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73055 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 73055 covers Marlow, Oklahoma, with a population of about 9,639 and a median household income of $63,545.

Population
9,63938 per square mile
Median age
42.84.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$63,545about the Oklahoma median
Poverty rate
15.4%3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$181,616up 37.2% in five years
Median rent
$82816% below the Oklahoma median
Degree or higher
21.4%13.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
79.8%14.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
184

Where 73055 is

Marlow, Oklahoma — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population9,639
Median age42.8
Family households67.8%
Born outside the US1%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.8%
White (non-Hispanic)83.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino5.6%
Veterans9%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$63,545
Income per person$32,818
Poverty rate15.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.7%
$10–15k4.4%
$15–20k4.2%
$20–25k4.8%
$25–30k4.4%
$30–35k5.9%
$35–40k4.1%
$40–45k3.7%
$45–50k2.1%
$50–60k9.3%
$60–75k11.4%
$75–100k12.9%
$100–125k10.5%
$125–150k7.9%
$150–200k5.7%
$200k or more5.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed3,990
Mean adjusted gross income$68,910
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.3%
Returns, under $25k29.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.3%
Returns, $200k or more4.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$154,300
Median gross rent$828
Rent as a share of household income19.1%
Owner-occupied79.8%
Vacant homes13.4%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house83%
Attached house1.4%
2 to 4 units1.3%
5 to 19 units0.7%
20 or more units0.7%
Mobile home12.4%
Boat, RV or van0.6%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$181,616as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 37.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 76.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$181,616$66,523

$66,523 in 2000 to $181,616 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%
High school diploma or higher91.7%
Works from home4.7%
Drives to work alone86%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity38.8% 5.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14% 2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.2% 5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44.1% 10 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.6% 3.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity32.7% 7.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.3% 8.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79% 4.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.1% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17% 2.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.8% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.8% 4.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability40.9% 10.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity16.5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.2% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.1% 4.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.8% 2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10% 1.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31% 3.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use69.4% 6.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.7% 5.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.9% 2.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.1% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.6% 3.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.2% 0.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments184
People employed1,418
Annual payroll$51,720,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 74.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss74.4 out of 100
Community resilience25.8 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Tornado97.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought95.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire95.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail94.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm94.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave85.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind84.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave83.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide83.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather80.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake57.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding48.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning47.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane37.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Oklahoma and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPOklahomaUnited States
Median household income$63,545$63,603$78,538
Income per person$32,818$34,859$43,289
Poverty rate15.4%15.3%12.4%
Median home value$154,300$185,900$303,400
Median gross rent$828$980$1,348
Homeownership79.8%65.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.9%4.9%5.2%
Works from home4.7%8.5%13.5%
Born outside the US1%6.3%13.9%
Median age42.836.938.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationDUNCAN, OK US15.4 km away
Rain in a year37 in
Snow in a year3 in

Average high and low by month

January51.9°F / 28.4°F1.52 in rain, 1.1 in snow
February56.5°F / 31.9°F1.84 in rain, 0.4 in snow
March64.8°F / 41.2°F2.76 in rain, 0.2 in snow
April73.4°F / 49°F3.45 in rain
May80.5°F / 59°F5.58 in rain
June88.5°F / 68°F4.49 in rain
July93.5°F / 71.6°F2.58 in rain
August93.2°F / 70.8°F2.9 in rain
September85.8°F / 63.3°F3.79 in rain
October75.5°F / 50.8°F3.86 in rain
November63.5°F / 39.2°F2.33 in rain, 0.3 in snow
December53.6°F / 30.7°F2.04 in rain, 0.8 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket12% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 6 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Bray-Doyle Public Schools41.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Marlow Public Schools22% of this ZIP code's land area
Central High Public Schools15.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Rush Springs Public Schools11.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Sterling Public Schools4.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Duncan Public Schools4% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Household characteristics66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Walkability5.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

73534 Duncan, OK13.6 km away
73533 Duncan, OK14.6 km away
73082 Rush Springs, OK14.7 km away
73536 Duncan, OK18.9 km away
73567 Sterling, OK24.1 km away
73541 Fletcher, OK28.7 km away
73529 Comanche, OK29.4 km away
73067 Ninnekah, OK30.7 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Stephens County74.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Grady County23.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Comanche County1.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area255.9 sq mi
Water area7.83 sq mi
Population density38 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.6387, -97.9410

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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