PlainZIP

Malvern, AR

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Malvern, AR: 1 USPS ZIP, population 23,354. 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 MALVERN-AR · Malvern, AR 1 ZIPs · 23,354 pop · #20065/25278 · Hot Spring County

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

  • INC-MID $54,774
  • RANK-LOWER #20065/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Amity
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-TOWN 23,354
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $127,700

Nearest income peer: Amity, AR ( $503 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 Malvern

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

21st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
23,354
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,774
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 ($54,774 average) · poverty 16.6%. The primary code (72104) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Malvern as a pure owner town.

Within Arkansas, Hot Springs National Park is the closest lower-income city and Decatur the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Malvern.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 72104, is all of Malvern

There is no split to weigh here: 72104 holds every one of Malvern's 23,354 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 Malvern's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 422 establishments, 5,409 employees , annual payroll $256,259k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 72104 (422 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (69) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Malvern, AR

These ZIP codes sit in Hot Spring County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Malvern. See the Hot Spring County roll-up →

Every one of the 3 cities sharing Hot Spring County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Malvern, Donaldson among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Donaldson marks the far end of that range at $70,329, 28% above Malvern.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
72104 23,354 $54,774 422 28
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Malvern 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 Malvern, .