Alva, OK
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Alva, OK: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,846. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet ALVA-OK · Alva, OK 1 ZIPs · 6,846 pop · #21409/25278 · Woods County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $51,165
- RANK-BOTTOM #21409/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Dacoma
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-LOW 58% owners
- POP-TOWN 6,846
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $142,400
Nearest income peer: Dacoma, OK (+ $10,293 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 Alva
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Alva on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Alva · this city · lowest
Alva · this city · lowest
$51,165 median HH income
- Dacoma · near
Dacoma · near
$61,458 median HH income
- Waynoka · highest
Waynoka · highest
$62,500 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Alva, OK sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 15th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 6,846
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $51,165
- 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.
Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($51,165 average) · poverty 21.3%. The primary code (73717) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (58.4%) for this income tier, rent $852 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within Oklahoma, Salina is the closest lower-income city and Carney the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Alva.
Population concentration
Alva reads through its lone ZIP, 73717
6,846 ACS residents, one ZIP: 73717 is not the leading code inside Alva, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense ZBP book packed into Alva's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 198 establishments, 1,760 employees , annual payroll $71,724k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 73717 (198 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (33) · also Other services (except public administration) · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in Alva, OK
These ZIP codes sit in Woods County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Alva. See the Woods County roll-up →
Every one of the 2 cities sharing Woods County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Alva, Waynoka and Dacoma among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Waynoka marks the far end of that range at $62,500, 22% above Alva.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73717 | 6,846 | $51,165 | 198 | 4 |
Alva 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 Alva, .