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74369 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 74369 covers Welch, Oklahoma, with a population of about 1,729 and a median household income of $56,012.

Population
1,7298 per square mile
Median age
45.77 points above the US average
Median household income
$56,01212% below the Oklahoma median
Poverty rate
12%about the US average
Typical home value
$246,187up 39.8% in five years
Median rent
$67531% below the Oklahoma median
Degree or higher
13.6%21.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
74.3%9.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
31

Where 74369 is

Welch, 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

Population1,729
Median age45.7
Family households66.6%
Born outside the US0.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.7%
White (non-Hispanic)69.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2.7%
Veterans7.6%
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$56,012
Income per person$28,223
Poverty rate12%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.7%
$10–15k3.6%
$15–20k4.8%
$20–25k2.9%
$25–30k10.1%
$30–35k5.3%
$35–40k3.8%
$40–45k4.7%
$45–50k3.9%
$50–60k7.6%
$60–75k14.4%
$75–100k10.9%
$100–125k8.3%
$125–150k4.4%
$150–200k5.4%
$200k or more3.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed690
Mean adjusted gross income$55,654
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k37.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$137,000
Median gross rent$675
Rent as a share of household income22.3%
Owner-occupied74.3%
Vacant homes10.9%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house79.4%
Attached house0.8%
2 to 4 units2.2%
5 to 19 units3%
20 or more units0.7%
Mobile home14%
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$246,187as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 39.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 109%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$246,187$74,072

$74,072 in 2000 to $246,187 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%
High school diploma or higher91.9%
Works from home9.4%
Drives to work alone75.8%
Takes public transport0.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17.2%
Health

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

Obesity41.2% 7.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.2% 4.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes21.1% 7.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure46.3% 12.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health25.2% 4.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.6% 3.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity34.6% 9.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.1% 10 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.9% 3.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.9% 5.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10% 3.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80% 3.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.8% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.6% 3.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60% 4.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.3% 4.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist53.7% 7.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability43.9% 13.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.1% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity19.7% 2.6 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17.3% 3 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability12.2% 5.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.3% 7.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.9% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.5% 3.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use67.4% 8.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability22.4% 8.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.6% 4.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost21.8% 8.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.5% 1.9 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments31
People employed208
Annual payroll$6,946,000
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 91.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss81 out of 100
Community resilience27.8 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.

Ice storm99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought98.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave96Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind95.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave92.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado90.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide89.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding87.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather86.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning85.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire83.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail74.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake51.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane48.7Very 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$56,012$63,603$78,538
Income per person$28,223$34,859$43,289
Poverty rate12%15.3%12.4%
Median home value$137,000$185,900$303,400
Median gross rent$675$980$1,348
Homeownership74.3%65.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate5.1%4.9%5.2%
Works from home9.4%8.5%13.5%
Born outside the US0.2%6.3%13.9%
Median age45.736.938.7
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 stationMIAMI, OK US22 km away

Average high and low by month

January46.7°F / 24.3°F
February51.8°F / 28.7°F
March61.7°F / 37.4°F
April70.8°F / 45.9°F
May78.5°F / 55°F
June86.7°F / 65.7°F
July91.2°F / 69.5°F
August91.5°F / 67.8°F
September83.3°F / 59.3°F
October71°F / 47.2°F
November59.7°F / 36.6°F
December49.7°F / 28.3°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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
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.

Welch Public Schools96.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Bluejacket Public Schools3.5% 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 vulnerability73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Household characteristics87more vulnerable than 87% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Walkability5.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

74333 Bluejacket, OK11.9 km away
67336 Chetopa, KS16.2 km away
67332 Bartlett, KS19 km away
74358 North Miami, OK22.3 km away
74339 Commerce, OK23.1 km away
74354 Miami, OK23.1 km away
74355 Miami, OK23.7 km away
67342 Edna, KS25.6 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.

Craig County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area217.05 sq mi
Water area0.41 sq mi
Population density8 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.9020, -95.1295

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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