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74936 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 74936 covers Gans, Oklahoma, with a population of about 1,338 and a median household income of $53,525.

Population
1,33853 per square mile
Median age
412.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$53,52516% below the Oklahoma median
Poverty rate
12.7%about the US average
Typical home value
$186,351up 45.6% in five years
Median rent
$77421% below the Oklahoma median
Degree or higher
16.1%18.9 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
7

Where 74936 is

Gans, 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

Population1,338
Median age41
Family households70.4%
Born outside the US1.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.5%
White (non-Hispanic)58.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino3.9%
Veterans16.5%
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$53,525
Income per person$30,000
Poverty rate12.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance20%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.3%
$10–15k3.5%
$15–20k3.3%
$20–25k7.5%
$25–30k2.7%
$30–35k4.0%
$35–40k8.5%
$40–45k7.5%
$45–50k3.1%
$50–60k18.8%
$60–75k8.5%
$75–100k7.1%
$100–125k8.3%
$125–150k1.9%
$150–200k9.0%
$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 filed440
Mean adjusted gross income$40,820
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k38.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k9.1%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$136,000
Median gross rent$774
Rent as a share of household income28.6%
Owner-occupied73.5%
Vacant homes15.8%
Median year built1984

What the homes are

Detached house68.2%
Attached house1.2%
2 to 4 units0.2%
Mobile home30.4%
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$186,351as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 45.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 127.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$186,351$57,506

$57,506 in 2000 to $186,351 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%
High school diploma or higher85%
Works from home3.6%
Drives to work alone90.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more27.4%
Health

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

Obesity45.5% 12.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes20.9% 7.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.4% 8.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.8% 4.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27% 5.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity34% 8.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.6% 6.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.3% 2.6 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 disease8.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.9% 5.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening55% 9.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.3% 3.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist51.2% 10.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability44.3% 13.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity21.2% 4.1 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps18.1% 3.8 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.2% 4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity15.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use62.9% 13 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.1% 3.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.6% 6.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.2% 3.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat11.6% 2.8 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost22% 9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.3% 1.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments7
People employed37
Annual payroll$1,111,000
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 78.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss70.3 out of 100
Community resilience1.6 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.

Wildfire97.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm96.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning96.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave96.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought92.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado86.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind84.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather80.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave71.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide70Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding69.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail65.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake45.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane40.6Very 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$53,525$63,603$78,538
Income per person$30,000$34,859$43,289
Poverty rate12.7%15.3%12.4%
Median home value$136,000$185,900$303,400
Median gross rent$774$980$1,348
Homeownership73.5%65.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate6.3%4.9%5.2%
Works from home3.6%8.5%13.5%
Born outside the US1.4%6.3%13.9%
Median age4136.938.7
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 stationSALLISAW 2 NW, OK US12.5 km away
Rain in a year47 in
Snow in a year2 in

Average high and low by month

January47.9°F / 27.9°F2.81 in rain, 1 in snow
February53°F / 32°F2.56 in rain, 0.2 in snow
March61.4°F / 40.2°F3.75 in rain, 0.4 in snow
April70.3°F / 48.6°F4.62 in rain
May77.5°F / 58.5°F5.75 in rain
June86.1°F / 66.8°F4.8 in rain
July91.4°F / 70.8°F3.47 in rain
August90.6°F / 69.8°F3.64 in rain
September83.7°F / 62.6°F4.55 in rain
October73.2°F / 50.4°F3.93 in rain
November60.4°F / 39.8°F3.93 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December50.5°F / 31.5°F3.59 in rain, 0.2 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 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Gans Public Schools72.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Central Public Schools17% of this ZIP code's land area
Sallisaw Public Schools10.9% 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 vulnerability66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Household characteristics84more vulnerable than 84% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

74948 Muldrow, OK5.2 km away
74955 Sallisaw, OK12.9 km away
74954 Roland, OK16 km away
74959 Spiro, OK17.2 km away
74946 Moffett, OK22.1 km away
74901 Arkoma, OK23.4 km away
74941 Keota, OK24.1 km away
74930 Bokoshe, OK24.7 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.

Sequoyah County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area25.24 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq mi
Population density53 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.3946, -94.6901

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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