ZIP 73726 vs ZIP 73716

This side-by-side compares ZIP 73726 (Carmen, OK) and ZIP 73716 (Aline, OK) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 73726 has a population of 472 at 2 people per square mile, while ZIP 73716 has 510 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 73726 reports a median household income of $59,063 against $78,309 in ZIP 73716, with per-capita income of $38,867 vs $41,617. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 24.0% in 73726 and 15.4% in 73716. Poverty rate reads 27.4% vs 6.0%, and unemployment 2.3% vs 1.5% — 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 $65,000 in 73726 versus $104,400 in 73716, with median rent of $688 and $439 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 68.9% vs 88.7%. 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.