Hughes, AR

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hughes, AR: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,594. 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 HUGHES-AR · Hughes, AR 1 ZIPs · 2,594 pop · #15659/25278 · St. Francis County

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

  • INC-MID $64,464
  • RANK-LOWER #15659/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Heth
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,594
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $130,300

Nearest income peer: Heth, AR (+ $1,209 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 Hughes

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

38th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,594
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$64,464
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 $64,464 and poverty 23.1% concentrate in 72348.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Hughes as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 72348, is all of Hughes

There is no split to weigh here: 72348 holds every one of Hughes's 2,594 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Hughes

Citywide ZBP: 26 establishments, 97 employees , annual payroll $3,876k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 72348 (26 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (7) · also Construction · Wholesale trade .

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ZIP Codes in Hughes, AR

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

Hughes sits in the upper half of St. Francis County on income: Forrest City, Colt and Palestine report less, while Wheatley and Goodwin report more. Goodwin marks the far end of that range at $112,750, 75% above Hughes.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
72348 2,594 $64,464 26 6

Hughes 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 Hughes, .