 125 |
| Other | 301 |
Population By Age
| 25 and Over | 12,300 |
| Under 5 years | 1,041 |
| 5 to 9 years | 1,071 |
| 10 to 14 years | 1,120 |
| 15 to 19 years | 1,133 |
| 20 to 24 | 1,121 |
| 25 to 34 | 2,592 |
| 35 to 44 | 2,806 |
| 45 to 54 | 2,195 |
| 55 to 59 | 820 |
| 60 to 64 | 678 |
| 65 to 74 | 1,417 |
| 75 to 84 | 1,221 |
| 65 and Over | 3,206 |
| 85 and Over | 568 |
Educational Attainment
| Some High School no diploma | 12.9% |
| High School Graduate or GED | 34.8% |
| Some College, no degree | 21.2% |
| Associate Degree | 7.6% |
| Bachelor’s Degree | 9.2% |
| Graduate or Professional Degree | 5.5% |
| Percent High School or Higher | 78.3% |
| Percent bachelor’s degree or higher | 14.7% |
Unemployment Rate
| Oklahoma | 4.2% |
| Pittsburg County | 4.1% |
| McAlester | 4.3% |
| National | 5.2% |
Employed Civilian 16 years & Over
| Management, professional & related | 31.1% |
| Service Occupation | 22.2% |
| Sales & Office Occupations | 25% |
| Farming, Fishing, Forestry | 0.4% |
| Construction, Extraction, maintenance | 8.6% |
| Production, transportation, material moving | 12.6% |