Chidester, AR

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Chidester, AR: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,435. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CHIDESTER-AR · Chidester, AR 1 ZIPs · 1,435 pop · #24753/25278 · Ouachita County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $31,328
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24753/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Camden
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,435
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $68,500

Nearest income peer: Camden, AR (+ $17,782 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Chidester

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Chidester on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Chidester, AR sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

2nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,435
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$31,328
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($31,328 average) · poverty 25.8%. The primary code (71726) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Chidester as a pure owner town.

Within Arkansas, Midway is the closest lower-income city and Oakland the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Chidester.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 71726, is all of Chidester

There is no split to weigh here: 71726 holds every one of Chidester's 1,435 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Chidester

Citywide ZBP: 5 establishments, 14 employees , annual payroll $350k (~3 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 71726 (5 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Chidester, AR

These ZIP codes sit in Ouachita County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Chidester. See the Ouachita County roll-up →

Every one of the 3 cities sharing Ouachita County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Chidester, Camden, Bearden and Stephens among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Stephens marks the far end of that range at $62,308, 99% above Chidester.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
71726 1,435 $31,328 5 3

Chidester roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Chidester, .