Cotter, AR

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cotter, AR: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,243. 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 COTTER-AR · Cotter, AR 1 ZIPs · 1,243 pop · #24354/25278 · Baxter County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-LOW $36,417
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24354/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Norfork
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,243
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $266,000

Nearest income peer: Norfork, AR ( $323 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 Cotter

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Cotter 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, Cotter, 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.

4th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,243
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$36,417
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 ($36,417 average) · poverty 10.7%. The primary code (72626) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Cotter as a pure owner town.

Within Arkansas, Cherry Valley is the closest lower-income city and Hoxie the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Cotter.

Population concentration

Cotter's single ZIP 72626 carries the town

Cotter is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 72626 is the entire residential footprint (1,243 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Cotter's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 19 establishments, 120 employees , annual payroll $5,466k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 72626 (19 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (7) · also Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Cotter, AR

These ZIP codes sit in Baxter County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Cotter. See the Baxter County roll-up →

Cotter sits in the lower half of Baxter County on income: Mountain Home, Gassville and Lakeview report more, and only Midway reports less. Lakeview marks the far end of that range at $68,810, 89% above Cotter.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
72626 1,243 $36,417 19 85

Cotter 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 Cotter, .