PlainZIP

Shirley, AR

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Shirley, AR: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,572. 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 SHIRLEY-AR · Shirley, AR 1 ZIPs · 2,572 pop · #21688/25278 · Van Buren County

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

  • INC-MID $50,253
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21688/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Clinton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,572
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $131,000

Nearest income peer: Clinton, AR (+ $4,175 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 Shirley

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

14th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,572
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$50,253
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 ($50,253 average) · poverty 17.3%. The primary code (72153) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.9%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Arkansas, Mountain Pine is the closest lower-income city and Proctor the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Shirley.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 72153, is all of Shirley

There is no split to weigh here: 72153 holds every one of Shirley's 2,572 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Shirley

Citywide ZBP: 24 establishments, 121 employees , annual payroll $4,116k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 72153 (24 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (6) · also Retail trade · Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting .

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ZIP Codes in Shirley, AR

These ZIP codes sit in Van Buren County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Shirley. See the Van Buren County roll-up →

Shirley lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Van Buren County: Clinton, Fairfield Bay and Bee Branch earn more and Dennard and Scotland earn less. Scotland marks the far end of that range at $28,342, 44% below Shirley.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
72153 2,572 $50,253 24 12
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Shirley 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 Shirley, .