ZIP 73015 vs ZIP 73062

This side-by-side compares ZIP 73015 (Carnegie, OK) and ZIP 73062 (Mountain View, OK) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 73015 has a population of 2,877 at 5 people per square mile, while ZIP 73062 has 1,396 at 2 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 73015 reports a median household income of $46,806 against $53,281 in ZIP 73062, with per-capita income of $28,871 vs $33,354. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 14.8% in 73015 and 21.6% in 73062. Poverty rate reads 18.8% vs 20.1%, and unemployment 6.0% vs 5.2% — 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 $97,500 in 73015 versus $94,500 in 73062, with median rent of $583 and $489 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 73.9% vs 82.2%. 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.