73728 Zip Code (Cherokee, OK) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,919
Zip code population in 2010: 1,861
Zip code population in 2000: 2,001

Houses and condos: 1,055
Renter-occupied apartments: 183
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 73728: 78.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 228.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 8 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $867 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $949 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 73728:

• High school or higher: 91.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 10.3%
• Unemployed: 4.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 73728:

• Never married: 14.6%
• Now married: 62.4%
• Separated: 4.1%
• Widowed: 9.0%
• Divorced: 10.0%

• 
• • 1,58382.5%White
  • 19610.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1135.9%Two or more races
  • 191.0%Black
  • 60.3%American Indian
  • 10.05%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 73728, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $68,598 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$68,598
State:	$63,060

Salary/wage: $48,833 (reported on 75.0% of returns)

Here:	$48,833
State:	$52,427

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1109.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3879.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5933.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9738.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14450.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $3,220 (reported on 37.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$3,220
Oklahoma:	$1,603

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.1% for AGIs below $25k, 26.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 295.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,343 (reported on 17.5% of returns)

Here:	$5,343
State:	$7,001

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 29.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 208.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 334.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$20,040 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	+$20,040
State:	+$19,855

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.1% for AGIs below $25k, 87.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 650.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,127 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	+$6,127
State:	+$9,904

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 132.9% for AGIs below $25k, 58.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 278.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 554.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,875 (reported on 5.0% of returns)

73728:	$15,875
Oklahoma:	$20,476

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 793.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $52,320 (reported on 6.2% of returns)

Here:	$52,320
State:	$39,736

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2074.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $28,200 (reported on 5.0% of returns)

Here:	$28,200
State:	$17,288

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 162.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxes paid: $7,120 (reported on 6.2% of returns)

73728:	$7,120
State:	$7,046

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 328.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,279 (reported on 17.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,279
State:	$2,435

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 121.8% for AGIs below $25k, 80.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.8%

Here:	94%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 92.0% for AGIs below $25k, 94.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 88.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 75.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 73728, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $75,830 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$75,830
State:	$58,581

Salary/wage: $40,807 (reported on 77.5% of returns)

Here:	$40,807
State:	$45,973

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.1% for AGIs below $25k, 76.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 55.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,228 (reported on 36.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,228
Oklahoma:	$1,625

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,921 (reported on 15.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,921
State:	$6,374

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$29,668 (reported on 21.3% of returns)

Here:	+$29,668
State:	+$24,023

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 14.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,679 (reported on 21.3% of returns)

Here:	+$8,679
State:	+$11,913

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,086 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

73728:	$6,086
Oklahoma:	$15,242

Total itemized deductions: $27,912 (13% of AGI, reported on 19.1% of returns)

Here:	$27,912
State:	$24,882

Here:	13.5% of AGI
State:	18.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.8% for AGIs below $25k, 5.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $9,515 (reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	$9,515
State:	$6,591

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $8,559 (reported on 19.1% of returns)

73728:	$8,559
State:	$7,196

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,273 (reported on 16.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,273
State:	$2,354

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 68.5%

Here:	69%
State:	56%

(% for various income ranges: 58.3% for AGIs below $25k, 70.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 73728, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,857 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,857
State:	$41,245

Salary/wage: $27,291 (reported on 75.1% of returns)

Here:	$27,291
State:	$35,318

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 109.7% for AGIs below $10k, 69.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 56.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 37.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,776 (reported on 43.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,776
Oklahoma:	$1,745

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,492 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,492
State:	$2,920

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,994 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	+$2,994
State:	+$10,653

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,565 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	+$2,565
State:	+$8,532

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.4% for AGIs below $10k, 5.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, -3.9% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,679 (reported on 3.3% of returns)

73728:	$2,679
Oklahoma:	$3,127

Total itemized deductions: $15,930 (25% of AGI, reported on 23.2% of returns)

Here:	$15,930
State:	$17,093

Here:	24.7% of AGI
State:	20.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 38.4% for AGIs below $10k, 10.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,606 (6% of AGI, reported on 18.6% of returns)

Here:	$4,606
State:	$4,240

Here:	6.5% of AGI
State:	4.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,268 (reported on 73.2% of returns)

73728:	$4,268
State:	$6,542

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,818 (reported on 16.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,818
State:	$1,830

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 74.8%

Here:	75%
State:	63%

(% for various income ranges: 70.8% for AGIs below $10k, 71.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 96.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 73722, 73726, 73749, 73741, 73719, 73731.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 79
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 707

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 34 (9 now married, 24 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 311 (225 now married, 85 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 73728 with a mortgage: 270 (13 second mortgage)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,066
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $445

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 73728 household income distribution in 2022

• 41Less than $10,000
• 35$10,000 to $14,999
• 39$15,000 to $19,999
• 42$20,000 to $24,999
• 18$25,000 to $29,999
• 9$30,000 to $34,999
• 41$35,000 to $39,999
• 10$40,000 to $44,999
• 44$45,000 to $49,999
• 25$50,000 to $59,999
• 53$60,000 to $74,999
• 138$75,000 to $99,999
• 121$100,000 to $124,999
• 62$125,000 to $149,999
• 81$150,000 to $199,999
• 20$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 73728

• 12Less than $10,000
• 10$10,000 to $14,999
• 9$15,000 to $19,999
• 6$20,000 to $24,999
• 24$25,000 to $29,999
• 28$30,000 to $34,999
• 14$35,000 to $39,999
• 25$40,000 to $49,999
• 31$50,000 to $59,999
• 2$60,000 to $69,999
• 22$70,000 to $79,999
• 24$80,000 to $89,999
• 13$90,000 to $99,999
• 42$100,000 to $124,999
• 47$125,000 to $149,999
• 68$150,000 to $174,999
• 59$175,000 to $199,999
• 52$200,000 to $249,999
• 10$250,000 to $299,999
• 13$300,000 to $399,999
• 20$400,000 to $499,999
• 8$500,000 to $749,999
• 3$750,000 to $999,999
• 3$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 3$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 73728

• 3$250 to $299
• 15$300 to $349
• 26$350 to $399
• 4$400 to $449
• 11$500 to $549
• 22$550 to $599
• 4$600 to $649
• 2$750 to $799
• 16$800 to $899
• 16$900 to $999
• 4$1,000 to $1,249
• 48No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $836.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $146,744.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $131,868
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $183,717
• Some other race householders: $183,717
• Two or more races householders: $107,372
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $224,544

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $141,667 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $57,907 - $203,517

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 927
• One, attached: 1
• Two: 31
• 5 to 9: 17
• 20 to 49: 6
• Mobile homes: 63

Unemployment: 4.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 73728

• 85.3%735Drove a car alone
• 4.6%40Carpooled
• 1.2%10Walked
• 8.4%72Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 73728

• 177Less than 5 minutes
• 1425 to 9 minutes
• 7310 to 14 minutes
• 8115 to 19 minutes
• 9120 to 24 minutes
• 9725 to 29 minutes
• 1530 to 34 minutes
• 235 to 39 minutes
• 4645 to 59 minutes
• 1460 to 89 minutes
• 3990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 74.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,919

• Male householders: 464 (87 living alone), Female householders: 327 (117 living alone)

• 459 spouses (455 opposite-sex spouses), 29 unmarried partners, (29 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 507 children (499 natural, 2 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 52 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 27 parents, 0 foster children, 5 other relatives, 1 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 55 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 248 2-persons, 135 3-persons, 102 4-persons, 56 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 203 1-person, 11 2-persons

316 married couples with children.
124 single-parent households (38 men, 86 women).

93.2% of residents of 73728 zip code speak English at home.
6.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% very well, 29% well, 2% not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CHEROKEE ES (700 S. NEBRASKA in CHEROKEE, OK)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-02-I046-105
  

• CHEROKEE HS (412 E. 5TH in CHEROKEE, OK)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-02-I046-705
  

• CHEROKEE JHS (412 E. 5TH in CHEROKEE, OK)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-02-I046-610
  

• CHEROKEE, CITY OF (SW 1/4, SW 1/4, NE 1/4,OF S-17 in CHEROKEE, OK) . Tribal Land

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1989-0610, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  

• ALFALFA ELECTRIC COOPERAT (121 E MAIN in CHEROKEE, OK)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• ALFALFA CNTY GRAIN /CHEROKEE (N OF CHEROKEE in CHEROKEE, OK)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  Alternative names: ALFALFA COUNTY GRAIN

• ALFALFA COUNTY FEEDERS, INC. (4.5 MILES NORTH TOWN ON HWY 11 in CHEROKEE, OK)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: BEEF CATTLE, EXCEPT FEEDLOTS
  

• CHEROKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (6TH & MASSACHUSETTS in CHEROKEE, OK)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

• CHEROKEE UTILITIES AUTHORITY (1500FT W & 300FT S OF NE in CHEROKEE, OK)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
  Alternative names: CHEROKEE MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY

• CHEROKEE WTF (121 NORTH GRAND in CHEROKEE, OK)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: CHEROKEE, CITY OF

• FARMERS COOP ASSOC/CHEROKEE (CORNER 2ND AND OHIO ST in CHEROKEE, OK)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS
  

• BILL HURST MOTOR CO INC (HWY 64 S in CHEROKEE, OK)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.5%

Population in 1990: 2,256.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1,214
• Northeast: 38
• Midwest: 313
• South: 147
• West: 142

65% of the 73728 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Oklahoma.

90% of the 73728 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 3% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Wholesale Trade: Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (50-99: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
• Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (20-49: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (20-49: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 2, 1-4: 4)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 73728 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	28	79.9 years
Mary	26	84.1 years
John	23	78.3 years
George	15	73.6 years
Robert	15	76.3 years
Ruth	15	83.0 years
Charles	15	77.8 years
James	15	71.2 years
Hazel	13	82.5 years
Paul	12	74.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 73728 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	27	80.2 years
Brown	22	80.9 years
Jenlink	13	86.6 years
Davis	12	81.7 years
Tidwell	8	83.6 years
Patton	8	84.2 years
Mcdowell	8	81.7 years
Coppock	8	82.0 years
Young	8	82.3 years
Green	8	76.6 years

Businesses in zip code 73728

• Alco Stores: 1
• Chevrolet: 1
• Pizza Hut: 1