Estimated zip code population in 2019: 9,471 Zip code population in 2010: 9,891 Zip code population in 2000: 9,237
Houses and condos: 6,106 Renter-occupied apartments: 862
% of renters here:
21%
State:
34%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 74426: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 221.4 sq. mi. Water area: 30.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 43 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
0.7% ($655)
Oklahoma:
0.9% ($1,278)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $751 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $604 (0.6%)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 74426, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $40,643 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$40,643
State:
$58,581
Salary/wage: $35,177 (reported on 79.8% of returns)
Here:
$35,177
State:
$45,973
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.5% for AGIs below $25k, 78.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 36.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,569 (reported on 24.2% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,569
Oklahoma:
$1,625
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,293 (reported on 8.4% of returns)
Here:
$2,293
State:
$6,374
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,784 (reported on 8.7% of returns)
Here:
+$9,784
State:
+$24,023
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$7,946 (reported on 18.3% of returns)
Here:
+$7,946
State:
+$11,913
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,780 (reported on 7.0% of returns)
74426:
$12,780
Oklahoma:
$15,242
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $24,447 (30% of AGI, reported on 21.9% of returns)
Here:
$24,447
State:
$24,882
Here:
30.4% of AGI
State:
18.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $25k, 10.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 20.8% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $4,817 (reported on 13.5% of returns)
Here:
$4,817
State:
$6,591
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $4,084 (reported on 21.6% of returns)
74426:
$4,084
State:
$7,196
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,493 (reported on 30.3% of returns)
Here:
$2,493
State:
$2,354
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 72.2%
Here:
72%
State:
56%
(% for various income ranges: 69.2% for AGIs below $25k, 72.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.6% 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 74426, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,252 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$28,252
State:
$41,245
Salary/wage: $26,600 (reported on 77.8% of returns)
Here:
$26,600
State:
$35,318
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 155.2% for AGIs below $10k, 73.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 47.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,833 (reported on 32.4% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,833
Oklahoma:
$1,745
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,624 (reported on 10.8% of returns)
Here:
$1,624
State:
$2,920
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$5,420 (reported on 11.7% of returns)
Here:
+$5,420
State:
+$10,653
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$4,227 (reported on 21.3% of returns)
Here:
+$4,227
State:
+$8,532
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.0% for AGIs below $10k, 6.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,173 (reported on 1.5% of returns)
74426:
$3,173
Oklahoma:
$3,127
Total itemized deductions: $14,708 (27% of AGI, reported on 25.9% of returns)
Here:
$14,708
State:
$17,093
Here:
26.7% of AGI
State:
20.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.4% for AGIs below $10k, 8.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 14.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $3,276 (6% of AGI, reported on 21.0% of returns)
Here:
$3,276
State:
$4,240
Here:
5.6% of AGI
State:
4.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $3,542 (reported on 65.6% of returns)
74426:
$3,542
State:
$6,542
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,977 (reported on 29.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,977
State:
$1,830
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 78.9%
Here:
79%
State:
63%
(% for various income ranges: 75.2% for AGIs below $10k, 82.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 773 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 3,253
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 88 (56 now married, 32 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,855 (819 now married, 1,034 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 74426 with a mortgage: 1,188 (7 second mortgage, 23 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,045
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $926 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $335
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
19.6%
Whole state:
15.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
12.5%
Whole state:
8.6%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.2
State:
6.1
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.2
State:
4.6
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 74426: Fountainhead Area Improvement Council Fire Department Brush Station (A), Texanna Fire Protection Association Station 2 (B), Checotah Emergency Ambulance Service (C), Fountainhead Area Improvement Council Fire Department Pierce (D), Shady Grove Central High Volunteer Fire Department (E), Lotawatah Volunteer Fire Department (F), Onapa Fire Department Station 1 Headquarters (G), Onapa Fire Department Station 2 (H), Rentiesville Area Rural Fire Department (I), Checotah Volunteer Fire Department (J), Central High Volunteer Fire Department (K). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 74426 include: First Free Will Baptist Church (A), First Baptist Church (B), Church of Christ (C), Deep Fork Church (D), May Evergreen Church (E), Mount Zion Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Vandier Cemetery (1), West Cemetery (2), Green Lawn Cemetery (3), Twin Grove Cemetery (4), Indian Territory Checotah Cemetery (5), Brush Hill Cemetery (6), Honey Springs Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Warner Lake (A), Checotah City Lake East (B), Terra Lakes Lake (C), Checotah City Lake West (D), Warner Lake (E), Oknoname 121004 Reservoir (F), Oknoname 121005 Reservoir (G), Onapa Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Texanna Branch (A), Snake Creek (B), Shady Grove Creek (C), Sevenmile Slough (D), North Canadian River (E), Nellie Creek (F), Gentry Creek (G), Fame Branch (H), Duchess Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 81 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,523 2-persons, 518 3-persons, 223 4-persons, 342 5-persons, 83 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 1,161 1-person, 195 2-persons
962 married couples with children.
466 single-parent households (143 men, 323 women).
98.8% of residents of 74426 zip code speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (13% very well, 33% well, 38% not well, 17% not at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 99 (1.1%) (50.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.1%
Whole state:
6.1%
42%Honduras
9%France
9%Australia
7%Malaysia
6%Germany
19%English
11%American
9%German
7%Irish
3%Scottish
2%European
1%Scotch-Irish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
162010 or later
242000 to 2009
191990 to 1999
57Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
CHECOTAH HS (320 WEST JEFFERSON in CHECOTAH, OK)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-49-I019-705
CHECOTAH IES (1401 S.W. SECOND in CHECOTAH, OK)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-49-I019-112
CHECOTAH MS (310 S.W. 2ND STREET in CHECOTAH, OK)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-49-I019-505
DUCHESS CREEK MOBILE HOME PARK WATER SYS (RT3, BOX 2000 in CHECOTAH, OK)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2000-0797, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION STATE MASTER (Oklahoma environmental compliance activities data) Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY Alternative names: DUCHESS CREEK MHP
MARSHALL ES (205 OWENS AVE. in CHECOTAH, OK)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-49-I019-110 Organizations: CHECOTAH (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
FLYING J INC.-CHECOTAH (1255 WEST GENTRY STREET in CHECOTAH, OK)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS Alternative names: FLYING J TRAVEL PLAZA
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
CHECOTAH CHY PLY DODGE INC (HWY 69 N 1M N in CHECOTAH, OK)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: GARY SCHAPER (CONTACT/OWNER)
CHECOTAH PUBLIC SCHOOLS (310 SW 2ND in CHECOTAH, OK)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
CHECOTAH WWTP (1400 E GENTRY in CHECOTAH, OK)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Alternative names: CHECOTAH PUBLIC WORKS AUTH., CHECOTAH PWA
CITY OF CHECOTAH LANDFILL (69 HWY NORTH in CHECOTAH, OK)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.9% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.0%
45.9%Electricity
30.8%Utility gas
21.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0.8%Wood
Population in 1990: 9,683.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 6,412
Northeast: 112
Midwest: 718
South: 1,026
West: 1,073
57% of the 74426 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Oklahoma.
97% of the 74426 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 50
Here:
6.8%
Oklahoma:
9.4%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 60
Here:
10.9%
Oklahoma:
10.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 67
Here:
26.1%
Oklahoma:
13.1%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
86,539Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
70,151Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
61,433Management occupations
50,465Community and social service occupations
49,916Construction and extraction occupations
40,677Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
C & C TRANSPORTATION, INC (107 SW FIRST STREET in CHECOTAH, OK; small business)
$66,708 with Army for Mineral Construction Materials, Bulk. Signed on 2004-06-24. Completion date: 2004-07-16.
HEADRICK SURVEYING CO INC (ROUTE 2 BOX 660 in CHECOTAH, OK; small business) : $14,675 in 2 contractsfrom 1999 to 2000
$10,352 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Unimproved Real Property (Land). Signed on 2000-10-10. Completion date: 2000-11-30.
$4,323, same as above.Signed on 1999-12-06. Completion date: 2000-01-05.
MC ADOO, SHIRLEY L (RTE 2 1012 BETTY LN in CHECOTAH, OK; small business)
$6,700 with Army for Operation of Government-Owned Facilities -- Recreation Facilities (Non-Building). Signed on 2006-04-12. Completion date: 2006-04-07.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Other Gambling Industries (50-99: 1)
Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
People in group quarters in 2010:
58 people in group homes intended for adults
51 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
9 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
5 people in other noninstitutional facilities
People in group quarters in 2000:
113 people in nursing homes
53 people in wards in military hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 2
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 3
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 38. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 127 took place in 2006, and the least - 7 in 2010. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (66.0%), and Structure Fires (19.8%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 74426