Scott, AR

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Scott, AR: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,499. 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 SCOTT-AR · Scott, AR 1 ZIPs · 2,499 pop · #16446/25278 · Lonoke County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $62,863
  • RANK-LOWER #16446/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Carlisle
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 93% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,499
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $196,900

Nearest income peer: Carlisle, AR ( $4,113 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 Scott

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

35th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,499
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,863
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 $62,863 and poverty 17.9% concentrate in 72142.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (92.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Scott reads through its lone ZIP, 72142

2,499 ACS residents, one ZIP: 72142 is not the leading code inside Scott, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Scott's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 39 establishments, 236 employees , annual payroll $12,022k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 72142 (39 units) ; leading NAICS Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (7) · also Wholesale trade · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Scott, AR

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

Scott sits in the upper half of Lonoke County on income: Lonoke, England and Carlisle report less, while Ward and Austin report more. Humnoke marks the far end of that range at $36,818, 41% below Scott.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
72142 2,499 $62,863 39 9

Scott 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 Scott, .