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74902

Pocola, OK · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
4,423
Median household income
$50,545
People below poverty
17.4%
Median home value
$151,100

Income

The median income of households in 74902 was $50,545. An estimated 5.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 74902 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.6
$10,000 to $14,999 5.7
$15,000 to $24,999 7.7
$25,000 to $34,999 12.4
$35,000 to $49,999 18
$50,000 to $74,999 22.3
$75,000 to $99,999 10.8
$100,000 to $149,999 12.3
$150,000 to $199,999 2.9
$200,000 or more 2.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 74902 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 45982
Female 44219

An estimated 67.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 39.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,304. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 74902 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 67.8
Social Security 39.1
Retirement income 27.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.1
Cash public assistance income 1.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 17.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 26.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 15.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 14.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 74902 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 17.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 26.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 15.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14.2

In 2020-2024, 21.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 51.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 47.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 23.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 74902 in 2020-2024, 87.8% had health insurance coverage and 12.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 50.4% and public coverage was 46.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 5.3%.


In 2020-2024, 74902 had a total population of 4,423 - 2,225 (50.3%) females and 2,198 (49.7%) males. The median age was 38.7 years. An estimated 25% of the population was under 18 years, 29% was 19 to 44 years, 23.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 20.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 74902 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 222 114
5 to 9 129 125
10 to 14 167 206
15 to 19 132 83
20 to 24 133 155
25 to 29 146 95
30 to 34 152 139
35 to 39 133 148
40 to 44 83 102
45 to 49 111 126
50 to 54 161 168
55 to 59 50 109
60 to 64 154 156
65 to 69 96 161
70 to 74 137 84
75 to 79 131 143
80 to 84 36 55
85 and over 25 56

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 77.3% were White; 1.6% were Black or African American; 14.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 12% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 4.4% of the people in 74902 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 75.3% of the people in 74902 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,810 households in 74902. The average household size was 2.41 people.

Married-couple households made up 45.6% of the households in 74902 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 25.6% of all households, while 19.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 11% were female householders living alone, for a total of 26.9% of all households.

In 74902, 26.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 37.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 74902 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 45.6
Cohabiting Couples 8.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 47.5% of males and 48.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 33.5 16.8
Now married, except separated 47.5 48.6
Separated 1.1 1.3
Widowed 4.5 11.2
Divorced 13.5 22

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 74902, 121 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 34.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98% of the people living in 74902 were U.S. natives. 22% of the 74902 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2% of 74902 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 46.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 46.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 74902 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 74902.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 74902 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 60.2
Asia 0
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 39.8
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 74902 in 2020-2024, 2.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.9% of people at least five years old; 0.7% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 74902 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.9
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 85.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 74902 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 74902 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 85.6
Different house, same county 4.8
Different county, same state 2.6
Different state 7
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 87.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 12.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 12.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 74902 was 1,029 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 77 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 793. College or graduate school enrollment was 159.

Educational Attainment of People in 74902 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 12.7
High school diploma or equivalency 38.9
Some college, no degree 24.4
Associate's degree 11.2
Bachelor's degree 10.2
Graduate or professional degree 2.6

Disability

In 74902, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 20.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 11% of people under 18 years old, to 15.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 46.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 74902, 53.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 44.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 10.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,452 78.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 204 11.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 187 10.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 74902 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 74902 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 3.8
Construction 10.4
Manufacturing 11.6
Wholesale trade 1.8
Retail trade 14.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.4
Information 0.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 5.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 26.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.8
Other Services, except public administration 3.9
Public administration 2.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 74902 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 458 24.9
Service occupations 362 19.6
Sales and office occupations 496 26.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 242 13.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 285 15.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 80.9% of 74902 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 12.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 17.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 74902 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 80.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 12.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 1.1
Worked from home 5.8

In 2020-2024, 74902 had a total of 1,985 housing units. Of these housing units, 77.5% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 13.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 8.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 74902 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 77.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 13.9
Mobile homes 8.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.6

16.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 2.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 74902 was 5.2 rooms, and of these housing units 69.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 74902 had 1,810 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 175 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 70.1% while renters occupied 29.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.47 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.26.

3.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 14.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.7% and another 20.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 74902:

House Heating Fuel Used in 74902 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 38.6
Electricity 58.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.5
All other fuels 2
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 74902 was $151,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 45.2 % had a mortgage. 54.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,096 and for owners without a mortgage it was $364.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 74902 was $826. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.