ZIP 73560 vs ZIP 73521

This side-by-side compares ZIP 73560 (Olustee, OK) and ZIP 73521 (Altus, OK) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 73560 has a population of 829 at 2 people per square mile, while ZIP 73521 has 21,636 at 46 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 73560 reports a median household income of $63,226 against $60,887 in ZIP 73521, with per-capita income of $28,136 vs $32,970. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 14.6% in 73560 and 24.9% in 73521. Poverty rate reads 19.5% vs 16.1%, and unemployment 3.1% vs 5.6% — 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 $101,700 in 73560 versus $160,600 in 73521, with median rent of $582 and $861 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 46.1% vs 56.5%. 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.