Poteau, Oklahoma demographics

Poteau, OK demographics: median age 36.0; 16.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Poteau city, Oklahoma · Incorporated city · GEOID 4060350. The survey estimates a population of 8,959 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Poteau is 36.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.1 years. There are 3,286 households (±157). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	36.0 ±1.1	37.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,959
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Under 18	2,450 ±273	27.3% ±3.0 pp	24.0%	22.0%
18–34	1,821 ±218	20.3% ±2.4 pp	23.3%	22.8%
35–64	3,237 ±323	36.1% ±3.6 pp	36.4%	38.0%
65 and older	1,451 ±210	16.2% ±2.3 pp	16.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,959
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Male	4,288 ±213	47.9% ±2.4 pp	49.8%	49.5%
Female	4,671 ±208	52.1% ±2.3 pp	50.2%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,959
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
White alone	6,231 ±323	69.6% ±3.6 pp	65.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	114 ±52	1.3% ±0.6 pp	7.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	830 ±208	9.3% ±2.3 pp	7.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	101 ±43	1.1% ±0.5 pp	2.4%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	22 ±21 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race alone	629 ±218	7.0% ±2.4 pp	3.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,032 ±262	11.5% ±2.9 pp	14.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,959
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,600 ±246	84.8% ±2.7 pp	87.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,359 ±242	15.2% ±2.7 pp	12.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,286
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,252 ±167	38.1% ±4.7 pp	46.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	365 ±118	11.1% ±3.6 pp	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	393 ±112	12.0% ±3.4 pp	12.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,129 ±222	34.4% ±6.6 pp	29.6%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	147 ±85 · low precision	4.5% ±2.6 pp · low precision	6.1%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,286
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,240 ±136	37.7% ±3.7 pp	31.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,046 ±196	62.3% ±5.2 pp	68.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,286
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,129 ±222	34.4% ±6.6 pp	29.6%	28.7%
Two-person households	845 ±150	25.7% ±4.4 pp	33.8%	33.8%
Three-person households	441 ±132	13.4% ±4.0 pp	15.0%	15.3%
Four-person households	522 ±121	15.9% ±3.6 pp	12.0%	12.6%
Five-person households	188 ±81	5.7% ±2.5 pp	6.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	117 ±68 · low precision	3.6% ±2.1 pp · low precision	2.4%	2.2%
Seven or more people	44 ±48 · low precision	1.3% ±1.5 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,959
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Native	8,239 ±191	92.0% ±2.1 pp	93.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	720 ±182	8.0% ±2.0 pp	6.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 8,402
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
English only	7,343 ±249	87.4% ±2.7 pp	88.5%	77.7%
Spanish	979 ±232	11.7% ±2.8 pp	8.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	11 ±20 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	22 ±16 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	28 ±36 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	19 ±25 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 5,741
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,126 ±231	19.6% ±4.0 pp	10.6%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,848 ±257	32.2% ±4.3 pp	30.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,073 ±217	18.7% ±3.7 pp	22.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	755 ±187	13.2% ±3.2 pp	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	623 ±131	10.9% ±2.2 pp	18.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	316 ±123	5.5% ±2.1 pp	9.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 8,878
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Oklahoma	U.S.
Same house	7,608 ±330	85.7% ±3.7 pp	85.6%	87.7%
Moved within same county	753 ±230	8.5% ±2.6 pp	7.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	159 ±75	1.8% ±0.8 pp	4.0%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	336 ±211 · low precision	3.8% ±2.4 pp · low precision	2.7%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	22 ±40 · low precision	0.2% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

16.4% of Poteau residents (±2.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 12.9% in Oklahoma and 8.4% nationally. 82.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Poteau	Oklahoma	U.S.	Compared with Oklahoma
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	16.4% ±2.9 pp	12.9%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	82.9% ±3.4 pp	88.9%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.3% ±2.0 pp	7.9%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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