ZIP 74044 vs ZIP 74081

This side-by-side compares ZIP 74044 (Mannford, OK) and ZIP 74081 (Terlton, OK) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 74044 has a population of 7,406 at 35 people per square mile, while ZIP 74081 has 1,837 at 21 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 74044 reports a median household income of $67,841 against $52,941 in ZIP 74081, with per-capita income of $32,236 vs $25,266. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 15.9% in 74044 and 15.5% in 74081. Poverty rate reads 13.1% vs 18.5%, and unemployment 4.5% vs 10.5% — 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 $175,300 in 74044 versus $124,200 in 74081, with median rent of $859 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 80.9% vs 91.1%. 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.