ZIP 72083 vs ZIP 72046

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