ZIP 74960 vs ZIP 74965

This side-by-side compares ZIP 74960 (Stilwell, OK) and ZIP 74965 (Westville, OK) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 74960 has a population of 13,643 at 17 people per square mile, while ZIP 74965 has 5,170 at 18 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 74960 reports a median household income of $47,151 against $51,393 in ZIP 74965, with per-capita income of $23,291 vs $22,355. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 12.4% in 74960 and 10.8% in 74965. Poverty rate reads 23.2% vs 18.0%, and unemployment 6.1% vs 9.7% — 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 $116,000 in 74960 versus $121,400 in 74965, with median rent of $676 and $642 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 67.5% vs 62.7%. 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.