PlainZIP

Altus, OK

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Altus, OK: 1 USPS ZIP, population 21,636. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ALTUS-OK · Altus, OK 1 ZIPs · 21,636 pop · #17475/25278 · Jackson County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $60,887
  • RANK-LOWER #17475/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Eldorado
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 57% owners
  • POP-TOWN 21,636
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $160,600

Nearest income peer: Eldorado, OK ( $1,199 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Altus

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Altus on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Altus, OK sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

31st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
21,636
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,887
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $60,887 and poverty 16.1% concentrate in 73521.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (56.5%) for this income tier, rent $861 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Oklahoma, Fort Sill is the closest lower-income city and Wellston the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Altus.

Population concentration

Altus's single ZIP 73521 carries the town

Altus is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 73521 is the entire residential footprint (21,636 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Altus's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 435 establishments, 5,454 employees , annual payroll $222,742k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 73521 (435 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (90) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Altus, OK

These ZIP codes sit in Jackson County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Altus. See the Jackson County roll-up →

Every one of the 7 cities sharing Jackson County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Altus, Blair, Olustee and Duke among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Headrick marks the far end of that range at $190,871, 213% above Altus.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
73521 21,636 $60,887 435 46
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Altus roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Altus, .