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Van Buren, AR

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Van Buren, AR: 1 USPS ZIP, population 34,074. 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 VAN-BUREN-AR · Van Buren, AR 1 ZIPs · 34,074 pop · #16377/25278 · Crawford County

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

  • INC-MID $62,988
  • RANK-LOWER #16377/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Cedarville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-SMALL 34,074
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $184,100

Nearest income peer: Cedarville, AR ( $3,248 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 Van Buren

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

35th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
34,074
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,988
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 $62,988 and poverty 13.5% concentrate in 72956.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Van Buren as a pure owner town.

Within Arkansas, Springfield is the closest lower-income city and Dardanelle the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Van Buren.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 72956, is all of Van Buren

There is no split to weigh here: 72956 holds every one of Van Buren's 34,074 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 Van Buren's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 718 establishments, 11,839 employees , annual payroll $554,053k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 72956 (718 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (106) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Van Buren, AR

These ZIP codes sit in Crawford County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Van Buren. See the Crawford County roll-up →

Van Buren lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing Crawford County: Alma, Mountainburg and Natural Dam earn more and Mulberry, Rudy and Cedarville earn less. Rudy marks the far end of that range at $49,254, 22% below Van Buren.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
72956 34,074 $62,988 718 127
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Van Buren 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 Van Buren, .