ZIP 74650 vs ZIP 74058

This side-by-side compares ZIP 74650 (Ralston, OK) and ZIP 74058 (Pawnee, OK) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 74650 has a population of 693 at 2 people per square mile, while ZIP 74058 has 4,259 at 6 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 74650 reports a median household income of $47,679 against $48,520 in ZIP 74058, with per-capita income of $29,864 vs $28,793. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 7.4% in 74650 and 20.7% in 74058. Poverty rate reads 21.9% vs 15.0%, and unemployment 5.8% vs 2.7% — 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 $62,900 in 74650 versus $113,400 in 74058, with median rent of — and $807 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 84.7% vs 74.6%. 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.