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Forrest City, AR

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Forrest City, AR: 1 USPS ZIP, population 20,121. 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 FORREST-CITY-AR · Forrest City, AR 1 ZIPs · 20,121 pop · #23876/25278 · St. Francis County

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

  • INC-LOW $40,400
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23876/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Palestine
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 48% owners
  • POP-TOWN 20,121
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $95,400

Nearest income peer: Palestine, AR (+ $3,211 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 Forrest City

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

median HH income

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

National city placement

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

6th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
20,121
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$40,400
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 ($40,400 average) · poverty 31.7%. The primary code (72335) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (48.3%) for this income tier, rent $804 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Arkansas, Ash Flat is the closest lower-income city and Gamaliel the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Forrest City.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 72335, is all of Forrest City

There is no split to weigh here: 72335 holds every one of Forrest City's 20,121 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Forrest City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 304 establishments, 4,288 employees , annual payroll $163,833k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 72335 (304 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (64) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Forrest City, AR

These ZIP codes sit in St. Francis County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Forrest City. See the St. Francis County roll-up →

Forrest City sits in the lower half of St. Francis County on income: Hughes, Colt and Palestine report more, Madison and Caldwell report less. Goodwin marks the far end of that range at $112,750, 179% above Forrest City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
72335 20,121 $40,400 304 49
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Forrest City 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 Forrest City, .