ZIP 72044 vs ZIP 72130

This side-by-side compares ZIP 72044 (Edgemont, AR) and ZIP 72130 (Prim, AR) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 72044 has a population of 881 at 6 people per square mile, while ZIP 72130 has 560 at 7 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 72044 reports a median household income of $47,213 against $87,014 in ZIP 72130, with per-capita income of $27,598 vs $42,169. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 14.5% in 72044 and 0.0% in 72130. Poverty rate reads 8.8% vs 2.6%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 8.8% — 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 $260,800 in 72044 versus $137,100 in 72130, with median rent of — and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 86.5% vs 100.0%. 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.