Story, AR

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Story, AR: 1 USPS ZIP, population 792. 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 STORY-AR · Story, AR 1 ZIPs · 792 pop · #12529/25278 · Montgomery County

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

  • INC-MID $71,667
  • RANK-MID #12529/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Norman
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 92% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 792
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $216,400

Nearest income peer: Norman, AR ( $4,750 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 Story

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

Top 50%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
792
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$71,667
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 71970 (792 residents). Household income $71,667 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (92.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Arkansas, Prairie Grove is the closest lower-income city and Greenwood the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Story.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 71970, is all of Story

There is no split to weigh here: 71970 holds every one of Story's 792 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 Story

Citywide ZBP: 6 establishments, 19 employees , annual payroll $566k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 71970 (6 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (4) .

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ZIP Codes in Story, AR

These ZIP codes sit in Montgomery County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Story. See the Montgomery County roll-up →

No other city sharing Montgomery County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Story. Mount Ida, Norman and Oden sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Oden marks the far end of that range at $37,054, 48% below Story.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
71970 792 $71,667 6 4

Story 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 Story, .