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Hardy, AR

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hardy, AR: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,826. 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 HARDY-AR · Hardy, AR 1 ZIPs · 3,826 pop · #23737/25278 · Sharp County

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

  • INC-LOW $41,295
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23737/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Ash Flat
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,826
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $98,500

Nearest income peer: Ash Flat, AR ( $1,240 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 Hardy

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

6th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,826
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$41,295
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 ($41,295 average) · poverty 15.2%. The primary code (72542) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Hardy as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Hardy reads through its lone ZIP, 72542

3,826 ACS residents, one ZIP: 72542 is not the leading code inside Hardy, 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Hardy's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 127 establishments, 822 employees , annual payroll $22,021k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 72542 (127 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (25) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Hardy, AR

These ZIP codes sit in Sharp County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Hardy. See the Sharp County roll-up →

Hardy sits in the upper half of Sharp County on income: Cherokee Village, Ash Flat and Evening Shade report less, while Cave City and Poughkeepsie report more. Cave City marks the far end of that range at $59,591, 44% above Hardy.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
72542 3,826 $41,295 127 9
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Hardy 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 Hardy, .