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73096 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 73096 covers Weatherford, Oklahoma, with a population of about 14,282 and a median household income of $56,490.

Population
14,28274 per square mile
Median age
27.411.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$56,49011% below the Oklahoma median
Poverty rate
19.2%6.8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$229,562up 33.5% in five years
Median rent
$76422% below the Oklahoma median
Degree or higher
44.6%9.6 points above the US average
Homeownership
52.8%12.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
482

Where 73096 is

Weatherford, 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

Population14,282
Median age27.4
Family households54.2%
Born outside the US3.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home8%
White (non-Hispanic)72.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.7%
Hispanic or Latino12.1%
Veterans5%
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$56,490
Income per person$33,047
Poverty rate19.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.8%
$10–15k7.8%
$15–20k6.2%
$20–25k3.9%
$25–30k4.5%
$30–35k3.3%
$35–40k5.1%
$40–45k3.3%
$45–50k4.8%
$50–60k6.8%
$60–75k6.1%
$75–100k14.4%
$100–125k7.4%
$125–150k2.9%
$150–200k8.3%
$200k or more8.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed5,610
Mean adjusted gross income$76,705
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.5%
Returns, under $25k31.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.8%
Returns, $200k or more5.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$243,100
Median gross rent$764
Rent as a share of household income32.7%
Owner-occupied52.8%
Vacant homes14.4%
Median year built1983

What the homes are

Detached house55.7%
Attached house2.2%
2 to 4 units8.6%
5 to 19 units16.2%
20 or more units6.7%
Mobile home10.1%
Boat, RV or van0.3%
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$229,562as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 33.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 52.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$229,562$97,322

$97,322 in 2000 to $229,562 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5%
Bachelor's degree or higher44.6%
High school diploma or higher93.1%
Works from home3.6%
Drives to work alone83.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.3%
Health

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

Obesity39.8% 6.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.5% 2.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.7% 5.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.7% 2.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication70.4% 4.3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening78.5% 7.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.2% 4.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.6% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39% 8.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity19.2% 2.1 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps16.2% 1.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.6% 4.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11% 1.8 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use67.4% 8.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.9% 3.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.8% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.5% 1.7 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.8% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments482
People employed5,052
Annual payroll$234,853,000
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 82.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss78.1 out of 100
Community resilience28.7 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.

Ice storm99.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind96.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought96.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail96.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado95.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather91Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire89.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave86.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide86.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave67.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake55Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding46.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane36.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning31.5Relatively 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$56,490$63,603$78,538
Income per person$33,047$34,859$43,289
Poverty rate19.2%15.3%12.4%
Median home value$243,100$185,900$303,400
Median gross rent$764$980$1,348
Homeownership52.8%65.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher44.6%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate5%4.9%5.2%
Works from home3.6%8.5%13.5%
Born outside the US3.8%6.3%13.9%
Median age27.436.938.7
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 stationWEATHERFORD, OK US1.7 km away
Rain in a year30 in
Snow in a year6 in

Average high and low by month

January49°F / 25.7°F1.06 in rain, 1.2 in snow
February53.5°F / 29.9°F1.18 in rain, 2.2 in snow
March62.6°F / 38.6°F2.28 in rain, 0.5 in snow
April71.4°F / 47°F2.79 in rain
May80.3°F / 56.8°F4.48 in rain
June89.1°F / 66.1°F3.95 in rain
July94.2°F / 70.7°F2.39 in rain
August92.7°F / 68.5°F3.75 in rain
September84.9°F / 61.6°F2.42 in rain
October73.5°F / 48.8°F3.1 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November60.5°F / 37.4°F1.27 in rain, 0.3 in snow
December49.8°F / 28.1°F1.43 in rain, 1.4 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 supermarket43% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket70% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket43% of this ZIP code's area
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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Weatherford Public Schools73.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Cordell Public Schools17.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Thomas-Fay-Custer Unified Schools7.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Hydro-Eakly Public Schools1% 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 vulnerability57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Household characteristics20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport86more vulnerable than 86% of US census tracts
Walkability6.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

73048 Hydro, OK15.6 km away
73024 Corn, OK18.9 km away
73021 Colony, OK21.3 km away
73669 Thomas, OK22.9 km away
73620 Arapaho, OK24 km away
73601 Clinton, OK25.5 km away
73639 Custer City, OK25.8 km away
73033 Eakly, OK28.6 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.

Custer County69.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Washita County29.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Blaine County1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area193.13 sq mi
Water area0.51 sq mi
Population density74 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.5350, -98.6996

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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