Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Pocola, Oklahoma

Industry DescriptionNumber of EstablishmentsAverage Age of Business
Car repair3030 years
Religion1931 years
Automotive1929 years
Restaurants1730 years
Shopping1728 years
Freight/commercial transport1520 years
Construction of buildings1439 years
Health and medical11
Finance other1040 years
Education10
Shopping other926 years
Wholesale of machinery9
Gas station9
Clothing stores816 years
Hairdressers725 years
Beauty salons7
Wholesale of construction supplies7
New car dealers6
Public administration6

Pocola, Oklahoma Facts

Area31.1 mi²
Population4,238
Male Population2,075 (49.0%)
Female Population2,163 (51.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+37.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+8.9%
Median Age40.9 years (Male: 39.2, Female: 42.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)$27,542 (2022)
Area Codes918
NeighborhoodsPocola, Fort Smith Southside
Local Time
TimezoneCentral Daylight Time
Lat & Lng35.23121, -94.47800
Zip Codes74902

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Pocola, Oklahoma Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population3,0823,5173,8924,1544,2384,3844,569
Population Density99.2 / mi²113.2 / mi²125.2 / mi²133.6 / mi²136.4 / mi²141 / mi²147 / mi²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Pocola, Oklahoma Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 8.9% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Pocola, Oklahoma+37.5%+20.5%+8.9%
Oklahoma
United States
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Pocola, Oklahoma Median Age

Median Age: 40.9 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Pocola, Oklahoma40.9 yrs42.5 yrs39.2 yrs
Oklahoma36.4 yrs37.8 yrs35.1 yrs
United States37.4 yrs38.7 yrs36.1 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Pocola, Oklahoma Population Density

Population Density: 136 / mi²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Pocola, Oklahoma4,23831.08 sq mi136 / mi²
Oklahoma3.9 million69,898.9 sq mi55.5 / mi²
United States321.6 million3,796,740.8 sq mi84.7 / mi²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Pocola, Oklahoma Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1750 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Pocola, Oklahoma

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Pocola, Oklahoma Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$23,577$23,797$25,855$26,366$29,277$28,027$28,257$27,542
Total GDP$15.6M$16.7M$19M$19.4M$22.8M$22.2M$22.1M$22M
Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Pocola, Oklahoma CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Pocola, Oklahoma73,152 tn17.26 tn2,353.6 tons/mi²
Oklahoma77,786,423 tn20.05 tn1,112.8 tons/mi²
United States5,664,619,810 tn17.62 tn1,492 tons/mi²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Pocola, Oklahoma CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)73,152 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita17.26 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/mi²/year)2,353.6 tons/mi²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodHigh (9)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
8/18/199:07 AM3.780.5 km16,079 m1km NNE of Quinton, Oklahomausgs.gov
8/12/191:26 AM3.1980.7 km5,000 m1km NE of Quinton, Oklahomausgs.gov
6/2/7711:29 PM4.373.8 km10,000 mArkansasusgs.gov

Pocola, Oklahoma

Pocola is a town in northeastern Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,056 at the 2010 census, a gain of 1.55 percent from 3,994 at the 2000. It i..

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