ZIP 74953 · Poteau
Who lives in ZIP code 74953 (Poteau, OK): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Poteau, OK · Le Flore County
uszips 2026
People12,406
Median age36.9
Household income$56,341
Home value$188,569
Median rent$854/mo
Poverty16.4%
College degree+21.2%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 40 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,430
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.3% are 65 or older; 74.3% are adults.
Household income
24.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,015.
Education (adults 25+)
40.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 46.9%
- Never married
- 28.1%
- Divorced
- 16.9%
- Widowed
- 8.0%
- Family size
- 3.34
- Dual-income families
- 47.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 69.0%
- Rent burden
- 27.9%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 53.4%
- Unemployment
- 5.4%
- Self-employed
- 13.4%
- Farmers
- 6.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.2%
- Veterans
- 5.8%
- With a disability
- 19.5%
- No health insurance
- 16.4%
- Limited English
- 1.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.