Cherokee, OK

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cherokee, OK: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,861. 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 CHEROKEE-OK · Cherokee, OK 1 ZIPs · 1,861 pop · #14313/25278 · Alfalfa County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $67,417
  • RANK-MID #14313/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Burlington
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,861
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $118,600

Nearest income peer: Burlington, OK (+ $3,833 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 Cherokee

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Cherokee 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, Cherokee, OK sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

43rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,861
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$67,417
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 $67,417 and poverty 18.2% concentrate in 73728.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Cherokee as a pure owner town.

Within Oklahoma, Chouteau is the closest lower-income city and Hendrix the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Cherokee.

Population concentration

Cherokee reads through its lone ZIP, 73728

1,861 ACS residents, one ZIP: 73728 is not the leading code inside Cherokee, 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 Cherokee's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 60 establishments, 464 employees , annual payroll $24,750k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 73728 (60 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (9) · also Other services (except public administration) · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Cherokee, OK

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

Cherokee lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Alfalfa County: Aline, Burlington and Goltry earn more and Helena, Carmen and Jet earn less. Goltry marks the far end of that range at $91,875, 36% above Cherokee.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
73728 1,861 $67,417 60 3

Cherokee 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 Cherokee, .