One of the benefits of Idabel is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.98 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Idabel is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Idabel who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.31% of the adults in Idabel have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Idabel in 2022 was $20,861, which is low income relative to Oklahoma and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $83,444 for a family of four. However, Idabel contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Idabel is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Idabel home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Idabel residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Idabel also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.67% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Idabel include English, Irish, German, European, and French.
The most common language spoken in Idabel is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
