Pittsburg
6.4
High score (8-10)
McAlester has an unusual cultural identity for a southeastern Oklahoma city — the Italian coal mining immigrant community that arrived in the early 1900s left behind a pizza tradition that is distinct and deeply embedded: flat-crust, community-style pies served in Italian-American family restaurants in Krebs, south of McAlester. That culinary heritage is specific and real and reflects a history of outside immigration that gives the county more cultural range than most of southeastern Oklahoma. The city is the largest in southeastern Oklahoma and has functional commercial infrastructure. For an outsider, McAlester's Italian heritage makes being from somewhere else less alien than it would be in neighboring counties.
Mid score (6-8) · Your profile
McAlester is the largest city in southeastern Oklahoma and has a specific Italian coal mining immigrant heritage that sets it apart culturally — the pizza tradition in Krebs is genuine and regionally famous. The Oklahoma State Penitentiary is located here, which affects the local economy and demographics in the ways you'd expect. The city has more commercial infrastructure than similarly-sized southeastern Oklahoma towns. Still conservative and still limited in nightlife, but with more cultural identity than most of the region.
Lower score (below 6)
McAlester has the Italian heritage pizza culture, which is real and interesting, but the social scene is still a small city in southeastern Oklahoma. The prison employment affects the local demographic and social atmosphere. The nightlife is minimal and the community runs conservative. A foreign man would find the culinary history interesting but the social infrastructure thin.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the median income in Pittsburg, Oklahoma?
$81k median
What's the typical marriage age for women in Pittsburg, Oklahoma?
Women marry at 29
How common is a college degree in Pittsburg, Oklahoma?
35% men have degree
What's the average male height in Pittsburg, Oklahoma?
176 cm local avg
What's the average BMI for women in Pittsburg, Oklahoma?
Local women avg 29.8