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.

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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.

median HH income

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

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 .

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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, .