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74728 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 74728 covers Broken Bow, Oklahoma, with a population of about 11,177 and a median household income of $58,667.

Population
11,17728 per square mile
Median age
38.20.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$58,6678% below the Oklahoma median
Poverty rate
19.8%7.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$324,032up 6.2% in five years
Median rent
$70928% below the Oklahoma median
Degree or higher
16%19 points below the US average
Homeownership
73.5%8.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
280

Where 74728 is

Broken Bow, 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

Population11,177
Median age38.2
Family households69.9%
Born outside the US4.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.4%
White (non-Hispanic)58.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino7.2%
Veterans8.8%
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$58,667
Income per person$28,226
Poverty rate19.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.0%
$10–15k5.0%
$15–20k4.6%
$20–25k5.2%
$25–30k3.2%
$30–35k4.3%
$35–40k4.7%
$40–45k4.6%
$45–50k2.4%
$50–60k10.7%
$60–75k11.4%
$75–100k14.1%
$100–125k10.5%
$125–150k3.6%
$150–200k5.7%
$200k or more2.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,410
Mean adjusted gross income$56,850
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.7%
Returns, under $25k36.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k8.6%
Returns, $200k or more2.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$150,200
Median gross rent$709
Rent as a share of household income22%
Owner-occupied73.5%
Vacant homes23%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house80.2%
Attached house0.4%
2 to 4 units3.9%
5 to 19 units0.7%
20 or more units1.6%
Mobile home12.9%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
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$324,032as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 6.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 88.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$389,286$95,331

$95,331 in 2000 to $324,032 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher16%
High school diploma or higher86.3%
Works from home2%
Drives to work alone88.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.6%
Health

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

Obesity42% 8.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.3% 3.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes21.2% 8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.1% 8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.2% 5.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.7% 3.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity36.2% 10.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.5% 6.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.2% 2.7 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20% 5.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening57% 7.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.5% 3.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist50.7% 10.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability43.8% 13.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity23.5% 6.4 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps21% 6.7 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.9% 3.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity16.8% 3 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.3% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use66.6% 9.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.5% 2.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.4% 7.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.1% 3.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat12.8% 4 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost20.3% 7.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments280
People employed4,516
Annual payroll$179,842,000
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 71% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss59.1 out of 100
Community resilience3 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 storm97Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind90.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire90.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail88.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave83.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding81.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide79.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado78.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning78.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather70.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave56.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane50.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake44Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought24.5Relatively 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$58,667$63,603$78,538
Income per person$28,226$34,859$43,289
Poverty rate19.8%15.3%12.4%
Median home value$150,200$185,900$303,400
Median gross rent$709$980$1,348
Homeownership73.5%65.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.2%4.9%5.2%
Works from home2%8.5%13.5%
Born outside the US4.2%6.3%13.9%
Median age38.236.938.7
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 stationBROKEN BOW 1 N, OK US3.4 km away
Rain in a year55 in
Snow in a year2 in

Average high and low by month

January53.4°F / 28.3°F3.77 in rain, 1 in snow
February57.7°F / 32.3°F4.17 in rain, 0.8 in snow
March66.4°F / 40.5°F4.58 in rain, 0.1 in snow
April74.2°F / 48°F5.34 in rain
May80.8°F / 57.7°F6.32 in rain
June88.9°F / 64.7°F4.64 in rain
July93°F / 68.9°F3.87 in rain
August93.1°F / 68.3°F3.24 in rain
September86.7°F / 62°F4.08 in rain
October76.8°F / 48.9°F5.21 in rain
November64.7°F / 39.3°F4.54 in rain
December55.8°F / 31.7°F5.3 in rain, 0.3 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 supermarket89% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket5% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket63% 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 7 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Broken Bow Public Schools42.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Battiest Public Schools29.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Holly Creek Public School8.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Glover Public School6.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Lukfata Public School5.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Nashoba Public School3.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Eagletown Public Schools2.5% 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 vulnerability60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Household characteristics80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Walkability4.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

74737 Golden, OK12.6 km away
74745 Idabel, OK16.2 km away
74734 Eagletown, OK18.7 km away
74766 Wright City, OK22 km away
74750 Millerton, OK22.7 km away
74736 Garvin, OK23.9 km away
74764 Valliant, OK28.3 km away
74740 Haworth, OK29.4 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.

McCurtain County89.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Pushmataha County10.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area401.31 sq mi
Water area4.46 sq mi
Population density28 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.0270, -94.7623

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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