ZIP 73009 vs ZIP 73053

This side-by-side compares ZIP 73009 (Binger, OK) and ZIP 73053 (Lookeba, OK) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 73009 has a population of 1,264 at 6 people per square mile, while ZIP 73053 has 745 at 4 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 73009 reports a median household income of $59,625 against $76,591 in ZIP 73053, with per-capita income of $26,603 vs $38,460. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 15.5% in 73009 and 17.7% in 73053. Poverty rate reads 11.9% vs 12.4%, and unemployment 10.6% vs 4.3% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $122,700 in 73009 versus $168,800 in 73053, with median rent of $743 and $681 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 77.1% vs 77.8%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.