Tupelo, OK · standard
ZIP Code 74572
Coal County, Oklahoma - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 712
- 6/sq mi
- $44,712
- Median income
- $88,800
- Median home value
- 10.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Tupelo pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 9th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 6th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 6
- people per sq mi
- 85%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 74572 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 74572 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Tupelo, Coal County, Oklahoma, home to just 712 residents across 111.3 square miles, a density of 6 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 74572 reports a modest median household income of $44,712 (29% below the Oklahoma average), while per-capita income is $27,640. Poverty here runs at 15.7%, with unemployment measured at 3.6%. On housing, the median home value is $88,800 (43% below the state average) with median rent at $886 per month, and 85.1% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 10.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 43.4, and the average commute is 26 minutes. Beyond these figures, 2 nearby ZIP codes within about 10 miles are surfaced below, along with 4 more sharing Coal County, letting you compare 74572 to its immediate surroundings rather than a national baseline alone.
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 74572, Tupelo, 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
712
Population
111.3
Area (sq mi)
6
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 74572?
43.4
Median Age
54.2%
Male
45.8%
Female
0.2%
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?
$44,712
Median Household Income
-29% vs state
$27,640
Per Capita Income
15.7%
Poverty Rate
3.6%
Unemployment Rate
25.6 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 74572 ranks nationally
Tupelo, OK household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$44,712 9th percentile higher than 9% of 30,318 US ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
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?
338
Total Housing Units
295
Occupied Units
43
Vacant Units
2.72
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$88,800
Median Home Value
-43% vs state
$886
Median Rent
1976
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 7 business establishments in ZIP 74572, employing approximately 30 people with a combined annual payroll of $651,000.
7
Businesses
30
Employees
$651K
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 74572 vs 74534 →
ZIP 74572 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 74871
Stonewall (74871)
2,415 residents
- 74572 712
Tupelo (74572)
712 residents
- 74534 250
Centrahoma (74534)
250 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 74572 ranks #2 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 74572 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 74871
Stonewall (74871)
$70,838 median income
- 74572
Tupelo (74572)
$44,712 median income
- 74534
Centrahoma (74534)
$38,750 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 74572 ranks #2 of 3 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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