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Salem, AR

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Salem, AR: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,868. 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 SALEM-AR · Salem, AR 1 ZIPs · 3,868 pop · #23951/25278 · Fulton County

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

  • INC-LOW $39,812
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23951/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Viola
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,868
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $110,600

Nearest income peer: Viola, AR (+ $813 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 Salem

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

5th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,868
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$39,812
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 ($39,812 average) · poverty 21.7%. The primary code (72576) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Salem as a pure owner town.

Within Arkansas, Mc Neil is the closest lower-income city and Holly Grove the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Salem.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 72576, is all of Salem

There is no split to weigh here: 72576 holds every one of Salem's 3,868 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 Salem's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 86 establishments, 947 employees , annual payroll $34,487k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 72576 (86 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (19) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Salem, AR

These ZIP codes sit in Fulton County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Salem. See the Fulton County roll-up →

Salem sits in the lower half of Fulton County on income: Mammoth Spring, Elizabeth and Gepp report more, and only Camp reports less. Glencoe marks the far end of that range at $85,625, 115% above Salem.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
72576 3,868 $39,812 86 9
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Salem 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 Salem, .