Carter County

Carter County has 48,555 residents across 10 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $60,723, 7% below the Oklahoma figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $168,500, and 20% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

48,555residentsACS 2020–2024

$60,723median household incomeOklahoma: $65K

$168,500median home valueowner-occupied homes

83%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Carter County in OklahomaZIP codes in Carter County highlighted; the rest of Oklahoma in grey

Map of Oklahoma with Carter County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 10 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
73401	36,833	$62K	$200K	63%	22%	86%	21 min
73436	152	$62K	$77K	53%	1%	77%	21 min
73437	108	$35K	$296K	100%	13%	28%	22 min
73438	2,938	$50K	$71K	80%	14%	75%	31 min
73443	3,380	$59K	$185K	69%	13%	87%	25 min
73444	103	$-666667K	$121K	100%	15%	98%	33 min
73458	741	$86K	$243K	76%	13%	80%	28 min
73463	3,909	$56K	$109K	83%	11%	73%	31 min
73481	842	$63K	$104K	93%	14%	84%	27 min
73487	178	$31K	$78K	68%	4%	61%	22 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

48,555 residents in 19,046 households, next to the Oklahoma figure.

25%

under 18

21%

aged 18–34

17%

aged 65 and over

31%

of households are people living alone

45%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

21,624 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $168,500 (±$7,228).

67%

of households own their home

77%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

12%

are mobile homes

12%

of housing units are vacant

$980

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20199%

2000–200913%

1990–199911%

1980–198913%

1970–197916%

1960–19698%

1950–195915%

1940–19498%

1939 or earlier8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,563.

$60,723

median household income

16.2%

of people live below the poverty line

3.8%

unemployment rate

20%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

22 min

average commute to work

10%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

91%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

83%

of households have a broadband subscription

13%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates