Elk City, OK
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Elk City, OK: 1 USPS ZIP, population 14,147. 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 ELK-CITY-OK · Elk City, OK 1 ZIPs · 14,147 pop · #20661/25278 · Beckham County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $53,180
- RANK-BOTTOM #20661/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sayre
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 67% owners
- POP-TOWN 14,147
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $155,100
Nearest income peer: Sayre, OK (+ $1,595 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 Elk City
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Elk City on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Erick · lowest $35,625
Erick · lowest
$35,625 median HH income
- Elk City · this city
Elk City · this city
$53,180 median HH income
- Sayre · near
Sayre · near
$54,775 median HH income
- Carter · highest
Carter · highest
$100,263 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, Elk City, 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.
- 18th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 14,147
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $53,180
- 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 ($53,180 average) · poverty 20.1%. The primary code (73644) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Elk City as a pure owner town.
Within Oklahoma, Dougherty is the closest lower-income city and Arapaho the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Elk City.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 73644, is all of Elk City
There is no split to weigh here: 73644 holds every one of Elk City's 14,147 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense ZBP book packed into Elk City's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 512 establishments, 5,450 employees , annual payroll $268,111k (~36 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 73644 (512 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (88) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in Elk City, OK
These ZIP codes sit in Beckham County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Elk City. See the Beckham County roll-up →
Elk City sits in the lower half of Beckham County on income: Sayre and Carter report more, and only Erick reports less. Carter marks the far end of that range at $100,263, 89% above Elk City.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73644 | 14,147 | $53,180 | 512 | 29 |
Elk City 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 Elk City, .