ZIP 72039 vs ZIP 72013

This side-by-side compares ZIP 72039 (Damascus, AR) and ZIP 72013 (Bee Branch, AR) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 72039 has a population of 2,131 at 14 people per square mile, while ZIP 72013 has 2,197 at 9 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 72039 reports a median household income of $63,667 against $57,500 in ZIP 72013, with per-capita income of $32,675 vs $29,538. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 18.1% in 72039 and 7.2% in 72013. Poverty rate reads 18.5% vs 14.8%, and unemployment 1.1% vs 0.5% — 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 $178,900 in 72039 versus $132,200 in 72013, with median rent of $1,094 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 78.9% vs 67.0%. 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.