ZIP 72024 vs ZIP 72064

This side-by-side compares ZIP 72024 (Carlisle, AR) and ZIP 72064 (Hazen, AR) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 72024 has a population of 3,777 at 7 people per square mile, while ZIP 72064 has 2,451 at 6 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 72024 reports a median household income of $58,750 against $63,897 in ZIP 72064, with per-capita income of $33,929 vs $34,438. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 15.8% in 72024 and 25.5% in 72064. Poverty rate reads 9.0% vs 11.8%, and unemployment 2.2% vs 2.8% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $151,000 in 72024 versus $130,400 in 72064, with median rent of $667 and $833 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 79.9% vs 76.1%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.