Moving to Pocola, Oklahoma

About Pocola, Oklahoma
Pocola

Pocola is a town in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma metropolitan area. The population was 4,056 in 2010, a gain of 1.6 percent over the figure of 3,994 recorded in 2000. Pocola is a Choctaw word meaning "ten", the approximate distance in miles from Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Gender
Gender Pocola Oklahoma Country
Female 53% 50.5% 50.8%
Male 47% 49.5% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Pocola Oklahoma Country
Less than $10,000 6.1% 6.7% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 7.4% 4.7% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 14.3% 10.7% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 10.1% 10.3% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 15.9% 14.1% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 18.9% 18.5% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 14% 12.5% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 9.6% 13.3% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 2.1% 4.8% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 1.5% 4.4% 8.3%
Education


Education Pocola Oklahoma Country
< 9th Grade 3% 4% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 8% 8% 7.0%
High School or GED 44% 31% 27.0%
Other College 22% 23% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 10% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 10% 17% 20.0%
Master's Degree 3% 6% 9.0%
Professional Degree 0% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Pocola Oklahoma Country
White 78.8% 64.9% 60.1%
African American 2.6% 7.1% 12.2%
American Indian 11.3% 7.3% 0.6%
Asian 0.7% 2.2% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 3.9% 7.2% 2.8%
Hispanic 2.7% 10.9% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity