Le Flore County Authority

Le Flore County has 49,053 residents and a median household income of $51,565.

At a Glance

Population48,129 County SeatLeFlore County Courthouse State FIPS40 County FIPS079 Num Towns19 Census-Designated Places3 Total Town Population27,205 Census SourceCensus ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)48,525 Median Age38.8 Veterans3,341 Housing Units21,149 Uninsured1,446 Net Migration (recent)743 GrowingYes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments802 Total Employees6,652 Avg Annual Pay$42,224 Median Household Income$46,750 Poverty Rate20.4% Unemployment Rate5.1% Avg AGI per Return (IRS)$50,281 Federal Spending FY2024$428,550,064 Federal Spending Per Capita$8,904

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value$111,300 Median Rent$753 FMR Studio$681 FMR 1BR$724 FMR 2BR$910 FMR 3BR$1,257 FMR 4BR$1,275

Health & Safety

Hospitals19 EMS Stations57 Fire Stations57 Police Stations57 Adult Smoking24.6% Adult Obesity43.0% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k42.8 Air Quality Good DaysN/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)12.24 Electric Customers1878818 Towns with Broadband Data19 Towns with 90%+ Coverage19

Community

Churches41 Libraries19 Historic Places (NRHP)22 Homeless PopulationN/A Schools117 SNAP Stores66 Bank Branches17

Agriculture

Total Farms68 Land in Farms (acres)368,815 Avg Farm Size (acres)5,423.8 Year2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

TypeTitleDate DRSEVERE WINTER STORMS2021-02-24 EMSEVERE WINTER STORM2021-02-17 DRCOVID-19 PANDEMIC2020-04-05 EMCOVID-19 2020-03-13 DRSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING2019-06-01 EMFLOODING2019-05-25 DRSEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING2017-07-25 DRSEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING2015-05-26 DRSEVERE WINTER STORM2014-01-30 DRSEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING2013-05-20

Communities in Le Flore County

• Poteau — pop 8,807

• Pocola — pop 4,255

• Heavener — pop 2,985

• Spiro — pop 2,102

• Arkoma — pop 1,806

• Panama — pop 1,269

• Wister — pop 1,031

• Shady Point — pop 972

• Talihina — pop 925

• Rock Island — pop 717

• Howe — pop 625

• Bokoshe — pop 396

• Fort Coffee — pop 335

• Cameron — pop 323

• Whitesboro — pop 172

• Monroe — pop 164

• Le Flore — pop 150

• Cowlington — pop 109

• Hodgen — pop 62

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.