ZIP 74801 vs ZIP 74873

This side-by-side compares ZIP 74801 (Shawnee, OK) and ZIP 74873 (Tecumseh, OK) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 74801 has a population of 21,657 at 110 people per square mile, while ZIP 74873 has 11,821 at 31 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 74801 reports a median household income of $55,077 against $55,803 in ZIP 74873, with per-capita income of $28,871 vs $26,875. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 21.6% in 74801 and 16.8% in 74873. Poverty rate reads 20.6% vs 14.7%, and unemployment 5.3% vs 4.3% — 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 $137,900 in 74801 versus $138,700 in 74873, with median rent of $875 and $803 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 62.8% vs 71.7%. 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.