Rector, AR

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Rector, AR: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,789. 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 RECTOR-AR · Rector, AR 1 ZIPs · 3,789 pop · #20404/25278 · Clay County

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

  • INC-MID $53,893
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20404/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Success
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,789
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $99,300

Nearest income peer: Success, AR (+ $1,801 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 Rector

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

19th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,789
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,893
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 ($53,893 average) · poverty 16.0%. The primary code (72461) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Rector as a pure owner town.

Within Arkansas, Dover is the closest lower-income city and Lead Hill the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Rector.

Population concentration

Rector reads through its lone ZIP, 72461

3,789 ACS residents, one ZIP: 72461 is not the leading code inside Rector, 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 Rector

Citywide ZBP: 47 establishments, 321 employees , annual payroll $13,054k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 72461 (47 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (10) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Rector, AR

These ZIP codes sit in Clay County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Rector. See the Clay County roll-up →

Rector lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing Clay County: Corning, Knobel and Greenway earn more and Piggott, Pollard and Datto earn less. Knobel marks the far end of that range at $97,637, 81% above Rector.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
72461 3,789 $53,893 47 8

Rector 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 Rector, .