ZIP 74873 vs ZIP 74801

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