ZIP 74002 vs ZIP 74001

This side-by-side compares ZIP 74002 (Barnsdall, OK) and ZIP 74001 (Avant, OK) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 74002 has a population of 2,333 at 6 people per square mile, while ZIP 74001 has 367 at 24 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 74002 reports a median household income of $66,027 against $68,750 in ZIP 74001, with per-capita income of $28,263 vs $27,591. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 16.3% in 74002 and 17.1% in 74001. Poverty rate reads 15.2% vs 15.6%, and unemployment 6.5% vs 0.0% — 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 $125,000 in 74002 versus $85,000 in 74001, with median rent of $715 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 75.6% vs 94.2%. 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.