ZIP 74001 vs ZIP 74070

This side-by-side compares ZIP 74001 (Avant, OK) and ZIP 74070 (Skiatook, OK) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 74001 has a population of 367 at 24 people per square mile, while ZIP 74070 has 13,928 at 29 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 74001 reports a median household income of $68,750 against $67,926 in ZIP 74070, with per-capita income of $27,591 vs $35,135. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 17.1% in 74001 and 24.7% in 74070. Poverty rate reads 15.6% vs 10.8%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 4.6% — 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 $85,000 in 74001 versus $224,800 in 74070, with median rent of — and $957 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 94.2% vs 77.3%. 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.