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Des Arc, AR

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Des Arc, AR: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,867. 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 DES-ARC-AR · Des Arc, AR 1 ZIPs · 2,867 pop · #24667/25278 · Prairie County

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

  • INC-LOW $32,476
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24667/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under De Valls Bluff
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 65% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,867
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $74,800

Nearest income peer: De Valls Bluff, AR (+ $20,649 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 Des Arc

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Des Arc 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, Des Arc, 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
2,867
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$32,476
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 ($32,476 average) · poverty 17.9%. The primary code (72040) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (64.8%) for this income tier, rent $528 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Arkansas, Branch is the closest lower-income city and Brickeys the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Des Arc.

Population concentration

Des Arc reads through its lone ZIP, 72040

2,867 ACS residents, one ZIP: 72040 is not the leading code inside Des Arc, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Des Arc's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 57 establishments, 505 employees , annual payroll $19,130k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 72040 (57 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (18) · also Other services (except public administration) · Finance and insurance .

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ZIP Codes in Des Arc, AR

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

Every one of the 4 cities sharing Prairie County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Des Arc, Hazen, De Valls Bluff and Biscoe among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Biscoe marks the far end of that range at $91,731, 182% above Des Arc.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
72040 2,867 $32,476 57 6
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Des Arc 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 Des Arc, .