Watson, AR
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Watson, AR: 1 USPS ZIP, population 738. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet WATSON-AR · Watson, AR 1 ZIPs · 738 pop · #21040/25278 · Desha County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $52,125
- RANK-BOTTOM #21040/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Arkansas City
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-HIGH 85% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 738
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $81,900
Nearest income peer: Arkansas City, AR ( $10,225 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 Watson
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Watson on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Tillar · lowest
Tillar · lowest
$34,570 median HH income
- Dumas · near
Dumas · near
$37,173 median HH income
- Mc Gehee · near
Mc Gehee · near
$41,645 median HH income
- Arkansas City · near
Arkansas City · near
$41,900 median HH income
- Watson · this city · highest
Watson · this city · highest
$52,125 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Watson, 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.
- 17th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 738
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $52,125
- 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 ($52,125 average) · poverty 19.3%. The primary code (71674) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.
Within Arkansas, Berryville is the closest lower-income city and Marcella the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Watson.
Population concentration
Watson's single ZIP 71674 carries the town
Watson is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 71674 is the entire residential footprint (738 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Watson
Citywide ZBP: 5 establishments, 15 employees , annual payroll $435k (~7 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 71674 (5 units) .
ZIP Codes in Watson, AR
These ZIP codes sit in Desha County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Watson. See the Desha County roll-up →
No other city sharing Desha County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Watson. Dumas, Mc Gehee and Tillar sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Tillar marks the far end of that range at $34,570, 34% below Watson.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71674 | 738 | $52,125 | 5 | 1 |
Watson 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 Watson, .