PlainZIP

Mcalester, OK

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mcalester, OK: 1 USPS ZIP, population 29,073. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet MCALESTER-OK · Mcalester, OK 1 ZIPs · 29,073 pop · #18770/25278 · Pittsburg County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $57,922
  • RANK-LOWER #18770/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Kiowa
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-SMALL 29,073
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $164,000

Nearest income peer: Kiowa, OK (+ $1,141 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Mcalester

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Mcalester on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Mcalester, OK sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

26th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
29,073
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,922
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $57,922 and poverty 17.6% concentrate in 74501.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Mcalester as a pure owner town.

Within Oklahoma, Dewey is the closest lower-income city and Burbank the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Mcalester.

Population concentration

Mcalester reads through its lone ZIP, 74501

29,073 ACS residents, one ZIP: 74501 is not the leading code inside Mcalester, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Mcalester's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 702 establishments, 8,298 employees , annual payroll $371,890k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 74501 (702 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (127) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Mcalester, OK

These ZIP codes sit in Pittsburg County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Mcalester. See the Pittsburg County roll-up →

Mcalester lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Pittsburg County: Canadian, Indianola and Alderson earn more and Hartshorne, Quinton and Krebs earn less. Indianola marks the far end of that range at $78,083, 35% above Mcalester.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
74501 29,073 $57,922 702 20
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Mcalester roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Mcalester, .