ZIP 74643 vs ZIP 74636

This side-by-side compares ZIP 74643 (Lamont, OK) and ZIP 74636 (Deer Creek, OK) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 74643 has a population of 615 at 2 people per square mile, while ZIP 74636 has 268 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 74643 reports a median household income of $68,929 against — in ZIP 74636, with per-capita income of $31,324 vs $56,803. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 14.7% in 74643 and 25.2% in 74636. Poverty rate reads 8.4% vs 2.6%, and unemployment 5.8% 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 $80,000 in 74643 versus $214,300 in 74636, with median rent of $942 and $758 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 75.6% vs 75.8%. 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.