ZIP 74859 vs ZIP 74880

This side-by-side compares ZIP 74859 (Okemah, OK) and ZIP 74880 (Weleetka, OK) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 74859 has a population of 6,221 at 8 people per square mile, while ZIP 74880 has 2,239 at 8 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 74859 reports a median household income of $42,701 against $50,809 in ZIP 74880, with per-capita income of $26,142 vs $27,052. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 16.9% in 74859 and 11.1% in 74880. Poverty rate reads 28.6% vs 25.7%, and unemployment 3.2% vs 1.4% — 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 $130,500 in 74859 versus $85,300 in 74880, with median rent of $721 and $639 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 62.6% vs 74.7%. 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.