ZIP 73042 vs ZIP 73009

This side-by-side compares ZIP 73042 (Gracemont, OK) and ZIP 73009 (Binger, OK) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 73042 has a population of 1,073 at 4 people per square mile, while ZIP 73009 has 1,264 at 6 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 73042 reports a median household income of $55,556 against $59,625 in ZIP 73009, with per-capita income of $29,415 vs $26,603. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 10.7% in 73042 and 15.5% in 73009. Poverty rate reads 20.1% vs 11.9%, and unemployment 16.8% vs 10.6% — 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 $118,900 in 73042 versus $122,700 in 73009, with median rent of $704 and $743 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 79.2% vs 77.1%. 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.