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Lake City, AR

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lake City, AR: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,272. 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 LAKE-CITY-AR · Lake City, AR 1 ZIPs · 3,272 pop · #17566/25278 · Craighead County

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

  • INC-MID $60,714
  • RANK-LOWER #17566/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Black Oak
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,272
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $160,300

Nearest income peer: Black Oak, AR (+ $119 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 Lake City

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

31st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,272
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,714
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 $60,714 and poverty 10.3% concentrate in 72437.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Lake City as a pure owner town.

Within Arkansas, El Paso is the closest lower-income city and Black Oak the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lake City.

Population concentration

Lake City reads through its lone ZIP, 72437

3,272 ACS residents, one ZIP: 72437 is not the leading code inside Lake City, 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 Lake City

Citywide ZBP: 44 establishments, 395 employees , annual payroll $15,057k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 72437 (44 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (8) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Lake City, AR

These ZIP codes sit in Craighead County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lake City. See the Craighead County roll-up →

Lake City sits in the upper half of Craighead County on income: Jonesboro, Bay and Caraway report less, while Bono reports more. Egypt marks the far end of that range at $28,750, 53% below Lake City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
72437 3,272 $60,714 44 12
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Lake 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 Lake City, .