Forgan, OK · standard
ZIP Code 73938
Beaver County, Oklahoma - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 781
- 2/sq mi
- $73,750
- Median income
- $89,600
- Median home value
- 12.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Forgan pairs an above-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 47%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 7th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 85%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 73938 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 73938 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Forgan, Beaver County, Oklahoma, home to just 781 residents across 520.7 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 73938 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $73,750 (18% above the average Oklahoma ZIP), while per-capita income is $30,121. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 4.8% and unemployment is 2.7%. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $89,600 (43% below the average Oklahoma ZIP), and median rent is $575; owner occupancy is 85.4%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 12.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 45.4, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Oklahoma and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 73938.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 73938, Forgan, OK · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
781
Population
520.7
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 73938?
45.4
Median Age
51.1%
Male
48.9%
Female
4.1%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$73,750
Median Household Income
+18% vs state ZIP avg
$30,121
Per Capita Income
4.8%
Poverty Rate
2.7%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
263housing units
263
Total Housing Units
199
Occupied Units
64
Vacant Units
3.66
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$89,600
Median Home Value
-43% vs state ZIP avg
$575
Median Rent
1966
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 15 business establishments in ZIP 73938, employing approximately 67 people with a combined annual payroll of $3,154,000.
15
Businesses
67
Employees
$3.2M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Other services (except public administration) | 6 | 40.0% |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 3 | 20.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 73938, both outside OK so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.