Housing units in zip code 74953 with a mortgage: 1,931 (112 second mortgage, 70 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,585
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $910
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $285
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
17.7%
Whole state:
16.3%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 74953: Country Square (A), Choctaw Country Club (B), Poteau Fire Department Station 1 Headquarters (C), Poteau Fire Department Station 2 (D), Emergency Medical Services of Le Flore County Station 6 Headquarters (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 74953 include: Double Branch Church (A), Pleasant Valley Church (B), Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church (C), Southside Baptist Church (D), Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (E), Presbyterian Church (F), Poteau Valley Baptist Church (G), Pentecostal Church of God (H), Kingdom Hall Jehovahs Witnesses (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: The Cutoff (A), Town Creek (B), Polk Creek (C), Wilson Creek (D), Opossum Creek (E), Nail Creek (F), McMurtrey Creek (G), Double Branch Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 74953:
Less than $10,000: 84
$10,000 to $14,999: 32
$15,000 to $19,999: 35
$20,000 to $24,999: 149
$25,000 to $29,999: 23
$30,000 to $34,999: 133
$35,000 to $39,999: 115
$40,000 to $49,999: 319
$50,000 to $59,999: 313
$60,000 to $69,999: 235
$70,000 to $79,999: 304
$80,000 to $89,999: 329
$90,000 to $99,999: 268
$100,000 to $124,999: 401
$125,000 to $149,999: 328
$150,000 to $174,999: 253
$175,000 to $199,999: 153
$200,000 to $249,999: 125
$250,000 to $299,999: 165
$300,000 to $399,999: 57
$400,000 to $499,999: 17
$500,000 to $749,999: 38
$750,000 to $999,999: 4
$1,000,000 or more: 16
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 74953:
Less than $100: 31
$100 to $149: 245
$150 to $199: 156
$200 to $249: 78
$250 to $299: 125
$300 to $349: 266
$350 to $399: 268
$400 to $449: 136
$450 to $499: 299
$500 to $549: 389
$550 to $599: 37
$600 to $649: 24
$650 to $699: 158
$700 to $749: 68
$750 to $799: 8,648
$800 to $899: 414
No cash rent: 180
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $85,521
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $83,241
Some other race householders: $78,395
Two or more races householders: $72,266
Hispanic or Latino householders: $75,259
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $87,517
74953:
$87,517
Oklahoma:
$108,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $57,019 - $128,484
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $148,423
Here:
$148,423
State:
$143,969
Mobile homes: $45,374
Here:
$45,374
State:
$61,338
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 4,359
One, attached: 109
Two: 151
3 or 4: 395
5 to 9: 621
10 to 19: 6,206
20 to 49: 22
50 or more: 6
Mobile homes: 630
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 66
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 4,691 (84%)
Carpooled: 594 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,351 (24%)
Motorcycle: 173 (3%)
Bicycle: 192 (3%)
Walked: 247 (4%)
Other means: 87 (2%)
Worked at home: 142 (3%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 623
5 to 9 minutes: 1,357
10 to 14 minutes: 1,106
15 to 19 minutes: 700
20 to 24 minutes: 301
25 to 29 minutes: 173
30 to 34 minutes: 516
35 to 39 minutes: 63
40 to 44 minutes: 223
45 to 59 minutes: 337
60 to 89 minutes: 155
90 or more minutes: 98
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 86.1%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 10,339
In family households: 9,013 (2,307 male householders, 617 female householders)
2,381 spouses, 3,031 children (2,658 natural, 93 adopted, 280 stepchildren), 210 grandchildren, 46 brothers or sisters, 66 parents, 112 other relatives, 243 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,326 (461 male householders (392 living alone)), 680 female householders (633 living alone)), 185 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 475 (254 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,596 2-persons, 979 3-persons, 590 4-persons, 187 5-persons, 189 6-persons, 107 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 1,260 1-person, 187 2-persons, 135 3-persons
1,930 married couples with children.
920 single-parent households (157 men, 763 women).
98.2% of residents of 74953 zip code speak English at home.
4.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% very well, 39% well, 13% not well, 7% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% very well, 30% well).
3.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% very well, 50% well, 1% not well).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (98% very well, 2% well).
Foreign born population: 213 (1.6%) (36.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.6%
Whole state:
5.4%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Mexico (90%)
India (3%)
Portugal (3%)
United Kingdom (2%)
Philippines (1%)
Japan (1%)
France (0%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 96
1990 to 1999: 200
1980 to 1989: 62
Before 1980: 63
Races in zip code 74953:
White population: 10,455 Black population: 1,082 American Indian population: 838 Asian population: 282 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 0 Two or more races population: 1,240 Hispanic or Latino population: 637
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
CITY OF POTEAU POTEAU RIVER (111 PETERS STREET in POTEAU, OK) . Tribal Land
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1996-0202, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-06-1998-0826, ICIS-06-1996-0202, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Alternative names: POTEAU, CITY OF
BREMNER, INC. (400 IND BLVD in POTEAU, OK)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: COOKIES AND CRACKERS Organizations: RALCORP HOLDINGS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BREMNER INC /BREMNER POTEAU FACIL, BREMNER INC /BREMNER POTEAU FACIL, WORTZ CO. INC.
CENTERPOINT ENGRY F/WEST CAMERON COMPRES (FAIRHILL RD in POTEAU, OK)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS Alternative names: CENTERPOINT ENERGY /WEST CAMERON COMPRES
EL PASO PRODUCTION /ABBOTT CP (4 MI W OF MONROE in POTEAU, OK)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
EL PASO PRODUCTION /HENSON 1-15 COMPRESS (5 MI S OF in POTEAU, OK)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
GEORGES COLLIERS OP/PLT 1 (3 MI W OFF HWY 59/271 in POTEAU, OK) . Tribal Land
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING Alternative names: GEORGES COLLIERS OP/PLT 1 (JEFFERY FLEXT, HEATHERLY MINING
GEORGES COLLIERS-POLLYANNA #6 (APPROX 2 MILES W OF POTEAU in POTEAU, OK)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING Alternative names: GEORGES COLLIERS, INC., GEORGES COLLIERS, INC. - POLLY
GEORGES COLLIERS-POLLYANNA 7 (LEFLORE COUNTY in POTEAU, OK)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING Alternative names: GEORGES COLLIERS, INC., GEORGES COLLIERS, INC. - POLLY
ENCOR TECHNOLOGIES POTEAU (301 KERR ST in POTEAU, OK)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: BOB LEASURE (CONTACT/OWNER)
CHOCTAW TRAVEL PLAZA POTEAU (4105 N. BROADWAY in POTEAU, OK) . Tribal Land
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 74953:
Oliver's Motel, 2011 N Broadway, Poteau, OK 74953 , Phone: (918) 647-4615
Days Inn & Suites Poteau, 1702 N Broadway, Poteau, OK 74953 , Phone: (918) 647-3510, Fax: (918) 647-3511
Kerr Mansion & Conference Center, 23009 Kerr Mansion Rd, Poteau, OK 74953 , Phone: (918) 647-8221, Fax: (918) 647-3952
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.3%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Electricity (39%)
Utility gas (34%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
Wood (9%)
Other fuel (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
No fuel used (1%)
Population in 1990: 9,466. Population change in the 1990s: +1,375 (+14.5%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,663
Northeast: 70
Midwest: 639
South: 2,696
West: 1,366
51% of the 74953 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Oklahoma.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 112
Here:
7.6%
Oklahoma:
7.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 82
Here:
12.1%
Oklahoma:
8.2%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 166
Here:
21.4%
Oklahoma:
16.1%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (POTEAU, OK):
PROFESSIONAL OFC BLDG, LLC (THE OFFICE; small business) : $303,887 in 43 contractsfrom 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings by Public Buildings Service Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $31,674; 2003: $148,318; 2004: $16,077; 2005: $64,482; 2006: $43,336.
Biggest contracts:
$15,922 with Public Buildings Service for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
$15,922, same as above.Signed on 2003-06-15. Completion date: 2003-06-15.
$15,837, same as above.Signed on 2002-12-15. Completion date: 2002-12-15.
$15,837, same as above.Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
TRANSAMERICAN TRUCK TIRE (201 SMITH ST; small business) : $40,438 in 2 contractsin 2004
$23,100 with Army for Tires and Tubes, Pneumatic, Except Aircraft. Signed on 2004-06-08. Completion date: 2004-06-21.
$17,338, same as above.Signed on 2004-03-02. Completion date: 2004-03-08.
JERRY DRAPER (33202 PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD; small business) : $32,620 in 7 contractsfrom 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Operation of Government-Owned Facilities -- Recreation Facilities (Non-Building), Other Administrative Support Services by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $12,500; 2005: $12,500; 2006: $7,620.
Biggest contracts:
$7,620 with Army for Operation of Government-Owned Facilities -- Recreation Facilities (Non-Building). Signed on 2006-03-13. Completion date: 2006-01-31.
$6,250 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Administrative Support Services. Signed on 2005-02-24. Completion date: 2004-03-03.
$6,250 with Army for Other Administrative Support Services. Signed on 2005-02-24. Completion date: 2004-03-03.
$6,250, same as above.Signed on 2004-03-23. Completion date: 2004-03-03.
POTEAU SUPPLY INC (204 N BROADWAY ST; small business)
$27,127 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Fencing, Fences, Gates and Components. Signed on 2002-01-11. Completion date: 2002-02-04.
S K G, INC (2210 N BROADWAY; small business)
$3,009 with Army for Food, Oils and Fats. Signed on 2002-10-17. Completion date: 2002-10-17.
HARDAGE, MARY LEE (CHOCTAW APARTMENTS; small business) : $874 in 2 contractsin 2006
$5,400 with Army for Operation of Government-Owned Facilities -- Recreation Facilities (Non-Building). Signed on 2006-04-06. Completion date: 2006-04-05.
$-4,526, same as above.Signed on 2006-05-08. Completion date: 2006-04-05.
ENCOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC (301 KERR ST; small business) : $0 in 3 contractsin 2002
$2,847 with Army for Ammunition, 75 mm through 125 mm. Signed on 2002-05-08. Completion date: 2000-06-09.
$0, same as above.Signed on 2002-05-08. Completion date: 2000-06-09.
$-2,847, same as above.Signed on 2002-04-25. Completion date: 2000-06-09.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: