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74868 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 74868 covers Seminole, Oklahoma, with a population of about 12,451 and a median household income of $44,728.

Population
12,45159 per square mile
Median age
39.1about the US average
Median household income
$44,72830% below the Oklahoma median
Poverty rate
23.2%10.8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$137,076up 33.3% in five years
Median rent
$73225% below the Oklahoma median
Degree or higher
16.1%18.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
68.2%3.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
271

Where 74868 is

Seminole, 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

Population12,451
Median age39.1
Family households69%
Born outside the US2.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.6%
White (non-Hispanic)65%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Hispanic or Latino5.2%
Veterans8.1%
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$44,728
Income per person$24,359
Poverty rate23.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance21.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.6%
$10–15k6.1%
$15–20k7.2%
$20–25k7.6%
$25–30k6.1%
$30–35k5.7%
$35–40k5.1%
$40–45k3.8%
$45–50k3.7%
$50–60k8.3%
$60–75k9.6%
$75–100k10.5%
$100–125k7.3%
$125–150k4.2%
$150–200k3.5%
$200k or more2.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,420
Mean adjusted gross income$52,029
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.3%
Returns, under $25k36.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k9.7%
Returns, $200k or more2.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$102,600
Median gross rent$732
Rent as a share of household income28.3%
Owner-occupied68.2%
Vacant homes14.6%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house73.3%
Attached house2.3%
2 to 4 units4%
5 to 19 units4%
20 or more units2.4%
Mobile home13.5%
Boat, RV or van0.4%
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$137,076as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 33.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 74.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$137,076$50,201

$50,201 in 2000 to $137,076 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%
High school diploma or higher84.9%
Works from home4.5%
Drives to work alone82.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.6%
Health

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

Obesity45.2% 11.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16% 4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes23.2% 10 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 health28% 7.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.3% 1 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression28.3% 6.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity37.8% 12.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.6% 7.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.3% 3.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability21.8% 7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening58% 6.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.8% 5.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist47.8% 13.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability46.9% 16.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.2% 2.4 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity26.2% 9.1 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps24.4% 10.1 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11.6% 4.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.9% 5.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity17.9% 4.1 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability13.4% 5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport13.6% 4.4 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use63.8% 12.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.9% 4.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability23% 9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18.6% 5.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat14.5% 5.7 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.7% 4.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost24.3% 11.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.8% 3.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments271
People employed3,741
Annual payroll$154,541,000
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 74.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss61.1 out of 100
Community resilience6.2 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.

Hail97.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire96.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm95.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave93.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado90.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide86.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather86.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind85.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave80.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning74.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought55.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding48.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake47.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane41.6Very 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$44,728$63,603$78,538
Income per person$24,359$34,859$43,289
Poverty rate23.2%15.3%12.4%
Median home value$102,600$185,900$303,400
Median gross rent$732$980$1,348
Homeownership68.2%65.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate8.1%4.9%5.2%
Works from home4.5%8.5%13.5%
Born outside the US2.9%6.3%13.9%
Median age39.136.938.7
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 stationSEMINOLE, OK US2.7 km away
Rain in a year43 in
Snow in a year4 in

Average high and low by month

January51.8°F / 26.2°F1.91 in rain, 1.9 in snow
February56.5°F / 30.1°F2.4 in rain, 0.2 in snow
March65°F / 38.1°F2.89 in rain, 0.6 in snow
April73.6°F / 46.8°F4.5 in rain
May81°F / 57.6°F5.39 in rain
June89°F / 66.4°F4.84 in rain
July94.8°F / 70.8°F3.74 in rain
August94.7°F / 69.3°F3.59 in rain
September86.7°F / 61.1°F4.81 in rain
October76.1°F / 48.9°F4.09 in rain
November63.5°F / 37.6°F2.66 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December53.6°F / 29.4°F2.37 in rain, 1.6 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 supermarket11% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket14% 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 6 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Strother Public Schools35.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Seminole Public Schools21.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Bowlegs Public Schools14.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Varnum Public Schools13.4% of this ZIP code's land area
New Lima Public Schools9.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Butner Public Schools5.4% 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 vulnerability64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Household characteristics59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Walkability3.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

74818 Seminole, OK3.1 km away
74830 Bowlegs, OK11.8 km away
74884 Wewoka, OK12.3 km away
74840 Earlsboro, OK12.4 km away
74854 Maud, OK16.1 km away
74837 Cromwell, OK21.7 km away
74802 Shawnee, OK24.8 km away
74866 Saint Louis, OK26.8 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.

Seminole County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area211.23 sq mi
Water area0.79 sq mi
Population density59 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.2521, -96.6683

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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