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73771 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 73771 covers Wakita, Oklahoma, with a population of about 355.

Population
3553 per square mile
Median age
43.54.8 points above the US average
Poverty rate
10.7%1.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$64,730down 11.9% in five years
Median rent
$62536% below the Oklahoma median
Degree or higher
16.1%18.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
75.6%10.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
7

Where 73771 is

Wakita, 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

Population355
Median age43.5
Family households59.3%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)72.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino14.9%
Veterans6.2%
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

Income per person$25,665
Poverty rate10.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.0%
$10–15k3.7%
$15–20k11.1%
$20–25k11.9%
$25–30k5.2%
$30–35k4.4%
$35–40k11.1%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k23.7%
$50–60k2.2%
$60–75k4.4%
$75–100k5.9%
$100–125k8.9%
$125–150k1.5%
$150–200k2.2%
$200k or more0.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed160
Mean adjusted gross income$47,912
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k31.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k25.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k0.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median gross rent$625
Owner-occupied75.6%
Vacant homes46.6%
Median year built1965

What the homes are

Detached house85.8%
5 to 19 units6.3%
Mobile home7.9%
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$64,730as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 11.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 7.3%
Typical home value since 2000
201520202026$78,653$54,261

$58,901 in 2015 to $64,730 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%
High school diploma or higher92.1%
Works from home2.4%
Drives to work alone95.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.5%
Health

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

Obesity34.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.6% 2.4 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 health20.7% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity32.3% 6.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.9% 9.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.6% 3.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.3% 6.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.5% 2.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability40.4% 9.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.1% 4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11.9% 5.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.5% 6.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use69.1% 6.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.7% 5.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.1% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.3% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost19.5% 6.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.7% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments7
People employed62
Annual payroll$2,118,000
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 94.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss93.4 out of 100
Community resilience48.4 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 storm99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave99.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought99.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail97.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave96.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado92.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind88.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire87.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide84.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding76.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather74.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning56.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake45.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane42.8Very 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$63,603$78,538
Income per person$25,665$34,859$43,289
Poverty rate10.7%15.3%12.4%
Median home value$185,900$303,400
Median gross rent$625$980$1,348
Homeownership75.6%65.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.1%4.9%5.2%
Works from home2.4%8.5%13.5%
Born outside the US0%6.3%13.9%
Median age43.536.938.7
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 stationMEDFORD 1SW MESONET, OK US19.8 km away

Average high and low by month

January46.7°F / 23.9°F
February51.5°F / 26.8°F
March61.6°F / 36°F
April70.1°F / 44.3°F
May79.3°F / 55.6°F
June89.5°F / 66.1°F
July93.6°F / 70.9°F
August92.6°F / 68.7°F
September84.8°F / 60.4°F
October72.7°F / 47.1°F
November59.2°F / 34.3°F
December48.2°F / 25.3°F
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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Medford Public Schools97.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Timberlake Public Schools2.6% 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 status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Household characteristics60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Walkability6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

73758 Manchester, OK13.9 km away
73759 Medford, OK20.9 km away
73761 Nash, OK21.3 km away
67018 Bluff City, KS23.9 km away
67150 Waldron, KS25.6 km away
73766 Pond Creek, OK26.6 km away
73719 Amorita, OK27.9 km away
73749 Jet, OK28.8 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.

Grant County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area134.63 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq mi
Population density3 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.8753, -97.9427

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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