Nowata, OK

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Nowata, OK: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,092. 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 NOWATA-OK · Nowata, OK 1 ZIPs · 6,092 pop · #20784/25278 · Nowata County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $52,888
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20784/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Lenapah
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,092
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $132,800

Nearest income peer: Lenapah, OK ( $4,138 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 Nowata

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Nowata 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, Nowata, 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
6,092
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,888
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 ($52,888 average) · poverty 19.7%. The primary code (74048) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Nowata as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Nowata's single ZIP 74048 carries the town

Nowata is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 74048 is the entire residential footprint (6,092 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 Nowata's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 119 establishments, 1,184 employees , annual payroll $52,176k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 74048 (119 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (20) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Nowata, OK

These ZIP codes sit in Nowata County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Nowata. See the Nowata County roll-up →

Nowata lands mid-pack among the 4 cities sharing Nowata County: S Coffeyville and Wann earn more and Delaware and Lenapah earn less. S Coffeyville marks the far end of that range at $67,708, 28% above Nowata.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
74048 6,092 $52,888 119 11

Nowata 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 Nowata, .