ZIP 72046 vs ZIP 72083

This side-by-side compares ZIP 72046 (England, AR) and ZIP 72083 (Keo, AR) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 72046 has a population of 4,470 at 7 people per square mile, while ZIP 72083 has 237 at 16 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 72046 reports a median household income of $56,685 against $39,000 in ZIP 72083, with per-capita income of $35,006 vs $23,145. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 19.6% in 72046 and 28.2% in 72083. Poverty rate reads 19.2% vs 21.9%, and unemployment 1.9% vs 4.8% — 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 $107,000 in 72046 versus $86,800 in 72083, with median rent of $753 and $895 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 70.0% vs 65.1%. 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.