Language Spoken At Home in Poteau City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 7,844 | 100% |
English only | 7,126 | 90.8% |
Language other than English | 718 | 9.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 279 | 3.6% |
Spanish | 595 | 7.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 268 | 3.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 11 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 34 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 11 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 78 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Poteau City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,502 | 100% |
American | 899 | 10.6% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 54 | 0.6% |
English | 516 | 6.1% |
French (except Basque) | 79 | 0.9% |
French Canadian | 41 | 0.5% |
German | 758 | 8.9% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 1,005 | 11.8% |
Italian | 210 | 2.5% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 66 | 0.8% |
Polish | 9 | 0.1% |
Portuguese | 5 | 0.1% |
Russian | 0 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 45 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 84 | 1.0% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 62 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 21 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 17 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 0 | 0.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 52 | 0.6% |
Households By Type in Poteau City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 3,142 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 2,123 | 67.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 758 | 24.1% |
Married-couple family | 1,507 | 48.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 526 | 16.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 163 | 5.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 53 | 1.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 453 | 14.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 179 | 5.7% |
Nonfamily households | 1,019 | 32.4% |
Householder living alone | 900 | 28.6% |
65 years and over | 318 | 10.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 907 | 28.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 837 | 26.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Poteau City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 8,003 | 100% |
Householder | 3,142 | 39.3% |
Spouse | 1,521 | 19.0% |
Child | 2,129 | 26.6% |
Other relatives | 783 | 9.8% |
Nonrelatives | 428 | 5.3% |
Unmarried partner | 151 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in Poteau City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 3,455 | 100% |
Never married | 1,020 | 29.5% |
Now married, except separated | 1,786 | 51.7% |
Separated | 49 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 144 | 4.2% |
Divorced | 456 | 13.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 3,401 | 100% |
Never married | 599 | 17.6% |
Now married, except separated | 1,744 | 51.3% |
Separated | 49 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 408 | 12.0% |
Divorced | 601 | 17.7% |
Fertility in Poteau City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 146 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 49 | 33.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 57 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 75 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 98 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 152 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Grandparents in Poteau City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 207 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 68 | 32.9% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 17 | 8.2% |
3 or 4 years | 45 | 21.7% |
5 or more years | 6 | 2.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 68 | 100% |
Who are female | 44 | 64.7% |
Who are married | 6 | 8.8% |
School Enrollment in Poteau City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,988 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 136 | 6.8% |
Kindergarten | 56 | 2.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 860 | 43.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 351 | 17.7% |
College or graduate school | 585 | 29.4% |
Educational Attainment in Poteau City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 5,630 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 391 | 6.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 703 | 12.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,606 | 28.5% |
Some college, no degree | 1,364 | 24.2% |
Associate's degree | 612 | 10.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 484 | 8.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 470 | 8.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 80.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 16.9% |
Veteran Status in Poteau City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 6,600 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 873 | 13.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Poteau City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 8,278 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,636 | 19.8% |
Under 18 years | 1,901 | 100% |
With a disability | 216 | 11.4% |
18 to 64 years | 5,161 | 100% |
With a disability | 745 | 14.4% |
65 years and over | 1,216 | 100% |
With a disability | 675 | 55.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Poteau City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 8,395 | 100% |
Same house | 6,533 | 77.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,824 | 21.7% |
Same county | 986 | 11.7% |
Different county | 838 | 10.0% |
Same state | 456 | 5.4% |
Different state | 382 | 4.6% |
Abroad | 38 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Poteau City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,502 | 100% |
Native | 8,101 | 95.3% |
Born in United States | 8,051 | 94.7% |
State of residence | 4,197 | 49.4% |
Different state | 3,854 | 45.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 50 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 401 | 4.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Poteau City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 401 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 88 | 21.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 313 | 78.1% |
Year of Entry in Poteau City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 451 | 100% |
Native | 50 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 50 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 401 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 84 | 20.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 317 | 79.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Poteau City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 401 | 100% |
Europe | 17 | 4.2% |
Asia | 45 | 11.2% |
Africa | 62 | 15.5% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 277 | 69.1% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |