PlainZIP

Emerson, AR

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Emerson, AR: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,735. 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 EMERSON-AR · Emerson, AR 1 ZIPs · 1,735 pop · #15240/25278 · Columbia County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $65,455
  • RANK-LOWER #15240/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Taylor
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,735
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $168,300

Nearest income peer: Taylor, AR ( $7,305 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 Emerson

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Emerson 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, Emerson, AR sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

40th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,735
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$65,455
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $65,455 and poverty 20.3% concentrate in 71740.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Emerson as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Emerson reads through its lone ZIP, 71740

1,735 ACS residents, one ZIP: 71740 is not the leading code inside Emerson, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Emerson

Citywide ZBP: 12 establishments, 260 employees , annual payroll $17,442k (~7 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 71740 (12 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Emerson, AR

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

No other city sharing Columbia County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Emerson. Magnolia, Waldo and Taylor sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Mc Neil marks the far end of that range at $39,803, 39% below Emerson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
71740 1,735 $65,455 12 4
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Emerson 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 Emerson, .